Topic: planning
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Urban Wonk
Better Technology for Planners Also Means More Citizen Participation
Bringing the public into public policy decision-making is no longer a matter of “one-and-done.”
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Tumblr of the Day: 'Being a Planner'
A Tumblr that explains the life of a planner through, what else, GIFs.
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Urban Wonk
Is SoCal America's Next Environmental Success Story?
The region has a bad smart growth record. But a new sustainable communities strategy just might change all that.
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Unplanned L.A.? Think Again
A new book takes a thorough look at how urban planning has shaped the Southern California posterchild for sprawl.
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Can a Sustainable Town Be Built From Scratch in the Middle of Nowhere?
A controversial proposal seeks to help revive Southern California's troubled Salton Sea.
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What Mumbai and Beijing Can Learn From New York
Two recent exhibits highlight American planning's strengths alongside its great weaknesses.
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Is the Most Absurd Community the One That Tries to Please Everyone?
A satirical new exhibit explores what might happen if we tried meet every single planning and design demand.
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Urban Wonk
Why Planners Need to Take Agenda 21 Criticism More Seriously
Three ways to engage Tea Party critics of sustainable design.
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How a Civic Engagement Campaign Saved Ecuador's Biggest City
The revival of Guayaquil offers a powerful model for urban recovery
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Videos
Warning of Urban Sprawl...in 1959
A Hitchcockian take on the danger of perpetual suburbanization from the Urban Land Institute
