Do you want to take a more active role in your community? Do you want to find out how your group can get more involved in the planning and government process to affect change in your neighborhood? If so, you may want to apply for the Citizens Planning Institute and become a citizen planner.
Citizen Planners are individuals interested in playing a more informed and active role in shaping the future of their communities and in building the knowledge base of their neighborhood organizations. The Citizens Planning Institute is designed to help aspiring Citizen Planners:
- Identify community assets, assess needs, and shape positive neighborhood change.
- Understand how zoning code reform will improve the process and quality of development projects.
- Identify tools to protect a community’s unique assets and promote good development.
- Understand how planning will improve the likelihood that quality of life neighborhood improvements will get implemented.
The Citizens Planning Institute is accepting applications from community members for the Fall 2011 session. Please go here for more information and here for an application.