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Chart showing who shows up for "Citizen Participation" sessions in Boson in terms of White/Non-White, Homeowner/Renter, Over 55/Under 55, Long-term/Newer resident. Unsurprisingly, for anyone who has worked in planning outreach, the participants heavily skew to old, white, homeowners.

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Chart showing who shows up for "Citizen Participation" sessions in Boson in terms of White/Non-White, Homeowner/Renter, Over 55/Under 55, Long-term/Newer resident. Unsurprisingly, for anyone who has worked in planning outreach, the participants heavily skew to old, white, homeowners.
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Cathy Tuttle (cathytuttle@social.ridetrans.it)'s status on Saturday, 24-Aug-2024 22:04:55 JST Cathy Tuttle

If you want to build a city for people, you have to start by talking to the people who already live in your city.
This graphic from the #Boston Planning Department brilliantly shows over-reliance on white, older, long-term homeowners to provide " #community " input even when communities are made up of non-white, younger renters.
#urbanism #housing #cities #yimby @maxdubler

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