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...ames in Salt Lake City in 1960, almost forty years before the Games were actually staged in our oasis on the edge of a desert. These men believed that long- and short-term economic development opportunities were the genuine gold medals…
...Starting in 2019, articles in the online magazine can be accessed at www.progressivecity.net...
...osts navigation Older posts→ About Progressive City Progressive City: Radical Alternatives is an online publication dedicated to ideas and practices that advance racial, economic, and social justice in cities. We feature stories on inclusive urban planning practices, grassroots organizing, and…
...Conference Lessons from the Corridor Development Initiative by Gretchen Nicholls, Barbara Raye and Ann Forsyth Counting Vacant Buildings and Housing Homeless People in New York City by Sam J. Miller and Lynn Lewis Challenging Spatial Inequality in the South Bronx…
...Lynn Lewis Alternatives to the Mortgage Trap: Household Savings and the Mutu*]}*al Housing Association by Michael E. Stone Land Banks, Mortgage Revenue Bonds and Market Regulation: Three Tools for Communities Facing Foreclosures by Jesse Clark Direct Action Against Foreclosure and…
...g Sustainable Transportation: Win-Win Solutions that Achieve Economic, Social and Environmental Objectives by Todd Litman A HOP, SKIP and JUMP to “Branding” Transit: How Incremental Improvements to Transit and Cycling Can Boost Ridership and Bring New Life to Downtowns by…
...Making Space for Families by Mia Hunt Rendering the Invisible Visible: Cultural Architecture and Predatory Planning in Atlanta?s Sweet Auburn by Kenneth Bailey and Kiara L. Nagel From Political Protest to Housing Activism: The Association of Mothers of Plaza de…
...on, Vermo nt, 1981-2006 Crystal Lackey Thinking Outside the Box: Creative Solutions for Caring for Poor Rural Elders K. Tyler Miller Bolivia: Reclaiming Natural Resources and Popular Sovereignty Emily Achtenberg Download this issue (5 MB)...
...iller Environmental Works Community Design Center Roger Tucker Hamer Center for Community Design Michael Rios jamie blosser cd+d Jamie Blosser Metropolitan Design Center Ann Forsyth New Civic Works: Community-Based and Community-Scaled Design Hillary Brown Community Design as an Alternative,Non-Traditional Practice…
...CTIONS: THE VIEW FROM ABROAD Canadian Perspectives on the US Election by R.Alan Walks More Passion by Jordi Borja Bush y América Latina by Alejandro Rofman George Bush,American Pragmatism and Community Planning by Caterina Timpanaro Up, Down, Inside, Outside: (New)…
...the Lunchroom By Heather Stouder Planning’s Role in Assisting Local Agricultural Initiatives By Laura Stauffer Community Gardening in York Region, Ontario By Nancy Reid Organic Farming in Southwestern Indian Communities By Katherine Crewe Building an Alternative to the Global Food…
...ng By Tom Angotti From Pruitt-Igoe to the World Trade Center By Clara Irazabal Homeland Security By Jacqueline Leavitt Regular Section: Fuel Cell Futility By Chip Haynes Planning as a Tool of Political Control By Jeff Halper Fighting “Rural Removal”…
...he UN Convention on the Rights of the Child By Kim Knowles-Yánez Toronto’s YOUTHLINK Program By Llewellyn Golding The YouthPower Story By Imre Kepes Principles for Young Peoples’ Participation in Planning By Suzanne Speak Regular Section Smart Growth As Trojan…
...d returning rough e-mails to some for revision before she posted them. Eventually, however, the call of the Ph.D. dissertation forced her to choose between us and graduating. I was among those most dependent on the list. For me, stuck…
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...r flows after storm events to protect human environments from floods and natural environments from soil erosion and habitat destruction. Sound ecological science data clearly shows the vital role of wetlands for nature and to also protect human health and…
...la trayectoria de la Asociación Madres de Plaza de Mayo en la Argentina. Actualicemos, brevemente, su historia. A mediados del año 1977–hace una década–en plena Dictadura Militar en la Argentina, un grupo de madres de jóvenes desaparecidos por los represores…
...aid members. PN began publishing a newsletter for its members in 1975. Eventually, the newsletter grew to include articles about a broad range of issues of concern to progressive planners. These newsletters are archived in our Newsletter Archives 1975-2001 section.…
...the statement here. Check out our online magazine, Progressive City: Radical Alternatives. You can also follow along on Facebook and Twitter. About Planners Network Planners Network is a 501 (3) (c) non-profit organization. Get details on how to Join Planners…
...technical solid waste management planning and administrative reports, special studies; conducts assessments; prepares inventories and statistical information necessary for future planning; develops critical correspondence and comprehensive reports in support of projects and decisions. Leads professional staff in developing financial strategies…
...ream planning circles. In 2017, the magazine became Progressive City: Radical Alternatives, an online publication and podcast with the same editorial standards, but adding an opportunity for readers to interact through comments and social media. Our contributors and readers are…
...tech surveillance cameras, is not lost on these activists. “South Africa actually is the most unequal society in the world,” says Trevor Ngwane, a leader of the Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee, which is one of more than a dozen new…
...realized. But in many cases this scenario is a recipe for disaster. Young males return to the pueblo of their memory, where older men have the authority, a tight social structure controls behavior, and everyone is poor and works in…
...fforts, however, destroy existing functional social networks and dilute cultural identities within lower income communities, and much like gerrymandering or colonial occupation, serve to weaken the community’s potential political power. Moreover, governments are increasingly looking to private developers to produce…
...udents (NOMAS), Urban Planning Student Association (UPSA), and the Architectural Representative Committee (ARC) to spur future collaborations and to get the word out about Planners Network to students outside of the urban planning program. Update from PN-NYC Chapter: Memorial for…
...he remaining manufacturing in the neighborhood’s mixed-use economy were virtually removed at the insistence of the city. And despite explicit recommendations in the plan for high performance manufacturing, mixed-use development and affordable housing, the city’s major rezoning proposal for the…
...limit their work to preliminary design, undertaking projects like a conceptu*]}*al streetscape design or a neighborhood identity strategy. Such centers advance their projects to the stage where public approvals or funding can be obtained. Other centers, such as the Troy…
...earch, and a commitment to active citizenship locally, regionally, and globally. Tufts University also prides itself on creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community. Current and prospective employees of the university are expected to have and continuously develop skill in,…
...earch, and a commitment to active citizenship locally, regionally, and globally. Tufts University also prides itself on creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community. Current and prospective employees of the university are expected to have and continuously develop skill in,…
...excellence, or promise of research excellence, of a recognized international caliber as demonstrated in: the research statement; a record of publications (or forthcoming publications) with significant journals in the field; presentations at major conferences; awards and accolades; and strong recommendations…
...rtificate is an 18-week, online certificate program that prepares public health professionals and those in related fields to address the health impacts of climate change. The program includes three six-week courses: 1) Introduction to Climate Change and Health 2) Climate…
...onference will be published in the online magazine, Progressive City: Radical Alternatives (www.progressivecity.net) The Plenary Panel Friday, June 21, 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EST The Plenary panel was streamed to all sites. Speakers Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel, Mohawk activist and…
...ittle to no experience working with low income communities of color, can actually harm regions already suffering from economic and environmental hardship. If handled poorly, environmental policies can solely benefit the privileged upper classes or pressure low-income communities into becoming…
...phy & Planning, please visit our home page: http://geography.utoronto.ca/. All qualified candidates are invited to apply online by clicking on the link below. Applicants must submit a cover letter, a complete current curriculum vitae, a statement outlining current and future…
...ss. At the national level, we can raise the same questions. Federal laws actually promote bidding wars and competition between cities, regions, and states. The Taft-Hartley Act, for example, allows states to enact anti-union “right to work” laws. Cities establish…
...s. They are our neighbours, and right now, these tents are their homes. We all agree that it isn’t permanent or ideal for people to live in parks and other public spaces. In working with encampment residents, we ask the…
...ing it into compliance with federal law. Though the federal government eventually certified the NIRPC planning process, the Interfaith Federation extracted a number of reforms out of the MPO. NIRPC instituted a study of transit needs, rewrote its environmental justice…
...ll proceed incrementally through solving one problem after another and eventually this will mean a qualitative social change. Redistributive planners will often verbalize the same long range and overall goals as transformative or community development planners, but they concentrate on…
...tory? Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Helen Jefferson Lenskyj Golden Scam: Fantasy and Reality in the Olympics Christopher A. Shaw There’s Gold in the Property Market: The Olympics and Housing Peter Phibbs and Kat Martindale Fool’s Gold : Some Observations of…
...has an impressive stash of dough to wine and dine policymakers and intellectuals, finance a slick policy journal and pull strings in the conservative administration of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. At times they’ve been successful in appearing balanced by welcoming debate,…
...hese elements of autonomy as grounded in histories of local struggle and mutu*]}*al dependency that have evolved over time. The relationship between society and the state is reciprocal. Just as the strong figure of Chávez has given impetus and unity…
...ed, but studies had been solicited by the non-Indian management company to calculate projected revenue and employment. Given an operation with 96 table games and an unspecified number of video gaming terminals, gross annual revenues are expected to reach $100…
...ice for quite some time, just as it does with ethanol and gasohol, but eventually the piper must be paid. Especially in a world where conventional non-renewable energy resources will be dwindling. (And that will be our world in just…
...on. Using a figure of $100 billion as the cost of a war with Iraq, the NPP calculated what taxpayers of each state and selected cities will pay out of their federal income taxes for the war. Atlanta can expect…
...and Brazil. While most people who know him recognize his imposing intellectu*]}*al achievements, many do not know of Peter’s extensive professional experience in local planning. He chaired the Housing Committee of a Community Board in New York City and also…
...motes good nutrition and health. In television coverage from Athens, the actu*]}*al events were cleverly segued into commercials featuring Ronald McDonald to create the impression that Ronald was part of the competition. Such marketing is typical, highlighting the fact that…
...g them. She cautioned others not to talk to me. I said that I hoped to eventually write a story about the demonstration. Among the group there was an Algerian woman to whom I was the most interested in talking…
...data on how often and why invisible cyclists are stopped and cited, potentially revealing and deterring oppressive police tactics. By focusing on invisible cyclists and establishing their concerns as worthy of attention, the City of Lights efforts build on another…
...the belief that architecture, art, and planning are simultaneously intellectu*]}*al, spatial, social, and material practices, and that leadership in the field demands both expertise in a specific discipline and broader knowledge across disciplines. Cornell’s Ithaca campus is the physical and…
.... Urban regeneration has taught us valuable lessons such as: physical renewal alone is problematic; local social networks matter; total clearance cannot solve the underlying problems that cause decline; listening to local residents is particularly important as experts do not…
...k University Representatives are local PN contacts that help facilitate local, national, and international networking. If you have questions about progressive planning or PN activities at a certain school, in your area, or somewhere else, feel free to contact the…
...nked planning department with 115 undergraduate majors (BS-Urban and Regional Studies), 125 master’s degree students in programs in City and Regional Planning (accredited MRP), Historic Preservation Planning (MA), and Regional Science (MA and MS), and 30 Ph.D. students in City…
...and finance, active and sustainable transportation, brownfields, ethno-culturally diverse place-based planning and design, immigration and settlement, emerging issues in mobility, real estate economics, urban design, planning for aging in place, public finance, affordable housing, planning with Indigenous communities, landscape infrastructure…
...onthly E-newsletter, Supporting an online magazine, Progressive City: Radical Alternatives, A discount to the PN Conference, And the opportunity to contribute to a planning organization that consistently promotes economic, social and environmental justice. There are two ways to join: By…
...ssions (roughly 500 words) for our online magazine, Progressive City: Radical Alternatives, on initiatives, strategies or actions that aim to secure more just forms of transit, with transit broadly understood in relation to walking, biking, rickshaws, bus, subway and a…
...he country. One of the country’s most popular, high-profile “green” and culturally dynamic cities, Austin was selected as the #1 Best Places to Live (US News and World Report 4/2017), # 5 Top 25 Future-Ready US Cities (Convention Management Association…
...s. CLTs are long-term stewards of affordability, which work to ensure perpetually affordable housing, and to secure space for high social-benefit non-profit enterprises. The CNCLT Technical Assistance Program aims to support the healthy growth and increased impacts of the CLT…
...nked planning department with 115 undergraduate majors (BS-Urban and Regional Studies), 125 master’s degree students in programs in City and Regional Planning (accredited MRP), Historic Preservation Planning (MA), and Regional Science (MA and MS), and 30 Ph.D. students in City…
..., subject to renewal contingent on funding and university needs. All official salary offers must be approved by Human Resources. UMass Boston requires all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and to confirm proof of their vaccination status. Exemptions from…
...scopes, programs, program adjustments and project revisions. § Leads special studies and environmental design projects. § Maintains consistent design guidelines and standards. § Assists with various internal and external committees and working groups concerned with the campus physical development plans.…
The students of the McGill School of Urban Planning publish an online magazine called Free City. Check out the call for submissions for the upcoming issue, on the theme of “Revive”. Deadline January 24th! https://free-city.ca/call-for-submissions The theme of the fifth…
...ame time, it has prompted greater interest in the solidarity economy and mutu*]}*al aid responses, and it has prompted new calls to expand the role of government and public policy in supporting socially and environmentally just economic alternatives. ‘Community Economic…
...articles check out our current online publication, Progressive City: Radical Alternatives. 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 Sept – Dec: After September 11 July – August: The Road from Rochester May…
...ffing the Planning and Zoning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Architectural Review Board, and the Administrative Review Team, as well as presenting cases to City Council. The team also manages code updates. Long Range Planning: This team manages the Community…
...@ 55 (Employee contributes 8% (employee cost) and 1% (cost sharing) of annual salary) ? CalPERS Pension Reform Formula 2% @ 62 (Employee contributes 6.75% (normal cost) of annual salary) ? Health Benefits – up to $1,450 per month toward…
...nity, and the City of Oakland welcomes candidates with diverse and multicultural skill sets. The Bureau of Planning supports the mission of the City of Oakland to transform practices in City government to promote racial equity in government and the…
...nked planning department with 130 undergraduate majors (BS-Urban and Regional Studies), 110 master’s degree students in programs in City and Regional Planning (accredited MRP), Historic Preservation Planning (MA), and Regional Science (MA and MS), and 35 Ph.D. students in City…
...nd meetings with councilors and staff. Through a combination of these structural advantages, hard work and luck, Abandonment Issues was able to get Use It or Lose It on the table at the city council’s Affordable Housing Committee, where the…
...onthly E-newsletter, Supporting an online magazine, Progressive City: Radical Alternatives, A discount to the PN Conference, And the opportunity to contribute to a planning organization that consistently promotes economic, social and environmental justice. To see full information about how to…
...the importance of preserving their neighborhood. This awareness could eventually develop leadership in the community. A second objective was to create collaborative relationships between the university, neighborhood and school system. Finally, the project had the purpose of prompting an interest…
...May/June 2000 The Electronic Frontier Selected Feature Information Technologies and Progressive Planning by Ann Forsyth Online for Organizing: The Story of COMM-ORG by Randy Stoeker NKLA: Neighborhood Improvement and Recovery is Not Just for the Experts! by Bill Pitkin The…
...t bastion of compassion.” Originally published in Shelterforce #95, September/October 1997. Reprinted with permission. Visit Shelterforce online at www.nhi.org Return to Table of Contents...
...lebrated, no mention is made of the demands they place on those who will actually use and maintain them. Those who promote more sustainable forms of transportation like cycling and walking don’t address the logistical problems for those who need…
...ive work required to sustain this growth. Without a major patron, the structural situation of PN is unlikely to change in any fundamental way. In this issue and throughout PN’s history, members have shown no shortage of ideas about what…
...on, he may indeed be inclined to use them, but only the United States is actually using them, and at this very moment, people are dying in Iraq as a result. However evil Saddam Hussein is, whatever potential danger he…
...f the rational, technocratic planner who plugs data into a model that magically analyzes the information and proposes optimal solutions. Planners within a ‘progressive planning’ tradition tend to reject this use of technology, focusing instead on more social or political…
...space, assistance, guidance, and hands-on experience. Plugged In in East Palo Alto is a place that provides enhanced access. This CTC is the community production studio, copy center, cyber-library, self-paced learning studio, and telecommunication booth for East Palo Alto. Plugged…
...onthly E-newsletter, Supporting an online magazine, Progressive City: Radical Alternatives, A discount to the PN Conference, And the opportunity to contribute to a planning organization that consistently promotes economic, social and environmental justice. There are two ways to join: By…
...These sites allow users to create profiles, share information, news, and photographs, link to their own wikis and blogs, join groups, contribute to discussions, post important links, and promote events. Although both sites are commonly used for professional networking, Facebook…
...tensive collection, but now there were the papers of Paul Davidoff and eventually Walter Thabit. Meanwhile, Parsons had been pursuing Aline McMahon, Clarence Stein’s widow, and eventually acquired Stein’s papers, along with a bequest that would fund continuing support for…
...think it takes longer to use an alternative transportation mode than it actually does. They may not know that a bus is five minutes from their door and can take them directly to where they want to go. Or they…
...ll walk and bike simply because it is safe and, for at least some trips, actually more convenient than driving a car. An extensive research literature in planning and transportation (and a growing body of research in public health) suggests…
...e 2005 collection Jobs and Economic Development in Minority Communities: Realities, Challenges and Innovation (Paul Ong and Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, eds.) thatexplored community benefits agreements in Los Angeles and how labor unions could promote housing as a campaign issue. In 2007,…
...s to present the nation’s eleventh largest city as all but a lost cause. Naturally, there is a lot of heart and guts in the city and plenty of determined people working for its survival, but Time seems to be…
...onthly E-newsletter, Supporting an online magazine, Progressive City: Radical Alternatives, A discount to the PN Conference, And the opportunity to contribute to a planning organization that consistently promotes economic, social and environmental justice. Click here for the membership application! Make…
...ractitioners, academics, and community members. Progressive City: Radical Alternatives grew out of Progressive Planning Magazine, a quarterly print publication of the Planners Network. We: Prioritize community-based voices and feature contributors with a range of professional and educational backgrounds.…
...on environmental planning issues (for example climate change adaptation, natural hazards, environmental justice, water and air pollution, or urban sustainability) in the Global South (namely Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean). The successful candidate will play an active role…
...of contributing to and implementing our Strategic Plan, who shares our cultural values, and who has a passion to be part of a solution to the affordable housing crisis. The emphasis will be on community education and outreach, networking, establishing…