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Learn how one group is preserving a proven model for community-driven urban development before it disappears.
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In this episode
- What made Hester Street's community engagement approach genuinely trustworthy
- How democratic facilitation shapes real development outcomes
- What is at stake when organizations with hard-won expertise close
- How cities can preserve civic knowledge before it is lost
About this episode
A group is working to ensure that the closure of Hester Street in New York City doesn't mean the loss of its wisdom as a trusted facilitator of processes that authentically engaged the community in development projects.
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