A council guide to navigating council-staff relations Save article Remove saved article

Imagine a bustling summer morning downtown. The construction season is in full swing with various road closures and detours affecting traffic. Pedestrians navigate chain-link fence mazes around blocked intersections. One pedestrian tentatively approaches the area. She can easily see her destination – a building directly across the street – but she can also see that the road is dug up, that heavy equipment is all around, and that the usual sidewalk access is completely blocked