Telling the Story of Cities
Dear Readers, We are thrilled to welcome you back for another year of the Wagner Planner. As the semester begins, we are excited to bring you stories from across the planning field and fresh perspectives from Wagner students. The Planner’s leadership will look slightly different from years past. Rather than one Editor-In-Chief, the three of… Read more A Letter from the Editors
Dear readers, This past year, as we have continued to make sense of what it meant to live with COVID-19’s “new normal,” were also fortunate to explore a wide range of topics that touched on urban mobility, equitable planning, data analytics, misinformation, housing crisis, climate change, special redistricting, participatory planning, tactical urbanism, green spaces, international… Read more Letter from the Editor
Dear Students, On behalf of the Wagner Planner, welcome to the NYU Wagner graduate Urban Planning Program’s fall 2020 semester! Whether it is your first term or you are continuing your studies, we are thrilled to count you as part of our community. As you may already know, the Wagner Planner is… Read more Hello and Welcome!
Dear students, We began this year honoring the power of storytelling. Planners use statistics, history, and visual images to interpret challenges, persuade stakeholders, and embolden partners. But above all, our profession is one of quiet advocacy. As I pass the torch of the Wagner Planner to Mayelly Moreno — and celebrate this year’s capstone projects… Read more Letter from Brendan Latimer
This semester, students will learn how to draw supply and demand curves, read and design a budget, and interpret the value of “p”. Yet very few of us will graduate as economists, accountants, or statisticians. That is because the power of urban planning is more than numbers, graphs, and maps alone. Planners derive their power… Read more Hello Again