Tom Angotti, director of the Hunter College Center for Community Planning and development, explains what purpose community boards serve and how independent they are from borough politicians.
Too briefly mentioned was the Campaign for Community Based Planning, an effort to improve the efficacy of the Community Boards. One can connect with the Campaign at http://www.openplans.org/projects/the-campaign.
May. 31 2007 12:21 AM
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eve baron
Community boards used to be called "community planning boards." They're enabled by the charter to have a proactive role in planning and development for the district, through 197-a plans, which could and should be used as consensus-based policy agendas to guide neighborhood development in balance with city-wide needs. It's a great commitment on paper, but cb's need more diverse participation, more support, and more resources to fulfill their original goal of effective grassroots representation.
May. 30 2007 11:05 AM
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Vaidila Kungys
from Fort Greene, Brooklyn
How do Community Boards and community planning fit into the NYC Mayor's PLANYC 2030?
May. 30 2007 10:50 AM
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Too briefly mentioned was the Campaign for Community Based Planning, an effort to improve the efficacy of the Community Boards. One can connect with the Campaign at http://www.openplans.org/projects/the-campaign.
Community boards used to be called "community planning boards." They're enabled by the charter to have a proactive role in planning and development for the district, through 197-a plans, which could and should be used as consensus-based policy agendas to guide neighborhood development in balance with city-wide needs. It's a great commitment on paper, but cb's need more diverse participation, more support, and more resources to fulfill their original goal of effective grassroots representation.
How do Community Boards and community planning fit into the NYC Mayor's PLANYC 2030?
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