There you go again Don!
 
More pontificating without knowing the facts or connecting the dots.
 
The "Crest Drive Street Design" (CDSD) project was a _staff-led_ process that began in 2006. It was led by Lisa Gardner, who was a Public Works Department (PWD) transportation planner at the time.  Gardner touted her "success" using a novel approach to street planning, called "context sensitive solutions" (CSS).

The City's press release described CSS as "a collaborative project development approach involving all stakeholders to develop a transportation facility that fits into its physical surroundings while maintaining safety and mobility for all users and reflecting community needs."

Recommendations were developed by a "Crest Drive Community Team", a committee of neighborhood residents and City staff, through a lengthy, contentious public process _that was directed by staff_.

CDSD was _not_ at all "a poster child for citizen-centered planning -- it was a giant _staff_ fail.

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