Racial Equity Series - Part 2

“Community engagement is a key tenet of planning processes. Successful engagement ensures that the project or plan has the support of the public, builds trust between local government and the community, and can decrease the risk of potential lawsuits. However, community engagement can be costly and time intensive. Ensuring equitable representation from communities of color, non-English speakers, and low-income communities at public meetings and workshops continues to be a challenge for planners. Communities of color and low-income communities are more likely to be disenfranchised in democratic processes due to barriers to accessing meetings and other opportunities for providing input.”

Read the full article at the link below:

http://www.m-group.us/m-lab/blog/2020/8/28/racial-equity-series-part-2