CONTENTS Foreword vii Acknowledgments xv Introduction xvii 1. A Boston Education 1 Case Study: Wharf District Park, Boston, Massachusetts 1 2. Ground Zero 23 Case Study: Listening to the City, New York, New York 23 3. Planning in Public 41 Case Studies: Austell Intejmodal Facility, Austell, Georgia 41 Youngstown 2010, Youngstown, Ohio 53 4. Designing Consensus 83 Case Study: Freedom Park, Atlanta, Georgia 83 5. Leading by Collaboration 121 Case Studies: Zoning Reform, Chicago, Illinois 122 West Philadelphia Initiatives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 134 Penn's Landing Forums, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 144 6. Opposition 165 Case Study: Disney's America, Haymarket, Virginia 165 7. The Future of Public Participation 181 Case Studies: Mutirao 50, Fortaleza, Brazil 182 Visitacion Valley, San Francisco, California 188 Imagine New York, New York, New York 193 Afterword 201 Appendices 209 Notes 231 Index 243