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Can We Reimagine the Cultivation and Distribution of NYPD Data?

by Samantha Sánchez Trigger warning– The following article mentions police brutality against Black communities, police misconduct accounts, and crime statistics. Please consider this warning before continuing. Nationwide, police departments have been a topic of discussion throughout 2020. Beginning in March with the murder of Breonna Taylor by the Louisville Metro Police Department in Kentucky, to… Read more Can We Reimagine the Cultivation and Distribution of NYPD Data?

Posted on December 16, 2020December 15, 2020 by The Wagner Planner

The Paradox of Participatory Planning in Urban Planning

by Lisa Nyamadzawo Participatory concepts and frameworks are increasingly gaining popularity and prominence in urban planning and have been oversubscribed across the globe. This is a widespread acknowledgment that residents should be defining the physical development agenda of their physical and social spaces. Laura Puttkamer argues that- “People should be the heart of any planning… Read more The Paradox of Participatory Planning in Urban Planning

Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 by The Wagner Planner

What We’re Reading (12/11/2020)

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. Jane Jacobs v. Robert Moses—the story is more surprising than you think “Jane Jacobs wasn’t opposed to data-driven decisions, she just… Read more What We’re Reading (12/11/2020)

Posted on December 11, 2020December 21, 2020 by The Wagner Planner

A Future without the Elderly Is No Future at All

by Ben Listman In Farhad Manjoo’s New York Times Op-Ed titled, “I’ve Seen a Future Without Cars, and It’s Amazing,” he argues for the reclamation of space from the automobile in urban settings, particularly New York City. Accompanied by compelling images from Vishaan Chakrabarti’s Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU), the article explains how reallocating… Read more A Future without the Elderly Is No Future at All

Posted on December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 by The Wagner Planner

The Amtrak President: Joe Biden and the Rail Revolution

by Charley Cohen Joe Biden has been elected to serve as the next President of the United States. There is one (of probably many) federally owned-and-operated service that is thrilled to soon see the 46th President take hold of the Oval Office: Amtrak. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, which does its business under the Amtrak… Read more The Amtrak President: Joe Biden and the Rail Revolution

Posted on December 7, 2020 by The Wagner Planner