ABSTRACT
The term ‘livable city’ has become a commonly used term throughout the world. Dictionaries provide generic definitions like a place suitable for human living or a place worth living in. A livable community can be one that cultivates leadership everywhere, creates a sense of community, connects people and resources, practices ongoing dialogue, embraces diversity, operationalizes racial justice, and shapes its future. The idea of promoting livability has been highly visible at the federal level. The Clinton-Gore administration sought to partner with state and local governments in providing tools and resources to build livable communities for the twenty-first century. Perspectives on livability vary by geography, such as from resident to resident, community to community, and region to region. From 2009 to 2016, a Partnership on Sustainable Communities was initiated to provide federal funding to improve local access to housing and transportation as well as protecting the environment. Citizen engagement was a vital component of the two-year development of the 2018 plan.
