Posts Tagged: Commentary

Planetizen
…planning means so many things in professional practice, in academic study, and in public life. Urban planning, regional planning, community planning, environmental planning, transportation planning—the list goes on. What does planning even mean when all these niches are layered onto

Planetizen
…planning means so many things in professional practice, in academic study, and in public life. Urban planning, regional planning, community planning, environmental planning, transportation planning—the list goes on. What does planning even mean when all these niches are layered onto

Planetizen
One problem with basing an ideology on the protection of local control, as Kurtz as inspired the president to do, is how quickly some new issue will require state or federal preemption. Read “The Hypocrisies and Troubles of Local Control”

Planetizen
One problem with basing an ideology on the protection of local control, as Kurtz as inspired the president to do, is how quickly some new issue will require state or federal preemption. Read “The Hypocrisies and Troubles of Local Control”

Planetizen
But its affinity for traditional development has opened New Urbanism to criticisms of neotraditionalist development: that the village ideal is actually inherently conservative, and a vehicle for segregation. While this critique focused on New Urbanism in the past, it might

Planetizen
But its affinity for traditional development has opened New Urbanism to criticisms of neotraditionalist development: that the village ideal is actually inherently conservative, and a vehicle for segregation. While this critique focused on New Urbanism in the past, it might

Planetizen
The message: Many of the planning innovations claimed by progressives as victories of social and environmental justice in recent years are perpetuating institutional racism. Read “Violence Against Black Americans a Moment of Reckoning for the Planning Profession”

Planetizen
The message: Many of the planning innovations claimed by progressives as victories of social and environmental justice in recent years are perpetuating institutional racism. Read “Violence Against Black Americans a Moment of Reckoning for the Planning Profession”

Planetizen
While it’s so far only a temporary change, the sudden popularity of al fresco streets—a term we are using until a more universally accepted term comes along—presents undeniable evidence that some things in the United States are, for now at

Planetizen
While it’s so far only a temporary change, the sudden popularity of al fresco streets—a term we are using until a more universally accepted term comes along—presents undeniable evidence that some things in the United States are, for now at

El Espectador
Planetizen article “Is it Time to Rethink the Legacy of Enrique Penalosa?” translated into Spanish by the Bogotá-based publication El Espectador. Read “¿Es hora de repensar el legado de Enrique Peñalosa?”

El Espectador
Planetizen article “Is it Time to Rethink the Legacy of Enrique Penalosa?” translated into Spanish by the Bogotá-based publication El Espectador. Read “¿Es hora de repensar el legado de Enrique Peñalosa?”