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NBN In the Spotlight
Sharing Best
Practices
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 NBN
In the Spotlight
As a result of our
"Best Practices" and national recognition, the NBN model
continues to be in the spotlight. The following are some of the national
and local news articles featuring the NBN Process.
Click on any title to read an
article summary.
Also:
Planners Network 2001 National Conference
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Voices of Change: Lessons from Citizen Planners
The Rochester Research Action Project (RRAP) is a newly-launched urban research, technical assistance and community outreach initiative of Cornell
University's Department of City and Regional Planning. The primary goal of the
Rochester Research Action Project is to support the neighborhood stabilization, urban revitalization and
regional development initiatives of community-based organizations, local government
agencies, and non-profit institutions in order to improve the quality of life for residents
of the Greater Rochester Metropolitan Region.
The 2001 Planners Network National Conference will take full advantage of thehigh level of citizen organization and collaborative community problem
solving taking place in Rochester! Conference participants will become
actively engaged in addressing the critical social problems confronting local
communities through a series on "on-site" community-based planning
workshops! The conference will not be a "talking heads" event featuring
endless panel presentations by outside experts. Nor will the conference be a
traditional academic meeting where a long series of abstract papers are read.
Instead, this will be a highly interactive meeting involving a diverse group of
citizen activists, practicing planners, urban scholars, and elected officials in a
series of animated discussions regarding the current state and future promise
of urban and regional planning and policy-making. The Conference will utilize
the rich body of participatory planning, regional cooperation and public
scholarship taking place in the Rochester Region to foster thoughtful
discussion of the current challenges facing citizen planners and their
professional allies!
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| Rochester
Among 4 Cities Deemed The "Most Livable" |
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| USA
Today, September
1, 2000 |
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by
Haya El Nasser
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The City of Rochester was named one
of "America's Most Livable" communities by the Partners for
Livable Communities, a non-profit organization that promotes
better communities based upon leadership development and regional
planning efforts. Rochester's designation as a livable community was
based upon its award-winning Neighbors Building Neighborhoods
(NBN) process that convenes citizen groups to develop customized
action plans for their neighborhoods which were integrated into
the City's Comprehensive Plans. The replication of the NBN model
in other communities was also noted.
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| Rochester
Discovers Inner-City Resilience |
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| The
Livable City "Revitalizing Urban Communities",
Spring,
2000 |
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by
Jonathan
Walters
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The
Neighbors Building Neighborhoods (NBN) was a feature topic for its
ability to discover new strengths in its neighborhoods. The article
emphasis Rochester's residents
and strong neighborhoods as the key ingredient that distinguishes it
from other
communities. The article also
emphasizes the shift
in power that allows residents
to determine the direction of the city and
strategies on how to get there.
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| Neighborhood
Groups Redefine Power |
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| Democrat
and Chronicle,
February
1, 2000 |
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by Lara
Becker
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| The Neighbors Building Neighborhoods (NBN) process was a featured article in
the D & C for its long-term impact on city neighborhoods.
After six years, the Neighbors
Building Neighborhoods
process is silencing the doubters by providing new inroads into
city
government and the sharing of power between city officials and
neighborhood leaders. Revised action plans developed through the
NBN2 Sector
Action Plan update process are being used to guide activity
throughout the ten
sector areas.
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| City
Program Given A Boost Of $3 Million |
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| Democrat
and Chronicle,
March
10, 1999 |
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by
Lara
Becker
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| The Neighbors Building Neighborhoods (NBN)
received a boost of $3 million in funding from the City of
Rochester and the Enterprise Foundation to address housing
activities and initiatives outlined in the 10 Sector Action Plans. The
article highlights how the public and private
sector can pool their resources to target housing
initiatives and activities
contained in the Sector Action Plans.
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| Neighbors
Build Neighborhoods in Rochester, NY |
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| Community
Potentials,
Fall,
1998 |
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by
Penelope
Cuff
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Article
Description: The
City of Rochester's Neighbors Building
Neighborhoods (NBN) is featured for its
efforts in reinventing local
government that recognizes the advantages of full neighborhood
involvement. It also emphasized the contributions of the people who live,
work, shop, and do business in the neighborhoods that are the best
source of information on neighborhood assets and needs.
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