Local Participation Study Conduct a study of citizen participation in local issues. Obtain information about voting in your community in the last mayoral election. Effective Citizen Workshops Conduct a workshop on organizing for effective citizen participation in local environmental problems. Attend a city planning meeting and get actively involved. State your position and why.
Role play as people with differing interests on the issues.
The quality of environment is measured in terms of the texture of man-made development in natural terrain the pattern and quality of public buildings and space, the quality of design in the public sector, and the commitment to urban amenity and architectural quality in the private sector. The automobile has left an imprint not uncommon to western cities. But the mountains, the volcanic cones, the vistas, the green cover of the valley, the arroyos and the pronounced horizon line have an impact on the City equal to that of the automobile. These visual qualities must be maintained. Citizens of Albuquerque have not been made aware of the shape of the future city that comes from large speculative land development.