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Community Meetings in Oudlajan
How talking with residents changed the Oudlajan regeneration plan.
From the outset we decided to develop the Oudlajan plan with residents, not for them.
What we heard
Long-time residents worried less about how the quarter looked than about safety in the lanes at night and the lack of anywhere for children to play. What we heard reshaped the plan’s priorities.
We know this neighbourhood; nobody had asked us before.
Changes to the plan
Street lighting moved into the first phase, and three small yards earmarked for parking became play spaces instead.
The meetings continue monthly in one of the restored houses.
