Gotham Gazette

Involving Community Groups

You have faulted the administration for not involving community groups and others in the drafting of PlaNYC. But some people have countered that devising such an ambitious plan requires a top-down approach because individual communities tend to focus on their own narrow interests rather than those of the city as a whole. They cite NIMBYism, opposition by car-driving commuters to congestion pricing and so on. So how can you involve local interests and still come up with a big vision?

Date: 3 Jun 2008

Asked in this interview: Talk About Sustainability

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