Columns The Seventh Generation: Regional Planning and Reason by Thomas Angotti Feature NEW YORK CITY: The First Regional Government Still Cries for Planning The Case of Waste Management by John McCrory New York: RACE, CLASS & SPACE: A Historical Comparison…
by Tasha Harmon The Portland Metro region is hailed all over as the mecca of growth management – a unique regional planning tool that limits suburban sprawl and central city disinvestment. But is growth management good for low-income people? Can…
by Dalila Hall Portland, Oregon’s Metro Metro is the only directly elected regional government in the United States. It serves more than 1.3 million residents in three counties, and 24 cities in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. Established in 1979…
by Tony Schuman and Elliott Sclar The raw material of American planning history derives from two concerns: the physical problems associated with regional growth and the social ones connected to race and class. New York, because it is simultaneously one…
by John McCrory Proponents of regional governance as a means of correcting disparities between central cities and their suburbs can find a real-world test of their theories in New York City, which became the nation’s first major regional government one…
by Tom Angotti So you’re a planner? That’s just what we need. Ever hear that before? Why is it some people think planning can set things right? If cities are a mess, they think planning will bring order to chaos,…