Follow Through

“[It’s] frustrating for many of us because when we’re spending our time advising [and] making recommendations, that’s unpaid labor that we are offering to [City government …] but oftentimes it’s not valued. Oftentimes, after [an engagement], there won’t even be a follow up [message] or even an acknowledgement of the things that we discussed.”

“It would be great to have interactions with communities where City government’s goals weren’t hanging over conversations, so they could be more authentic and open. We need more interactions with communities where we’re not asking for things from them, but instead just asking how they’re doing.”