Not at all applicable here because these mechanisms are still valid for suggestions like this. The "cities of the future" is a theme that is as old as I can rem

Not at all applicable here because these mechanisms are still valid for suggestions like this. The "cities of the future" is a theme that is as old as I can remember and as I said, very likely wrong. You have these institutions to evaluate the will of voters and implement it as best as they can after careful evaluation.