Sunday, March 5, 2017

Top Stories

Who makes a city? Council planners or citizens?

"At some point in the history of city making a shift has taken place where the power, creativity, ideas and connectedness of citizens has been ceded to a group of people who make up local government, and further up the chain the regional or national governments."

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​'Smart Decline' Is Dumb​

"We don’t know the future. Rust Belt cities need to stop planning that there isn’t one."

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The American suburbs as we know them are dying

"Look no further than the suburbs to see how American ideals about success are transforming. People in the US suburbs are changing the way they shop, where they eat, and what they want in their homes."

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Planners in the News

​Traverse City Planner Goes Car-Free For Public Transportation
Cohen out as Key West planning director
​Mayor’s Pick For Middletown Planner Draws Scrutiny