The Go Cultivate! podcast recently discussed the question of public trust in local government planning.
"Strong Towns content manager Daniel Herriges was recently a guest on the Go Cultivate! podcast. Herriges, host Jordan Clark (your host), and Verdunity's Felix Landry discussed the question of public trust in local government planning," according to an article sharing the podcast on Strong Towns.
The questions considere dint he podcast: "What happens when the public doesn't trust planners? What does that even mean? And how can we work to build trusting, responsive, two-way relationships between community members and the folks in local government?"
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