By Josmar Trujillo Over the past two years, New York City has erupted in protest over the deaths of unarmed Black people at the hands of the police. In 2014, a Staten Island grandfather named Eric Garner was videotaped being choked to death by an undercover NYPD detective. The police had stopped Garner, as they had countless times before, and accused him of selling loose … [Read more...] about VISION ZERO: RACISM, POLICING, AND RETHINKING SAFETY
GOOD PLANNING, PROGRESSIVE PLANNING AND URBAN TRANSFORMATION: REFLECTING ON PETER MARCUSE
By Aseem Inam As always, Peter Marcuse offers the kind of thought-provoking clarity we need to question the fundamental nature of planning. His thinking is refreshing in an insular field, in which many mainstream urban planners and scholars seem to believe that the response to almost any challenge at the local level should be more or different planning, as conducted by … [Read more...] about GOOD PLANNING, PROGRESSIVE PLANNING AND URBAN TRANSFORMATION: REFLECTING ON PETER MARCUSE
TRUMP: WHAT CAN PROGRESSIVE PLANNERS DO?
By Tom Angotti Note: These are hard times and we are all trying to regain our bearings after the election. This was one of the most difficult things I’ve ever written as I, my four children, and my seven grandchildren, all a part of a multi-racial and multi-cultural family, so acutely feel the pain of this transition. I’ve been through many rightward turns in this country … [Read more...] about TRUMP: WHAT CAN PROGRESSIVE PLANNERS DO?
BOOK REVIEW OF FROM BOOM TO BUBBLE: HOW FINANCE BUILT THE NEW CHICAGO
By Pierre Clavel Since at least the 1980s, progressive planners, activists, and neighborhood residents have understood that property development – often very big projects – could hurt ordinary families and the neighborhood organizations that serve them. Activists and neighborhood residents defeated urban renewal, stopped massive highway projects and downtown development … [Read more...] about BOOK REVIEW OF FROM BOOM TO BUBBLE: HOW FINANCE BUILT THE NEW CHICAGO
“GOOD PLANNING” IS BAD PLANNING, AND “PROGRESSIVE” IS NOT ENOUGH: A RESPONSE TO PETER MARCUSE
By Samuel Stein In his inaugural article on this website, “What’s the Matter with ‘Good’ Planning?”, Peter Marcuse has once again provided readers with both a potent critique of contemporary planning practice and a set of thoughtful guidelines for a better urban future. He rightfully skewers mainstream urban planners for accepting “the process of urbanization as it now … [Read more...] about “GOOD PLANNING” IS BAD PLANNING, AND “PROGRESSIVE” IS NOT ENOUGH: A RESPONSE TO PETER MARCUSE