Acknowledgments.

Introduction.

1. A Boston Education.

Case Study: Wharf District Park, Boston, Massachusetts.

2. Ground Zero.

Case Study: Listening to the City, New York, New York.

3. Planning in Public.

Case Studies: Austell Intermodal Facility, Austell, Georgia.

Youngstown 2010, Youngstown, Ohio.

4. Designing Consensus.

Case Study: Freedom Park, Atlanta, Georgia.

5. Leading by Collaboration.

Case Studies: Zoning Reform, Chicago, Illinois.

West Philadelphia Initiatives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Penn's Landing Forums, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

6. Opposition.

Case Study: Disney's America, Haymarket, Virginia.

7. The Future of Public Participation.

Case Studies: Mutirão 50, Fortaleza, Brazil.

Visitacion Valley, San Francisco, California.

Imagine New York, New York, New York.

Afterword.

Appendices.

Notes.

Index.