By Samuel Stein and Tarry Hum Last month, New York lost a champion for the working-class immigrant city. Arturo Ignacio Sanchez passed away in assisted living in Queens, the borough he loved and fought for over the course of his 74-year life. Arturo taught urban planning at various colleges and universities around New York and wrote well-regarded academic papers, … [Read more...] about Remembering Arturo Ignacio Sanchez, a Fighter for Immigrant New York
VIDEO: The Transactive Theory of Urban Planning
Josh is a practicing urban planner in the Mid Atlantic. For the past nine years, Josh has served as a land use and transportation planner with a career focus in public engagement. Since the onset of the pandemic, Josh has taken on an equity planning role and serves as a subject expert for equity on transportation projects. In his free time, he researches, writes, and … [Read more...] about VIDEO: The Transactive Theory of Urban Planning
The making of “illegal” citizens and detention camps in India
by PrateetiThe following piece is a part of Progressive City's Planning for Decarceral Spaces for Collective Action series, which addresses how planners and activists can actively engage in designing, creating policies, and/or advocating for the creation of decarceral spaces which promote safety, reduce harm, and are accessible. As an ethno-nationalist project, Hindutva … [Read more...] about The making of “illegal” citizens and detention camps in India
Black Planning in Action
By Abigail MoriahThe following piece appears in Planners Network's forthcoming 2nd annual Disorientation Guide. More information to follow. About seven years ago, feeling disillusioned, I began to reflect on my career in planning and development as well as the tensions I was experiencing. Self-doubt emerged, and I started to question my role in planning and if I was the … [Read more...] about Black Planning in Action
Against Carcerality: Planning, Strategizing, and Organizing for Decarceral Spaces
by Ian Baran and Walter NichollsThe following piece is a part of Progressive City's Planning for Decarceral Spaces for Collective Action series, which addresses how planners and activists can actively engage in designing, creating policies, and/or advocating for the creation of decarceral spaces which promote safety, reduce harm, and are accessible. The utilization of … [Read more...] about Against Carcerality: Planning, Strategizing, and Organizing for Decarceral Spaces