Telling the Story of Cities
A Welcome from the Wagner Planner Co-Editors Dear Readers, This year, we are ushering in a new era into the Wagner Planner. With urban planning becoming increasingly more interdisciplinary, we wanted to make sure that the stories we tell about our cities followed suit. We are looking for more disciplines to contribute to the urban… Read more A New Era for the Planner: Co-Editor Introduction
An Introduction for newcomers to the City Gabriel Negrón Torres briefly introduces the City of Yes Zoning for Housing Opportunity with some of its more preeminent proposals to address the housing crisis in New York City By: Gabriel Negrón Torres Whether from other parts of the States or a foreign country, you just arrived in… Read more What is the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity?
Dear Readers, It has been a pleasure to publish and edit the Wagner Planner this year. This is the first year the Planner has had a team of co-editors, and we’re delighted to carry on our student publication’s long-standing tradition. When we started, we had a vision of being a platform that represented the diverse… Read more Farewell and a new beginning from your Wagner Planner editors – Jake Mericle, Emily Speelman, and Calley Wang
A close look at the city’s capital projects reveal what public improvements NYC is prioritizing. Image of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (Photo credit: Max Touhey, Curbed NY) The City of New York has ambitious goals to expand greenway corridors, enrich business districts, create more housing, and improve public infrastructure to enhance quality of life and support… Read more Where New York City’s capital budget is being allocated and what it means for New Yorkers