Category: Government & Engagement

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?

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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

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