Patrick Fox writes for PlannersWeb about the public sentiment toward development - long a source of frustration (on both sides of the issue) in communities all over the country. The article includes a lot of data that provides insight into the how and why the public is sometimes hard to convince regarding new development in their communities.
A telling statistic from the article: “64% of Americans say the relationship between developers and elected officials makes the process unfair.”
Full Story on PlannersWeb: 10 Things You Should Know About How the Public Feels About Development