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NBN In the Spotlight
Sharing Best 
Practices

Syracuse, New York
The city of Syracuse, New York developed its own citizen based planning process entitled Tomorrow’s Neighborhoods Today (TNT). City staff provided Syracuse with various planning materials, hands-on training and mentoring to initiate their own citizen participation process.

Des Moines Iowa
Through the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Making Connections Initiative, the City of Rochester provided peer consulting to the City of Des Moines, Iowa. Rochester was selected for its innovative approach to engaging citizens in the NBN and Neighborhood Empowerment Team (NET) Processes.  A delegation of key City Staff and neighborhood Sector representatives traveled to the city of Des Moines to conduct a two-day workshop with Des Moines City Staff and neighborhood representatives. Presentations and group discussions provided an opportunity for the two communities to come together to share experiences, best practices, tools, and  resources for replicating similar processes.

Newark, New Jersey
A delegation from the Newark, New Jersey Newark Leadership Initiative visited Rochester for a two-day, hands-on training and tour of the Rochester community. The group selected Rochester as an effective model for citizen participation that could be replicated in the City of Newark. Delegates received an overview of the NBN Process -- from planning to implementation; participated in a seminar on Neighborhood Capacity Building and Resources; toured city neighborhoods and received an overview of Rochester's housing initiatives.