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 editors. Brendan’s Picks Nairobi Should Rethink Its Colonialist Approach to Urban Design “The apartheid on the roads is also replicated in policy:… Read more What We’re Reading (11/15)
By Katherine Rivard, MUP ’21 Imagine a stereotypical American middle-class household in the 1950s: a father, mother, and a couple kids. The father goes to work each day to “take care of business” while the mother remains busy cleaning, cooking, and maintaining the household. Luckily, the mothers don’t go at it alone. They have other… Read more Recognizing the Global Power 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 editors. Brendan’s Picks The Hyperloop and the Self-Driving Car Are Not the Future of Transportation The tools we need to change transportation… Read more What We’re Reading (11/8)
By Miranda McCafferty Adams As someone who cares about functional city governance, I urge you to vote NO on Ballot Question 5, which includes a process where the Borough President and Community Boards receive a developer’s project proposal before it is submitted to the Department of City Planning (DCP) and enters official public review. Development… Read more Vote “No” on Ballot Question 5
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 editors. Brendan’s Picks Op-Ed: How Cities Should Regulate Scooters Scooters hold great promise for transforming how people get around — providing greener… Read more What We’re Reading (11/1)