urban planning
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urban planning
City Observatory
cityobservatory.org
news site & think tank about cities
Why the Lab failed is a story of grand plans cast into turmoil by the disgrace of the grand planner himself. Among other things, it reveals how difficult it is to hold on to a place at the table, once you’ve got it (assuming you’d even want to). In the end, it boils down to a question: Is local government really the best place for public interest... See more
Amanda Kolson Hurley • One Mayor’s Downfall Killed the Design Project That Could’ve Changed Everything
Story of San Diego Civic Innovation Lab (2015)
A Tree, a Roof, a Tent: Spatial Models for a New Democratic Paradigm
demnext.org
The Five Senses of Gentrification
makinganeighborhood.substack.com
I think that the era of rigid zonal segregation is over. No longer can a city be simply divided into a series of discrete places: the place where I work, the place where I live, and the place where I want to spend my leisure time. This simplistic planning notion is about to change. People want to live in closer proximity to their work, and they... See more
