Planning the city

For the umpteenth time, Bristol City Council is encouraging citizens and neighbours to get involved in planning the city, keeping them updated and gathering their opinion about future possible works. One week ago, neighbours of St. Pauls were asked to attend a public exhibition where change proposals were displayed for the Decourcy House (BS2 8QN), which will be a student accommodation and retails space from now on.

The Trinity Centre (BS2 0NW), on the other hand, has now created an exhibition with the ideas of the communities and organisations involved. The aim is again to enable people to get involved in the planning of their own city. The entry is free and the exhibition is open from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, until the 25th May 2013.

I personally find this type of events very enriching. Me, as a citizen, I like being informed about the city I live in and I really appreciate they ask for my opinion. It is how it should always be; politicians asking what the population wants or prefers. They might ignore what we say, but then, it's them who are not being consistent with their beliefs.