(Illustrations: Cori Lin/City Bureau)

While communities continue to mobilize to have a say in the developments coming to their neighborhoods, policy experts see some positive changes at the city level, signaling the importance of community input in proposals citywide. Though residents fighting for equitable development say a few recent ordinances, as well as pending legislation, would increase community engagement requirements or strengthen regulation for certain types of new developments, they also say there are policy gaps that still need to be filled.