A New Day for Community Based Planning?
December 21st, 2007
One City/One Future – a collaboration between New York Jobs with Justice, the Pratt Center for Community Development, and the Brennan Center for Justice – organized over 150 advocates, planners, scholars, organizers and concerned citizens last month, all in an attempt to develop a set of economic development principles to guide the city. The six principles they came up with are: Strengthen neighborhood character and diversity; Give all communities a stake and a chance; Tie public actions to public benefits; Create good jobs for a strong economy; Make and keep housing affordable; and Grow the city greener. These principles will lay the ground for a blueprint for development in the city, which they plan to release in 2008.
Also, the Municipal Arts Society has created a new blog called The Campaign for Community Based Planning. One of the more interesting pieces from the blog is a post on the budget cuts that community boards are facing. It says that the boards have been directed by the Office of Management and Budget to cut $5,000 from their budget this year, and another $5,000 next year. In response, the society sent a letter to elected officials, stating that “the future ability of community boards to perform their charter-mandated responsibilities will be thrown into serious jeopardy if these cuts are allowed to go forward.”
By Mike Muller on December 21, 2007, 7:58 amIn category: Community Development,Land Use | 4 Comments »