"Who will mediate these inevitable conflicts between platitude and practice, abstract and tangible, in whole and in part? For that important piece of this essential community endeavor, we should rely on those who we have elected to represent us."

And what if those who were elected do not represent one's particular views( or votes )? At the end of the day, it's the taxpaying people living in all neighborhoods who are impacted the most by the city's ever evolving plans. Power to the people( and the neighborhoods where they reside)!