You actually have lots of control! Cities are representative democracies, and you have an elected official whose job is to represent the interests of you and ot

You actually have lots of control! Cities are representative democracies, and you have an elected official whose job is to represent the interests of you and others in your district. Your representatives make decisions about zoning codes and land use policies that are the literal rules for how your city is organized. They can do things like pass tree ordinances that regulate when people can cut down old growth trees, make a bicycle master plan to improve mobility in the city, establish incentive programs for entrepeneurs in targeted industries to boost the local economy, and more.