July 10, 2009
by: Mark Collins
On the second Wednesday of every month in an apartment complex activity room, a small group of people gathers around plastic tables and plans for the future of the most important neighborhood in Austin. This particular neighborhood is the most important because it is the one in which they live.
As Austin continues to grow and redevelop its central core, more and more citizens are taking an active role in their neighborhoods. Developers and city officials are listening as groups of neighbors shape how their community will grow.
“To really know what the issues are in a given neighborhood, you have to truly understand the community and the ramifications of potential changes, and only the neighborhood knows what that is,” said Bo McCarver, who has been active in his community for more than 25 years. “The city planners can’t tell you, the city council doesn’t know — only the people that live in the community truly understand.”
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