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NCI Charrette System: Stories of Community Transformation

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"People have been asking for this video for years. Finally, people can see what really happens at a charrette."

-Bill Lennertz
Executive Director
National Charrette Institute

About this DVD:

Citizens of all stripes are encouraged to get involved in the planning process to help affect growth and development for the better. But how does the process work? And what can make it less painful to get everyone on the same page in a community? When there is a town full of people to consider, it can seem impossible for better things to ever come — but that’s exactly what charrettes are built to handle.

A charrette is a collaboration between the citizenry, a city or town and all the experts hired to make community improvements. The system of workshops, open design studio, and public meetings allows for everyone’s voices to be heard, and helps produce a plan of action that everyone contributes to.