Citizen Versus Developer? No! It’s Citizen As Developer.
The Strong Towns Podcast
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Citizen as Developer: Empowering Individuals to Contribute to Neighborhoods
This chapter explores the concept of citizen as developer, highlighting the benefits of allowing individuals to make modifications to their homes and create additional living spaces. It discusses the restrictions imposed by zoning regulations and financial barriers hindering these modifications, as well as the need to shift the mindset from citizen versus developer to seeing neighborhoods as evolving entities. The chapter emphasizes the strategy of citizen as developer as a solution to the housing affordability issue and the lack of compassion in neighborhoods.
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