Urban Planning
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What a General Plan Is, and How Watsonville Is Building Its 2050 Vision
A General Plan is a state-mandated document guiding a California city's long-term growth and development. Watsonville's General Plan 2050 serves as a case study, detailing its community engagement process and the timeline for public participation.
The Core Principles of the Community Engineering™ Model for Sustainable Community Infrastructure
The Community Engineering™ model offers a framework for building sustainable community infrastructure by integrating community knowledge, culture, and shared governance into the development process. This approach helps cities develop inclusive civic, economic, wellbeing, and climate systems.
Meet Bacilia Angel: The Community Engineer Showing Us How to Build a More Inclusive World
Bacilia Angel, a "Community Engineer," offers a unique approach to building inclusive and equitable systems, blending engineering logic with human-centered community building. Her method addresses the root causes of well-intentioned but often failing DEI and social impact initiatives by focusing on fundamental system redesign rather than temporary programs.