Book contents
- Legal Design
- Legal Design
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- I Why Legal Design
- II What Legal Design Can Do
- 4 Dignity in the Courtroom
- 5 Contracts for Dignity
- 6 Dignifying the Experience of Domestic Violence Survivors Seeking Legal Services
- 7 More Than a Building
- 8 Movement Lawyering
- 9 Deploying Art and Design to Highlight the Dignity of Domestic Workers in Their Struggle for Labor Rights
- 10 The Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth
- 11 My Mainway
- III How Legal Design Works
- IV Where Legal Design Goes
- Conclusion
- Index
- References
11 - My Mainway
Designing in Dignity for Policymaking
from II - What Legal Design Can Do
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 December 2024
Book contents
- Legal Design
- Legal Design
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- I Why Legal Design
- II What Legal Design Can Do
- 4 Dignity in the Courtroom
- 5 Contracts for Dignity
- 6 Dignifying the Experience of Domestic Violence Survivors Seeking Legal Services
- 7 More Than a Building
- 8 Movement Lawyering
- 9 Deploying Art and Design to Highlight the Dignity of Domestic Workers in Their Struggle for Labor Rights
- 10 The Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth
- 11 My Mainway
- III How Legal Design Works
- IV Where Legal Design Goes
- Conclusion
- Index
- References
Summary
Balancing individual autonomy and collective action is crucial in promoting dignity in participatory policy processes, particularly within urban policymaking. This chapter presents a case study of Lancaster City Council’s efforts to redesign the deteriorating “Mainway” housing estate, home to approximately 500 diverse inhabitants, within a dignified, inclusive framework. The project required devising a participatory process that effectively solicited input from all community members, including both regular meeting attendees and those sceptical of authority or unable to leave their flats due to health concerns. Amidst these complexities and COVID-19 restrictions, the My Mainway initiative was born. This ongoing initiative aims to transform the challenged estate through a £35 million urban regeneration project. Using a dignity-focused legal design framework, we examine how such an intricate process can facilitate dignified participation, ensuring a fair, respectful platform and offering advocacy for the seldom heard in community decisions.
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- Legal DesignDignifying People in Legal Systems, pp. 159 - 176Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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