Promoting Involvement of the Public in Planning and Design

• Urban Youth Programs in America, PI on a study of youth involvement in community development, funded by the Ford Foundation.


• Center for Environment Education and Design Studies (CEEDS), director of a research center at the University of Washington, dedicated to enhancing learning and community well-being through participative design processes.

A national study, conducted for the Ford Foundation, revealed that after-school programs serving low-income minority youth involve participants in an array of community service activities.