Following the protest movements of 2020, an honest reckoning with the carceral state seemed possible. While abolitionist organizing is flourishing and continuing to push the country toward a more just and peaceful future, mainstream information on policing and crime in the United States is muddled by misinformation and fear-mongering. Planners can be allies in combating … [Read more...] about Call for Submissions – Planning for Decarceral Spaces for Collective Action
REVIEW: Zoned Out
By Katelin Penner Zoned Out! Race, Displacement, and City Planning in New York City, Revised EditionEdited by Tom Angotti and Sylvia MorseNew Village Press192 Pages$22.95 (paperback)Nearly 110 years ago, in 1916, New York City became an early adherent to the municipal zoning code, seeking to address technological developments like the steel-frame building and the Otis … [Read more...] about REVIEW: Zoned Out
Will “Critical Race Theory” Attacks Hurt Urban Planning Education?
Laws meant to restrict professors from discussing how race has shaped public policy could target the factual discussion of housing policy and its history—but professors say they don’t intend to go along. By Aaron Fernando This article was co-published with Shelterforce. Sign up to receive their articles every Monday. Over the past couple of years a number of state … [Read more...] about Will “Critical Race Theory” Attacks Hurt Urban Planning Education?
Community Mobilization against Eviction in 1970s San Francisco & the contribution of Chester Hartman
By Niccolo Caldararo Background As a young student in 1966, I was struck by the efforts of the City of San Francisco to destroy the neighborhoods of African Americans. Most disturbing were the mass evictions that took place in the process of redevelopment. I was living in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco at the time, an area of mixed housing (mostly 2 and … [Read more...] about Community Mobilization against Eviction in 1970s San Francisco & the contribution of Chester Hartman
VIDEO: Community Gardens and the Conquest of Land
Josh is a practicing urban planner in the Mid Atlantic. For the past nine years, Josh has served as a land use and transportation planner with a career focus in public engagement. Since the onset of the pandemic, Josh has taken on an equity planning role and serves as a subject expert for equity on transportation projects. In his free time, he researches, writes, and produces … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Community Gardens and the Conquest of Land