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The most contentious decisions at the local level - and the most momentous ones - often take the form of decisions about how our cities will grow. Decisions often have very real repercussions for the individuals most directly involved (the ones who get a road in their backyard), so tempers Economic SegregationEconomic Segregation is "the degree to which different economic classes live spatially apart from one another." Concentrated poverty matters because quality of life is significantly lower for poor people living in areas where most of their neighbors are also poor compared with poor people who live in mixed-income neighborhoods. Leaders who are ultimately responsible have a challenging job. They have to balance the competing forces of economic growth and environmental and historical preservation. They have to balance the principles of eminent domain and common good. Growth & planning decisions usually take on a recognizable and predictable dysfunctional dance. A change is proposed, government studies or debates or discusses, notice is given, interest groups advocate, citizens speak (and are hopefully sometimes actually heard), then leaders vote. Average citizens often feel the process is largely out of their control, decided in high level meetings they could never score an invite to or - worse - the result of winks, nods and campaign contributions to elected leadership hoping to stick around. We hope the Growth & Planning space will become a directly useful tool for cities and their citizens working their way through growth and zoning decisions. From here, we hope a body of best practices made accessible to citizens can grow and - most importantly - be put into practice on specific debates in your hometown. Growth and planning decisions can have negative impact on people whether they are smart decisions or dumb ones. Here's to making them smart ones. While you're visiting We the Wiki Labels
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