1 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:26,079 Notting Dale is a ward 2 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:27,359 in North Kensington. 3 00:00:27,359 --> 00:00:28,879 It's an area that's been 4 00:00:28,879 --> 00:00:30,920 profoundly affected and shaped 5 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:32,479 by the Grenfell tragedy. 6 00:00:32,759 --> 00:00:34,960 And in the aftermath, the council and 7 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:37,079 the mayor's office together are working 8 00:00:37,079 --> 00:00:38,479 to make this a greener, fairer and 9 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:40,240 more sustainable part of our borough. 10 00:00:40,759 --> 00:00:42,079 So a huge range of projects 11 00:00:42,079 --> 00:00:43,600 have been delivered with 12 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:44,960 the community and partners. 13 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:46,679 Some around improving kind 14 00:00:46,679 --> 00:00:48,280 of nature positive projects, 15 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:50,000 biodiversity, things like that. 16 00:00:50,359 --> 00:00:52,320 Others around retrofitting buildings, 17 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,280 making them more energy efficient. 18 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:55,920 There's a lot around kind 19 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:57,280 of waste prevention, 20 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:59,359 food waste, library of things. 21 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,439 We've been doing a range of projects, 22 00:01:08,439 --> 00:01:10,879 from renovating and installing new 23 00:01:10,879 --> 00:01:12,799 kitchen garden spaces for residents, 24 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:15,239 gardening sessions and nature wellbeing 25 00:01:15,239 --> 00:01:17,120 programmes, to helping out at the 26 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:18,920 Museum of Brands here, install the new 27 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:22,480 greenhouse and work space, and also 28 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:24,200 enhancing habitats like in Avondale 29 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:26,000 Park Woodland where we've been able 30 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,959 to plant a lot more for biodiversity. 31 00:01:29,239 --> 00:01:30,519 The Future Neighbours Fund has 32 00:01:30,519 --> 00:01:32,280 enabled Library of Things to open at 33 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:33,719 the North Kensington Leisure Centre. 34 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:35,560 Library of Things offers communities 35 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:37,079 an affordable way to access 36 00:01:37,159 --> 00:01:38,280 items that they might need to 37 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:39,599 use, but they don't need to own. 38 00:01:39,879 --> 00:01:41,959 So you can rent useful items for 39 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:44,239 gardening, cleaning, DIY, and projects 40 00:01:44,239 --> 00:01:45,120 that you might do around the home. 41 00:01:45,519 --> 00:01:46,879 North Kensington Community Energy 42 00:01:46,879 --> 00:01:49,000 brings members of the community 43 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,879 together to own, control and benefit 44 00:01:51,879 --> 00:01:54,319 from solar assets, including this 45 00:01:54,319 --> 00:01:56,000 beautiful array on Westway Centre. 46 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:57,159 We've done a wonderful 47 00:01:57,159 --> 00:01:58,359 programme of youth training 48 00:01:58,359 --> 00:01:59,439 through Future Neighbourhoods. 49 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:01,920 We've also done a feasibility 50 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,640 study to put some solar panels on a 51 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:06,519 Housing estate just across the road, 52 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:08,479 The Sustainable schools programme 53 00:02:08,479 --> 00:02:10,280 involves, five schools . And the 54 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,120 aim is to address the pressing 55 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:13,479 environmental issues facing the 56 00:02:13,479 --> 00:02:15,439 neighbourhood, like flooding and 57 00:02:15,439 --> 00:02:17,560 climate change, air pollution. 58 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:19,680 We're very grateful that The Future 59 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:21,439 Neighbourhoods programme has allowed 60 00:02:21,439 --> 00:02:24,159 us to install bike shelters, 61 00:02:24,159 --> 00:02:26,439 air quality monitors, start a food 62 00:02:26,439 --> 00:02:28,599 growing scheme within the school. 63 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,560 Perhaps most significantly, the gas 64 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:33,919 powered boiler that was destroyed in 65 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:35,560 the flooding a few years back, has 66 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:37,800 been replaced by air source heat pumps, 67 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:39,520 which rely only on the electricity. 68 00:02:40,120 --> 00:02:42,400 Repowering London is a not for profit 69 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:44,719 organisation that work very closely with 70 00:02:44,719 --> 00:02:47,879 communities and help initiate co-ops 71 00:02:47,879 --> 00:02:49,439 within communities so they can put 72 00:02:49,439 --> 00:02:52,039 solar panels on community buildings. 73 00:02:52,199 --> 00:02:53,800 We've been fortunate enough to work 74 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:55,800 with Future Neighbourhoods and we have 75 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,360 done two fantastic training programmes. 76 00:02:58,599 --> 00:02:59,719 A youth training programme 77 00:02:59,759 --> 00:03:01,719 aimed at 16 to 19 year olds. 78 00:03:01,719 --> 00:03:03,080 And a course called Voyage to 79 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:05,199 Repower for unemployed young people. 80 00:03:05,199 --> 00:03:07,680 So, within that, we will do topics 81 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:09,879 like retrofit, solar panel making, 82 00:03:09,879 --> 00:03:12,800 solar and electrics, solar feasibility. 83 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:14,520 But a very important thing, which 84 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:16,080 is fantastic for the world of 85 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:17,479 work, is personal development. 86 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:19,080 Like personal skills, 87 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:20,159 leadership skills, 88 00:03:20,159 --> 00:03:23,159 conflict and employability skills 89 00:03:23,159 --> 00:03:25,199 for future endeavours. 90 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:27,280 Urban Wise London is an 91 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:29,560 environmental education charity. 92 00:03:29,879 --> 00:03:31,280 We've been connecting people 93 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,159 in the local area to the Future 94 00:03:33,159 --> 00:03:34,800 Neighbourhoods programme. 95 00:03:35,400 --> 00:03:36,960 And we've led a range 96 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:38,840 of discovery walks, some 97 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,039 environmental and sustainable 98 00:03:41,039 --> 00:03:44,000 workshops and play activities. 99 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,680 And some explorations with 100 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:48,000 school groups as well. 101 00:03:48,719 --> 00:03:50,960 We provide health and wellbeing services 102 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:52,479 as well as practical support 103 00:03:52,479 --> 00:03:54,039 through a baby bank, 104 00:03:54,039 --> 00:03:55,599 a food and clothing bank, 105 00:03:55,599 --> 00:03:57,319 and also volunteering and 106 00:03:57,319 --> 00:03:58,680 peer support for 107 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:00,199 local communities across London. 108 00:04:00,360 --> 00:04:02,080 The Future Neighbourhood fund has 109 00:04:02,159 --> 00:04:04,560 helped us deliver some very targeted 110 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:08,120 services ranging from school uniforms 111 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:09,919 and clothing swapping events, 112 00:04:09,919 --> 00:04:12,039 recycling them, upcycling furniture 113 00:04:12,039 --> 00:04:13,800 and distributing them, as well as 114 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:15,840 community cook classes, looking at 115 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,800 cooking on the budget and rescuing food. 116 00:04:19,399 --> 00:04:21,040 Energy Garden creates resilience 117 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:23,160 hubs at train station platforms. 118 00:04:23,439 --> 00:04:25,759 We work with TFL and Network Rail 119 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:27,639 and we simplify things so that 120 00:04:27,639 --> 00:04:29,879 people can access these spaces, turn 121 00:04:29,879 --> 00:04:32,360 them into gardens and co-design and 122 00:04:32,360 --> 00:04:34,959 create in weekly sessions to make 123 00:04:34,959 --> 00:04:36,480 these beautiful spaces to be in. 124 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:38,160 Future Neighbourhoods has 125 00:04:38,639 --> 00:04:40,519 supported us in delivering two 126 00:04:40,519 --> 00:04:42,680 new gardens in the borough. 127 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:44,959 Latimer Road behind us, and also our 128 00:04:44,959 --> 00:04:46,839 brand new garden at Ladbroke Grove. 129 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:48,319 What we've been doing is 130 00:04:48,319 --> 00:04:49,759 installing sustainable drainage 131 00:04:49,759 --> 00:04:51,079 systems across the estate. 132 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:52,480 This includes projects like the 133 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:53,800 Verity Close Garden of Life, 134 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:55,279 which has a biodiverse swale to 135 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:56,680 minimise flood risk in that area. 136 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:58,680 The green wall that you can see behind 137 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:00,199 me, and a range of other interventions 138 00:05:00,199 --> 00:05:01,720 across the estate, all co-designed with 139 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:03,279 residents to help improve access to 140 00:05:03,279 --> 00:05:05,160 green space and meet the needs of all. 141 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:07,240 Bramley House, it's an estate 142 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:09,279 that houses 45 tenants. 143 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:12,519 And Future Neighborhoods enabled us to 144 00:05:12,519 --> 00:05:17,360 install a biosolar roof and solar panels 145 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,279 to reduce the bills for the residents. 146 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,279 And then the next step was we wanted 147 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:24,079 to enable and empower residents 148 00:05:24,079 --> 00:05:26,079 to have control over their bills. 149 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:29,240 So we're installing smart thermostats. 150 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:31,000 We're also installing smart 151 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,079 lighting in communal spaces. 152 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:34,839 And then we also were able 153 00:05:34,839 --> 00:05:36,879 to improve the garden space. 154 00:05:36,879 --> 00:05:37,879 So as you can see, it's a 155 00:05:37,879 --> 00:05:40,079 retrofit project that involved 156 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:41,839 a more holistic approach. 157 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:52,480 Spaces that were previously slightly 158 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:55,000 underused are now being used more often. 159 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:56,560 It's enabled us to make new 160 00:05:56,560 --> 00:05:58,160 partnerships with community groups 161 00:05:58,160 --> 00:05:59,399 that we weren't working with before 162 00:05:59,399 --> 00:06:01,120 which has been absolutely brilliant. 163 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:02,879 Since Library of Things opened in North 164 00:06:02,879 --> 00:06:05,519 Kensington last year, 700 items have 165 00:06:05,519 --> 00:06:07,120 been shared by the community, which has 166 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:09,720 saved them 100,000 pounds by renting 167 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:11,560 instead of buying, and over 5 tonnes 168 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:13,000 of waste from ending up in landfill. 169 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:16,920 We've saved 114 tonnes of carbon through 170 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:18,720 our projects in North Kensington, 171 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:20,639 along with all the other amazing 172 00:06:20,639 --> 00:06:22,959 things we've done in the community, 173 00:06:22,959 --> 00:06:25,639 sharing energy advice, sharing energy 174 00:06:25,639 --> 00:06:27,839 tips, youth training, and what we're 175 00:06:28,079 --> 00:06:30,800 extremely proud of is all of these 176 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:33,560 installations create a community fund. 177 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,160 It's given us a voice and we've spoken 178 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:37,879 to parliament, we've had Ed Miliband 179 00:06:37,879 --> 00:06:39,920 on this roof to come and see our work. 180 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:41,480 We've talked to the children about 181 00:06:41,759 --> 00:06:43,959 where the energy sources come from and 182 00:06:43,959 --> 00:06:45,800 the food growing project is something 183 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:48,040 that they're very actively involved in. 184 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:49,680 People that are unemployed it 185 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:51,120 gives them the opportunity to learn 186 00:06:51,120 --> 00:06:51,639 about a topic they may not think 187 00:06:51,639 --> 00:06:54,519 they would ever learn about, like 188 00:06:54,519 --> 00:06:55,800 community energy, or may 189 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:57,040 not think they were going to 190 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:58,800 work in a green organisation. 191 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:00,000 It spreads the word. 192 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:03,319 We rescued 80 tonnes of clothing 193 00:07:03,319 --> 00:07:05,920 every year and redistributing and 194 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:07,800 the equivalent of one million meals. 195 00:07:08,439 --> 00:07:11,839 So, helping the local communities to be 196 00:07:11,839 --> 00:07:15,040 more aware of food surplus and finding 197 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:17,360 ways to use surplus to benefit local 198 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,319 communities as well as reducing the 199 00:07:19,319 --> 00:07:20,759 impact of the cost of living crisis. 200 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:22,879 They can learn about gardening, 201 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:24,920 about sustainability, about how to 202 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:27,879 keep our streets cleaner, safer. 203 00:07:27,879 --> 00:07:31,079 This has amazing value for mental health 204 00:07:31,079 --> 00:07:32,839 and general well being, as well as 205 00:07:32,839 --> 00:07:34,360 sort of bringing people together and 206 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,199 making it a more tight knit community. 207 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:38,199 The specific focus for us has been 208 00:07:38,199 --> 00:07:40,079 on creating an interconnected network 209 00:07:40,079 --> 00:07:41,600 of sustainable urban drainage where 210 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:43,000 we address the risk of flooding. 211 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:46,040 The overall outcome of which is really 212 00:07:46,079 --> 00:07:48,519 good quality, accessible green spaces 213 00:07:48,519 --> 00:07:50,480 that meet the needs of residents, and 214 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:52,319 help mitigate those environmental risks. 215 00:07:54,959 --> 00:07:57,639 panels help the residents by 216 00:07:57,959 --> 00:07:59,959 improving insulation and by 217 00:08:00,199 --> 00:08:02,560 providing clean and green energy. 218 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,040 It helps them reduce their bills. 219 00:08:05,519 --> 00:08:08,279 And the energy advice programme helps 220 00:08:08,279 --> 00:08:11,360 them understand more how to reduce 221 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:13,319 their bills even further and how to use 222 00:08:13,319 --> 00:08:15,279 these properties in an efficient way. 223 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:25,399 We've got over 50 projects 224 00:08:25,399 --> 00:08:26,279 that have been delivered. 225 00:08:26,839 --> 00:08:28,199 The council alone couldn't do that. 226 00:08:28,199 --> 00:08:30,399 I don't think the community or in the 227 00:08:30,399 --> 00:08:31,959 individual organisations couldn't do it. 228 00:08:31,959 --> 00:08:33,480 It's all about that team working 229 00:08:33,759 --> 00:08:35,120 We've started working with 230 00:08:35,120 --> 00:08:37,320 partners that we hadn't previously 231 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:39,639 worked with, we've been invited 232 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:41,039 to help out with spaces that we 233 00:08:41,039 --> 00:08:42,519 weren't previously involved with. 234 00:08:42,879 --> 00:08:43,879 And it also means that the 235 00:08:43,879 --> 00:08:44,960 residents, they're coming to us 236 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:46,080 and telling us what they need. 237 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:47,759 And that's really important because 238 00:08:47,759 --> 00:08:48,879 there's really no point in doing 239 00:08:48,879 --> 00:08:50,399 something that isn't relevant to 240 00:08:50,399 --> 00:08:51,519 the people that are living there. 241 00:08:52,159 --> 00:08:54,039 We found that a library of things 242 00:08:54,039 --> 00:08:55,639 works best when there's demand from 243 00:08:55,639 --> 00:08:57,080 the community, from the outset. 244 00:08:57,360 --> 00:08:59,039 And a linked up approach within a 245 00:08:59,039 --> 00:09:00,519 neighborhood is essential to that 246 00:09:00,519 --> 00:09:03,120 because it helps people understand 247 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:04,480 the best way to communicate this 248 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:05,879 service and make sure it's relevant to 249 00:09:05,879 --> 00:09:07,200 them and the groups that live there. 250 00:09:07,639 --> 00:09:09,120 It also meant that different 251 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:10,759 groups could meet each other and 252 00:09:10,759 --> 00:09:13,360 learn from each other and that will 253 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:15,039 encourage more partnership work 254 00:09:15,039 --> 00:09:16,799 in the future, which can only be 255 00:09:16,799 --> 00:09:18,240 good for the local neighbourhood. 256 00:09:18,799 --> 00:09:20,000 We work quite well with local 257 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:21,279 residents' associations. 258 00:09:21,279 --> 00:09:23,679 We Just had our e-cargo bike, so 259 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:26,320 we're able to enable more deliveries, 260 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:28,159 enable people using their cars, 261 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:30,279 and reaching more people who would 262 00:09:30,279 --> 00:09:31,639 not normally come out of their 263 00:09:31,639 --> 00:09:33,840 house to certain community centres. 264 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:36,559 it's allowed us to connect the 265 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:38,120 dots between all of these local 266 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:39,240 organisations that are all 267 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,000 doing amazing, incredible work. 268 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:43,440 And we've had opportunities to bring in 269 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:45,679 new volunteers who want to specifically 270 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:47,759 learn about green skills, bringing 271 00:09:47,759 --> 00:09:50,440 in, extra resources and new people, 272 00:09:50,919 --> 00:09:52,840 it's really enabled us to be able to 273 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:54,840 identify who really is impacted, give 274 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:56,519 people a voice in what the priority 275 00:09:56,519 --> 00:09:58,279 is for them, and then deliver those 276 00:09:58,279 --> 00:09:59,840 projects across the entire ward, 277 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:01,440 across Notting Dale as a whole, 278 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:03,279 instead of in isolated packages. 279 00:10:03,519 --> 00:10:04,519 We also have been able to 280 00:10:04,519 --> 00:10:05,840 access corporate volunteers. 281 00:10:06,039 --> 00:10:07,679 And it's created a real legacy of 282 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:09,320 people having ownership of their space. 283 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:19,519 would say, Be very open and it's really 284 00:10:19,519 --> 00:10:21,200 worth taking time to understand the 285 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:22,720 spaces that you're looking at and the 286 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:25,320 people that live there and going to meet 287 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:27,200 with them in person and then working 288 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,440 together to find a project that works 289 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:31,360 and is deliverable and sustainable. 290 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:33,360 Reach out to people who are already 291 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,600 doing it, get advice and get in touch. 292 00:10:37,039 --> 00:10:38,559 it's very much worth thinking ahead, 293 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:40,159 and getting the buy in from all 294 00:10:40,159 --> 00:10:42,440 your stakeholders and exploiting the 295 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:44,639 opportunities to share with the children 296 00:10:44,639 --> 00:10:46,600 and the families what each stage of 297 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:48,879 the process is about and ultimately the 298 00:10:48,879 --> 00:10:50,639 positive impact that that will have. 299 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:53,720 Aligning priorities with either the 300 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:55,679 council priorities or kind of big 301 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:58,159 organisations like TFL also helps 302 00:10:58,159 --> 00:11:00,320 that can release match funding. 303 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:01,919 If you are going to run a course for 304 00:11:01,919 --> 00:11:04,679 young people who are unemployed or 305 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:06,879 not working, start recruitment early. 306 00:11:06,879 --> 00:11:08,679 So that there's time to build up the 307 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:10,759 numbers and spread the word effectively. 308 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:14,559 Contact other organisations very 309 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:16,919 promptly because community groups 310 00:11:16,919 --> 00:11:19,399 are all very busy doing what they do. 311 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:22,000 They love to be involved in other things 312 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:24,519 and get involved in sustainability, 313 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:26,320 but they do need plenty of time. 314 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:28,120 And also be flexible. 315 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:30,159 Make sure that what you're doing is 316 00:11:30,159 --> 00:11:33,000 actually helping them with their aims. 317 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:35,960 So way more consultation events to 318 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:37,120 allow people to realize that they 319 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:38,399 could be involved and engaged with 320 00:11:38,399 --> 00:11:39,960 the project would be effective. 321 00:11:40,039 --> 00:11:41,559 It's really important to keep 322 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:43,759 going and to keep the energy high. 323 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:45,559 Have a consistent brand. 324 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,080 Having a colour scheme, having something 325 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:49,840 that residents can look at and know 326 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:51,600 immediately, that's going to help me 327 00:11:51,600 --> 00:11:53,159 address my environmental concerns. 328 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:54,080 That's going to help me 329 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:55,240 address the concerns I have 330 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:56,360 for air quality in the area. 331 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:58,000 It's a really good way to get people to 332 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:00,080 engage without having to do all of the 333 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:01,639 reading of a letter that you might send. 334 00:12:01,639 --> 00:12:03,720 And my number one piece of advice would 335 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:06,159 be to engage early and engage wide, 336 00:12:06,399 --> 00:12:07,879 use a range of methods, whether that be 337 00:12:07,879 --> 00:12:10,480 like physical, in-person popup events, 338 00:12:10,639 --> 00:12:12,600 whether that be digital through social 339 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:14,440 media posts, or whether that be going 340 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:16,440 old school and posting some letters. 341 00:12:16,639 --> 00:12:17,919 The more people you can reach, 342 00:12:17,919 --> 00:12:19,639 the better and you'd be surprised 343 00:12:19,639 --> 00:12:20,480 how many people are really 344 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:21,600 passionate, but they just might 345 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:23,080 not have known how to reach out.