Nightlyplanningroundup

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

3/7/2017

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Boston to unveil transportation plan for future

"The future of transportation in Boston includes fewer cars on the road, heavy reliance on public transit, and lots of so-called microhubs, one-stop access points where commuters can share a bus, bike, or car."

Plans for Industrial Buildings on Former South Central Farm Lot Go Before PLUM Committee

"At 2:30 p.m. today, after hearing an appeal from Mr. Tezozomoc on behalf of the South Central Farmers, the Planning and Land Use Committee will likely vote to certify the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and approve the subdivision of the lot in support of a project proposed for the former home of the South Central Farm."

Dallas' new boss gives City Hall a long-overdue extreme makeover

"It's fast becoming clear that T.C. Broadnax did not have a high hurdle to clear to become The Best City Manager in Dallas' recent history. The man's barely a month into his gig, and already council members stare at him during weekly meetings like a sixth-grade crush, and address him with deference bordering on adoration. They ask him to investigate every query; they beg him to solve every problem."

planners in the news

Former North Augusta planning director responds
Key West commissioner wants to keep Cohen as planning director
Silkworth to challenge Smith for 5th Ward Ann Arbor council seat

new gigs

Planner I - San Francisco, CA (3/7/17)
Assistant Planner - Stateline, NV (3/7/17)
Planner I - St. Petersburg, FL (3/7/17)

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Monday, March 6, 2017

3/6/2017

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Rethinking Public Housing in Mexico

"In 2012, the Mexican government introduced a wide range of reforms designed to increase the country’s competitiveness and economic growth potential, including development of a new approach to housing and urban policy."

The Baltigram project is analysing selfies to reveal links between history, identity and built environement

"The SPIN Unit (Spatial Intelligence Unit) is a small but global team of data scientists, artists, urban designers and one philosopher. In the “Baltigram” project, it’s compiled data from Instagram selfies taken in Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius – the capitals of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania respectively – to deduce whether a shared identity is truly discernible across the three Baltic states."

Austin Is Starting a Three-Year Plan to Fight Congestion With Bikes

"Central Austin seems to have everything: a massive research university, the world’s biggest annual media festival and one of the country’s strongest local job-creation engines. But when a city sees so much success, it runs short of something else: space. Austin is filling up. Its freeways and arterials are packed with cars."

That Sweet Spot: G-STUP (Gender, Sustainable Transport, Urban Planning)

"How to achieve this year’s theme for International Women’s Day: Be Bold For Change, which demands that urban and transportation planning recognize gender equity as an integral part of sustainable cities."

planners in the news

Monroe (WA) gets new community development director
Taylor Wegrzyn, snowboarding village planner
Nigel Whitehead hired as City of Revelstoke's new head planner

new gigs

Community Planner - Prescott, AZ
Community Development Director - Navasota, TX
Planner III - Fresno, CA
Planner IV - San Jose, CA
Senior Transportation Planner - Roseville, MN

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