Telling the Story of Cities
Each Friday, the Wagner Planner editorial board will publish a news roundup of recent planning news. Topics range the gamut of urban planning concentrations, but will mostly be at the discretion of the editor. Report: California’s water systems are in deep trouble “A new report is highlighting the gaps in California’s water infrastructure — and how… Read more What We’re Reading (4/23/2021)
by Samantha Sánchez President Biden has recently proposed a $2 trillion plan to rebuild infrastructure and reshape the economy in a post-COVID-19 world. The plan includes rebuilding 20,000 miles of roads, repairs to 10 of the most critical and largest bridges in the country, the nationwide removal of lead pipes, and more. More importantly, Biden… Read more Nothing About Us, Without Us – Addressing the Diversity of Planners in Biden’s Infrastructure Plan
Each Friday, the Wagner Planner editorial board will publish a news roundup of recent planning news. Topics range the gamut of urban planning concentrations, but will mostly be at the discretion of the editor. 5 ways new monitoring technologies can help cities combat air pollution “Emerging monitoring technology can enable leaders to better understand when… Read more What We’re Reading (4/16/2021)
by Benjamin Listman Over the course of the COVID pandemic, frontline workers–nurses, doctors, grocery store clerks, waitstaff–garnered the nation’s respect and gratitude to help the rest of us stay safe at home. Although eating establishments eventually reopened across the country, indenser cities like New York, there was a boom in demand for food delivery, highlighting… Read more Delivering Results: Better Data Through Collective Ownership
by Charley Cohen A city for the people, by the people, but actually for automobiles? The streets of our great city are dominated by cars and trucks, and pedestrians are forced onto small and crowded sidewalks. Shouldn’t our city be more accessible and useable for… people? Cities, by their economic definition, are the clustering of… Read more “We Give the City Back to You, The People:” A Human Capital Argument for Congestion Pricing & Permanent Open Streets