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The Revitalization
Plan for
Port of Spain.

Who Benefits?

The Revitalization Plan for Port of Spain is not a plan, but 7 projects aimed at bringing life back into the City. What impact will these projects have on the quality of life of citizens? Will it be just a select few who have the means to access what is offered? Only key elements have been provided in the public domain, so it is not clear who will actually benefit.

Letter to UDECOTT
UDECOTT's Response
Letter to MPD
MPD's Response
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Town and Country: get in step with development realities

In line with the objectives of the 1960 Town and Country Planning Act (TCP Act), the TCPD is responsible for preparing plans which set out policy for the use and development of land, and granting permission to develop land.
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PLANNING

Consultation in
government policy,
but not actions

Having painted a picture of the seemingly ingrained approach of presentations instead of consultations in our previous article, we now examine the framework currently in place for consultation in the national development arena
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PLANNING

Feeble consultations on urban revitalisation plans erode public trust

As urban planners and architects, we have a vocation to improve social, economic, and environmental conditions, primarily through strategic land use allocation, design guidance, sustainable land development practices
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