Participatory Budgeting is a democratic and collective process in which community members decide how to spend a part of a public budget.
Read More"THE CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO URBAN DESIGN"
The Citizen’s Guide to Urban Design is a four section resource guide, commissioned by the Foundation of Louisiana in 2012, intended to guide the general public on how to play an active role in the design of their neighborhoods, communities, and cities.
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Maryland based planning and design nonprofit Neighborhood Design Center has created five guides to the community services they offer. Topics include planting trees, planning and making a neighborhood mural, home weatherization, weed removal, and giving presentations.
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People Make Parks is a toolkit for engaging communities in public park design. The toolkit, a joint project of Hester Street Collaborative and Partnerships for Parks outlines eight ways to participating in park design, from advocacy to community visioning activities to stewardship.
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A set of 8 guides to getting a community based project completed, designed by the Detroit Community Design Collaborative, a Michigan based non-profit architecture and urban design firm.
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