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The '''Neighborhood Leadership Institute''' ('''NLI''') is a series of classes and workshops offered up to 30 city and county residents by the [[City of Charlottesville]] every year free of charge. The institute is meant to encourage citizen participation in local government. At the conclusion of the institute, participants work on group projects to research, recommend, or implement initiatives that will enhance the Charlottesville community.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seventh annual Neighborhood Leadership Institute|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=3093|author=|work=|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=31 July 2013}}</ref>
The '''Neighborhood Leadership Institute''' ('''NLI''') is a series of classes and workshops offered up to 30 city and county residents by the [[City of Charlottesville]] every year free of charge. The institute is meant to encourage citizen participation in local government. At the conclusion of the institute, participants work on group projects to research, recommend, or implement initiatives that will enhance the Charlottesville community.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seventh annual Neighborhood Leadership Institute|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=3093|author=|work=|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=31 July 2013}}</ref> City Councilor [[Dede Smith]] attended the institute in 2010. She has said that the institute contributed to her decision to run for office.<ref name="nli">{{cite web|title=Charlottesville’s neighborhood leadership initiative accepting applications
|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/13176-neighborhood_leadership/|author=Tim Shea|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=9 Oct 2013|accessdate=1 Aug 2013}}</ref>


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==NLI Projects==
In 2013, a group of NLI participants worked to create a bicycle and pedestrian survey to help inform future infrastructure improvements in the city.<ref>{{cite web|title=Input sought on bicycle and pedestrian survey|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/15495-bike-ped-survey/|author=Claudia Elzey|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=31 July 2013|accessdate=1 Aug 2013}}</ref>
In 2012, NLI participants proposed [[Bike, Walk, Play JPA]], which became a successful community event.<ref name="nli"/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:06, 1 August 2013

The Neighborhood Leadership Institute (NLI) is a series of classes and workshops offered up to 30 city and county residents by the City of Charlottesville every year free of charge. The institute is meant to encourage citizen participation in local government. At the conclusion of the institute, participants work on group projects to research, recommend, or implement initiatives that will enhance the Charlottesville community.[1] City Councilor Dede Smith attended the institute in 2010. She has said that the institute contributed to her decision to run for office.[2]


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NLI Projects

In 2013, a group of NLI participants worked to create a bicycle and pedestrian survey to help inform future infrastructure improvements in the city.[3]

In 2012, NLI participants proposed Bike, Walk, Play JPA, which became a successful community event.[2]

References

  1. Web. Seventh annual Neighborhood Leadership Institute, City of Charlottesville, retrieved 31 July 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Web. Charlottesville’s neighborhood leadership initiative accepting applications, Tim Shea, Charlottesville Tomorrow, 9 Oct 2013, retrieved 1 Aug 2013.
  3. Web. Input sought on bicycle and pedestrian survey, Claudia Elzey, Charlottesville Tomorrow, 31 July 2013, retrieved 1 Aug 2013.

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