Bike Tunnel To Manhattan: A Proposed Relay Between Advocacy And Consultancy
If you’re working in the transportation industry, you know there are basically two ways to contribute to the amazing shift in perspective going on in our country towards livable streets: Advocacy or...
View ArticleThe Pedaling Revolution
The review is written by David Byrne whose book, "Bicycle Diaries" will be published in the fall. Publication Date: Sun, 05/31/2009
View ArticleHow Design Professionals Can Effect Change on Capitol Hill
At this year's American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) advocacy day, CongressmPublication Date: Fri, 05/11/2012
View ArticleData Shows Inclusionary Housing Is...Inclusionary!
Rick Jacobus of the Cornerstone Partnership reviewed the Rand Corporation Report "Is Inclusionary Zoning Inclusionary?" in a web exclusive posted to Shelterforce a few days ago.Publication Date: Thu,...
View ArticleA Guide to Organizations for Change—San Francisco Edition
“Face it: San Francisco has issues, and so do you,” writes Josh Wilson.Publication Date: Fri, 02/28/2014
View ArticleAdvice for Planning Commissioners with Advocacy In Their Blood
Does the following sound familiar? “Prior to joining the planning commission you were involved in a variety of community issues and worked very comfortably in the political process.Publication Date:...
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Selling Urbanism: Don’t be an Aristarchus
"Yes, overall, planners have gotten better at articulating projects and the larger goals that drPublication Date: Mon, 11/17/2014
View ArticleTransportation Journalism Suffers Losses in 2015
Ben Fried, Editor-in-Chief, informed Streetsblog readers on Jan.Publication Date: Fri, 01/09/2015
View ArticleSolving the 'Female Advocate Dilemma'
"Here’s a pretty common scenario," writes Bruntlett, "we are invited to an urbanist meet up or a group ride and I look around to find I’m one of just a handful of women in a sea of men. Each time I...
View ArticleDispatch from 'Planners' Day' on Capitol Hill
"In 125 meetings with congressional offices representing 25 states, APA members and advocates for good planning fanned out across Capitol Hill on September 29 to talk about transportation, parks,...
View ArticleWhen Can Economic Advocacy Succeed in City Hall?
Marc Doussard of University of Illinois guest blogs on his new work in the Journal of Planning Education and Research, available with open access through Dec. 15, 2015.
View ArticleQueens Boulevard an Award Winner—No Longer the 'Boulevard of Death'
Streetsblog has announced the winners (and/or losers) of the 2015 Streetsie Awards. After opening the awards to a public vote, the final tally is in, providing a country-spanning look at the year in...
View ArticleAdvocating for Planning When Presidential Campaigns Come to Town
Dylan Mullenix shares news of the efforts of planners in Iowa to advocate for the causes of the profession while faced with the rare opportunity of meeting with presidential candidates from both...
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A Call for a New Design Advocacy Platform
William Menking pens a withering critique both of the de Blasio Administration in and the state of design advocacy in the city. The editorial starts out by pulling no punches:Publication Date: Thu,...
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Recommendations for Reforming the American Public Transportation Association
"APTA President and CEO Michael Melaniphy resigned late last month following news that New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority [Publication Date: Mon, 05/23/2016
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Safe Streets for Whom?
Naomi Doerner, a consultant who helps bike and pedestrian advocates develop racial justice plans, gives Streetsblog her take on the blind spots in the planning community.Publication Date: Fri, 07/22/2016
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Does Urban Planning Require Passion?
Making better places is a core value for many planners, but don’t let a lack of passion stand between you and a strong career in planning.
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Jane Jacobs's Legacy: 2016 Edition
According to Justin Davidson, "the paladin of the little people still looms large on the cityscape." Davidson is referring to Jane Jacobs, of course, whose name won't be unfamiliar to any Planetizen...
View ArticleData Shows Inclusionary Housing Is...Inclusionary!
Rick Jacobus of the Cornerstone Partnership reviewed the Rand Corporation Report "Is Inclusionary Zoning Inclusionary?" in a web exclusive posted to Shelterforce a few days ago.Publication Date: Thu,...
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