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Because the people who should be working hard to change government simply aren’t. In the US, city governments ARE “the people”. If you have a city council, star
by thatjsguy 8y ago
Because the people who should be working hard to change government simply aren’t. In the US, city governments ARE “the people”. If you have a city council, start going to meetings. It’s a great way to see how your local government actually works (or doesn’t work), and you might even meet some interesting people in the process. Otherwise, run for local office or try to get on a board or a commission. It’s not sexy, but this stuff, especially things like transportation and zoning, have the most impact at the municipal level, and it’s remarkably easy to get involved.
- ddingus 8y agoTruth. My city has a thing called a target area. The idea being to spiff a region up, and rotate them to keep the city vital and livable overall. They send a facillitator, who gathers interested people. Some projects get identified and everyone does their part. The people in need of city resources or people get an introduction and help navigating things. Everyone else plays a role. Labor, outside (not city budget) fundraising, planning, feed the people, organizing, whatever. My group used it's few years well. Traffic flow changes, a small park made from abandoned property, refurbish the school play areas and equipment. It took a bit of time and some sweat, but not too much. And I can drive through today and see that net good. Some of the people I worked with did exactly what you just said, and for basic, make it better, reasons.