Telling the Story of Cities
To readers new and old, How to summarize a year of success, growth, expectations and the experience of leading the Wagner Planner is nearly impossible to put into words on a page, but I will try my best. After succeeding Mayelly Moreno last Spring, I had two goals I wanted to accomplish. The first was… Read more A Letter from the Editor – Charley Cohen
In Episode 2 of the Wagner Planner Podcast, Ben Listman talks to Chris Whong, Professor of Data Visualization and Web Mapping (as well as a Wagner Alumnus!), about his career path, the projects he has done for the city and development of Open Data, and more. Have a listen!
In the Unconventional City Planners series, Mackenna Caughron will explore three unconventional planners and their machinations of the city. This is part 2 of a 3 part series. I remember first seeing Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in Iron Man. He was brash, confident, techno-intelligent, and liberal spender. The exemplar of “making it” with… Read more Unconventional City Planners: Part 2 [Starbase, Texas]
There is no comfort that the death of Michelle Alyssa Go, age 40, is a policy failure of the highest magnitude. On January 15th, 2022, Ms. Go was pushed onto the tracks of the Brooklyn-bound R Subway as the train was pulling into Times Square; she was pronounced dead-on-scene. Her alleged assailant has reportedly had… Read more The Infrastructure of Safety – Pricing our Protection
by: Ben Listman Oonee Mini at Grand Central This October, Metro-North Railroad announced a pilot for secure bike parking at Grand Central with Oonee. Oonee is a Brooklyn-based company that implements and operates secure bike parking structures. Oonee has grown relevant in New York City because of the increasingly evident need for a secure bike… Read more The Path to Secure Bike Parking in NYC