Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s announcement of a City Charter revision recently, which will evaluate the current New York City constitution, as promised two years ago, could spark a revamp of how property is controlled, sold and built on, according to a report from the Pratt Center, an organization that provides education and guidance for city planning and improvement initiatives. In its report, the Pratt Center outlined key problems that it believes the commission must address, including an allegedly inactive City Planning Commission, and the city charter’s failure to support community-based planning. “Community involvement should be an asset to New York City’s planners, not an obstacle to overcome,” the report says. “Meaningful participation in a process typically builds support for its results.” TRD