By Stasha Lampert and Toshio Meronek In 2018, San Francisco put the Leather and LGBTQ Cultural District on its official map, designating about ten blocks of the central South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood as culturally significant to the queer kink community. Landmarks like the city's first gay bar were disappearing, replaced with techie dorms by a real estate industry adept … [Read more...] about ‘Cultural Districts’ in San Francisco Exacerbate Issues of Displacement and Affordability
Confronting non-profit co-optation through an anti-racist feminist practice
By Deborah Leslie and Norma M. Rantisi The following piece is part of Progressive City's Planning for Community Economic Development series, which examines a range of initiatives, such as cooperatives, alternative forms of collective land ownership and stewardship, mutual aid networks and worker advocacy/training organizations. Read more about this series … [Read more...] about Confronting non-profit co-optation through an anti-racist feminist practice
Planning For Environmental Justice in the Age of Climate Disasters: Energy Justice
By Summer Sandoval The following piece is part of Progressive City's Planning for Environmental Justice series. Contributions reflect on this theme through a variety of lenses, such as environmental justice, combatting green gentrification, and exploring radical approaches to climate change. Read more about this series here. “关灯!” (guan deng) was a phrase I often heard … [Read more...] about Planning For Environmental Justice in the Age of Climate Disasters: Energy Justice
Call for Submissions: Planning for Environmental Justice in the Age of Climate Disasters
Planners, activists, and advocates find themselves at the crux of an uncertain future. While those in power continue to derail and block necessary actions needed to avoid catastrophic warming of the planet, institutional focus has shifted to recovery, resiliency, and sustainability. Increased investment in green infrastructure to address climate adaptability and resilience has … [Read more...] about Call for Submissions: Planning for Environmental Justice in the Age of Climate Disasters
Taking Community Engagement Seriously: Universities, Inequality and Accountability
By Ana Milic, Alex Megelas, and Emanuel Guay The following piece is part of Progressive City's Planning for Community Economic Development series, which examines a range of initiatives, such as cooperatives, alternative forms of collective land ownership and stewardship, mutual aid networks and worker advocacy/training organizations. Read more about this series … [Read more...] about Taking Community Engagement Seriously: Universities, Inequality and Accountability