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Laws, Regulations, Policies, Enforcement and Justice
Setup: 20-Oct-2011
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• There's a TON of great reference material in here that we have hardly begun to sort through.
Are some of the small, local initiatives that have made local parks work so well really illegal? If so, why are the very innovations and projects that create friendly, welcoming spaces— where people can gather in so many different ways — prohibited?
Background to the Laws and Regulations research
Over 20 years ago, long-time park friends - later joined by resourceful local parks staff - began to make small, gradual improvements in Dufferin Grove Park in Toronto.
People now come from all over the city to enjoy affordable, tasty food; camp fires; local farmers' markets; outdoor theatre festivals; and free, drop in local neighbourhood and sports events - here and at other local, lively parks.
But, curiously - more and more over time - park administrators have stepped in to say "NO - you can't do this. It's against the rules". Existing rules have spawned more rules - and neighbourhood frustration - as each new "no" takes people's energies away from their real work of running the parks well, in welcoming, low-cost ways.
About eight years ago, we began to investigate these “no's”, asking ourselves: What are the rules, who makes them, in what context and why?
Here's our bird's eye view of the patterns that have emerged over time - when lively local parks collide with the rules....
Laws, Regulations, Policies, Enforcement and Justice
Setup: 20-Oct-2011
[751]
• There's a TON of great reference material in here that we have hardly begun to sort through.
·1· A Bird's Eye View: When Lively Parks meet the Rules Our list of findings
Description: The rules that govern our local parks are buried in over 1000 pages of laws and other "rules" that most of us know nothing about. Why are we ruled by so many unknown rules? What does this choice of governance cost us?
Part of: Risk Managment The Legal and Regulatory Framework
Date: 18-Jun-2012 By: Belinda Cole [1236]
Part of: Provincial Statutes Rules affecting us The Legal and Regulatory Framework
Date: 22-Sep-2011 [653]
·6· Notebooks: Laws and Regulations
Description: A collection of perspectives, questions, philosphies
Part of: The Legal and Regulatory Framework
Date: 16-Feb-2013 [8562]
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