By Ann Forsyth With the passing of John Friedmann planning, and progressive planning, has lost an important and unique voice. A prolific author, with many honors, Friedmann made significant contributions across a number of domains in planning including planning theory (where he was known for articulating radical planning and transactive planning), urban studies (the world … [Read more...] about JOHN FRIEDMANN, 1926-2017
“GET READY SUNSET PARK, ‘BROOKLYN’ IS COMING”: THE REAL ESTATE IMPERATIVES OF AN INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM
By Tarry Hum INTRODUCTION Brooklyn is the symbolic capital of New York City’s maker movement comprised of artisans and artists, designers, craftsmen, builders, innovators, and inventors. The adaptive reuse of the borough’s extensive industrial waterfront is integral to an innovation economy that derives social and economic value from place-based global branding. A 2015 … [Read more...] about “GET READY SUNSET PARK, ‘BROOKLYN’ IS COMING”: THE REAL ESTATE IMPERATIVES OF AN INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM
FROM BOB FITCH TO DONALD TRUMP: “UNFRIENDLY FIRE”
Sixth Annual Robert Fitch Memorial Lecture, April 27, 2017 LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York DOUG HENWOOD: Good afternoon, and welcome to the sixth annual Robert Fitch Memorial Lecture. When I gave the first, in March 2012, I was nervous there wouldn’t be a second, but now we’ve gone way beyond that. Bob was a brilliant polymath—and a … [Read more...] about FROM BOB FITCH TO DONALD TRUMP: “UNFRIENDLY FIRE”
ROBERT FITCH: A TRUE PUBLIC INTELLECTUAL
Fifth Annual Robert Fitch Memorial Lecture, May 5, 2016 LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York IN MEMORIAL: These words, contributed by our editorial board member Samuel Stein, are an excerpt of a tribute read at Peter Kwong’s memorial service in May of 2017. As Samuel points out, Peter was heavily invested in bringing out the contributions of … [Read more...] about ROBERT FITCH: A TRUE PUBLIC INTELLECTUAL
AN INFORMAL SETTLEMENT IN PUERTO RICO HAS BECOME THE WORLD’S FIRST FAVELA COMMUNITY LAND TRUST
By Laura Bachmann In San Juan, Puerto Rico, government, residents, and technical professionals created a Community Land Trust (CLT), known locally as Fideicomiso de la Tierra, to preserve and develop informal communities along the Martín Peña Canal. A specially created public corporation, ENLACE, regularized land holdings in the communities, developed fair relocation … [Read more...] about AN INFORMAL SETTLEMENT IN PUERTO RICO HAS BECOME THE WORLD’S FIRST FAVELA COMMUNITY LAND TRUST