And over the next three years, there is an unprecedented sum of government money up for grabs for groups that want to harness the power of community regeneration.
The Living Spaces scheme, which was unveiled at the end of May, is making 30m available in environmental grants. It's not all for young people's projects, but a glance at the sort of projects it can fund - sports areas, playgrounds, parks, kick-about areas, city farms - demonstrates that there will be a significant involvement from young people.
And urban and social policy consultant Ken Worpole unveiled a report last month called No Particular Place to Go, which argued that "good quality public space is vital to the health and emotional wellbeing of children and young people". The report examines how this age group can be engaged in the design of clean, green and safe communities.
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