REDI getting ready for community action!

 The Richmond Equitable Development (REDI) is continuing to work to ensure that development in Richmond reflects the interests and needs of its current residents and low income and communities of color through its General Plan Campaign. REDI recently drafted and submitted policy recommendations in housing, transportation, land use, and economic development to the City and its planning consultant, MIG, on how a general plan can reflect equitable development principles. REDI also conducted a three-month Leadership Institute for members of its community partners – ACORN, APEN, CBE, and Ma’at Youth Academy that concluded at the end of May. The workshops followed a process in which participants expressed concerns with their community, learned about planning policies that would positively impact those issues, and gained skills needed for advocacy work. These trained community leaders are now out advocating for the policies that they would like to see included in the general plan.  That advocacy includes meeting with Richmond City Council Members and attending public meetings to share policies that address improved job training, increased affordable housing, and better public transportation access.