By Abigail MoriahThe following piece appears in Planners Network's forthcoming 2nd annual Disorientation Guide. More information to follow. About seven years ago, feeling disillusioned, I began to reflect on my career in planning and development as well as the tensions I was experiencing. Self-doubt emerged, and I started to question my role in planning and if I was the … [Read more...] about Black Planning in Action
Against Carcerality: Planning, Strategizing, and Organizing for Decarceral Spaces
by Ian Baran and Walter NichollsThe following piece is a part of Progressive City's Planning for Decarceral Spaces for Collective Action series, which addresses how planners and activists can actively engage in designing, creating policies, and/or advocating for the creation of decarceral spaces which promote safety, reduce harm, and are accessible. The utilization of … [Read more...] about Against Carcerality: Planning, Strategizing, and Organizing for Decarceral Spaces
VIDEO: Equity Planning Theory
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: Equity Planning Theory
Reimagining Safety, Advancing Visions for a Decarceral City: Dispatches from Community Organizers
by Carceral Studies Research Collective* The following piece is a part of Progressive City's Planning for Decarceral Spaces for Collective Action series, which addresses how planners and activists can actively engage in designing, creating policies, and/or advocating for the creation of decarceral spaces which promote safety, reduce harm, and are accessible. “We’re … [Read more...] about Reimagining Safety, Advancing Visions for a Decarceral City: Dispatches from Community Organizers
Violence and Profit – Gentrification from Louisville to Salt Lake
By Ian Van der MerweThe following piece is a part of Progressive City's Planning for Decarceral Spaces for Collective Action series, which addresses how planners and activists can actively engage in designing, creating policies, and/or advocating for the creation of decarceral spaces which promote safety, reduce harm, and are accessible. Following the murder of … [Read more...] about Violence and Profit – Gentrification from Louisville to Salt Lake