Agency
A resident is a party to the conversation about the city, not its recipient. A resident's voice is part of the process, not a request.
Yerevan for People
Report a problem
A broken stop, potholes, an unsafe crossing — tell us and we'll forward the report to the right authority
Decisions about us.Without us.
This isn't the nature of things — it's a political form.And it can be remade.
What this looks like at city scale:
- were felled — and no one asked.
- A was built over — and no one asked.
- A opened next to the buildings — and no one asked.
What this looks like at city scale:
Decisions about the city should be made with residents, not for them.
Sources
This isn't about the specific people making decisions — it's about the idea that residents can be sidelined. That idea is unacceptable — no matter who's making the decisions.
Principles
Transparency
A decision that can't be explained and verified is a bad decision. Every significant decision should have an author, a justification, and accessible data.
Accountability
Residents' doubt must have a mechanism that turns it into an answer. Without that, any "we've decided" remains the final word.
Where this shows up
This affects everything done in the city without explanation or consultation. A few particular cases:
Trees and greenery
Who decides where to cut and where to plant? Based on what data? Whose voice is heard — residents of nearby buildings, or the developer?
Pedestrians and transport
Crossings are removed, routes cancelled, lanes narrowed. By what criteria? Agreed with whom? How to contest?
Air and environment
Who measures, who publishes, on what basis are measures taken — or not taken?
What's being done
Public conversation about city decisions, organizing residents, analysis, engagement with the municipality — so that doubt has a channel and every decision has an explanation.
Public conversation
Posts, stories, documenting problems as they arise — so that city decisions don't disappear into silence.
Organizing residents
Marches, rallies, pickets — public formats through which residents collectively show that decisions made without them don't pass unchallenged.
Analysis and explanation
Breaking down incidents, creating infographics, explaining complex urban issues — so that doubt is specific, not abstract.
Engaging with the municipality
Proposals, petitions, participation in hearings — formal channels that turn decisions into discussions instead of announcements.
Who stands behind this
A grassroots group of Yerevan residents. Not an organization, not a party — and not opposition to whoever currently runs the city. The position is principled: residents must be taken seriously, whoever makes the decisions. No formalities required to join — just share the principles and act in their logic.