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7 Tips for Winning Land Use Approvals

Learn how state-of-the-art grassroots tactics can be used to mobilize community support for land use projects, as Frank Noto, president of GCA Strategies and a veteran of controversial land use battles, discusses his successful community outreach tips, including:

Whom to talk to first
Building on an initial base of supporters
The real goal when engaging NIMBYs
When public information [...]

Q&A With NIMBY Expert Frank Noto

Is it possible for a developer to establish a non-confrontational relationship with NIMBYs (Not in My Back Yard) and BANANAs (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything)? What do the uncommitted “swing votes” in a community want out of a new project? Who should developers talk to–and when should they do it–prior to finalizing their plans? Frank Noto, president of San Francisco-based GCA Strategies, a firm that develops consensus strategies for developers and residents, has been answering these questions since 1983. He spoke recently with BNA’s Kevin Lambert about hiring traffic experts, compiling psychological profiles of the “opposition,” and the international spread of NIMBYism.

Bucking the Opposition

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