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The trial is the engagement
Strong Towns is an international movement dedicated to making communities financially strong and resilient. Strong Towns publish several podcasts, of which one is Upzoned. A recent episode of Upzoned discussed community engagement, the benefit (or not) of achieving consensus, and the value of trials. The podcast discussion pointed out that it’s not always possible to…
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Draft Community Engagement Policy
The City of Yarra is asking for feedback on their draft Community Engagement Policy, via Your Say Yarra. Citizens juries We support the draft policy, in particular the proposal for citizens juries, deliberative panels and deliberative budgeting. We believe these methods are the best way to solve systemic issues such as the allocation of street space,…
