Strategy to Engage Youth in San Francisco Planning
Year: 2018
Types: PLUS Fellows Policy Brief
Initiatives: PLUS
Region: San Francisco

Description
Thismemo will specifically analyze SanFrancisco PlanningDepartment’s current Family Friendly City initiative, whichseeks to develop an effective familyandyouth engagement processto meet the needs ofall families in San Francisco. Given theintentional educationalexperience, childrenare natural planners thatunderstandtheirneighborhoods and can providemeaningful feedback for SF Planning. UsingY-PLAN (Youth – Plan, Learn, Act, Now) andBalboa High Schoolasacasestudy,wewillexploreopportunitiestoimprove
SFPlanning’sFamilyFriendlyCityinitiative.