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Planners who manage, planners who lead
By Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP, July 2008. Planners manage groups, projects, and organizations. But there are differences between a planner who leads and one who manages. This timeless list should shed some light.
BOOK REVIEW
To ignore low-income neighborhoods of color perpetuates disinvestment. But to invest in them through better transit, walkable streets, or the…
Half Moon Village contributes affordable housing to a campus where seniors can age in place
From HUD USER, January 2020. A collaboration among San Mateo County, the city of Half Moon Bay, and local service…
Meet a local planner
Catarina Kidd, AICP, interviews Cindy Ma, AICP, the Director of Planning at KTGY Architecture + Planning in Oakland. Ma is…
BART’s AB 2923 TOD Guidance Document and 10-Year Work Plan — what you need to know
By Sajuti Rahman, associate editor, Northern News, February 20, 2020. BART just released an outline for new TOD Guidelines on…
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pLANNING nEWS rOUND uP
where in the woRLD? MEMBERS SHARE EXPERIENCES FROM NEAR AND FAR
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TOP RIGHT: Mexico City. Photo: Yosef Yip.
BOTTOM: Tokyo. Photo: Aliza Knox.