Planetizen Interchange

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  • Added Sep 9, 2008
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May 23
Mr. Schramm is Right; Mr. Schramm is Wrong : All economics and no philosophy can make a planner a dull boy. In that sense, Carl Schramm’s recent article in Forbes magazine [link] is absolutely right—but only to a degree....
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May 19
Planning is Not Necessary : Municipal comprehensive plans are neither necessary nor sufficient for smart growth....
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May 19
Accounting for Latent Demand : Planners must anticipate how people would respond to new options, such as improved walking, cycling and public transit services. This requires imagination....
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May 17
The Planning Fallacy Part Deux (now with more fallacies!) : Salmon marmalade could be tasty if done right....
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May 16
Bike Sharing Prepares to Get its World Rocked : The evolution of today's infrastructure-intensive bike sharing systems has been a hard-fought learning process; alas, the current paradigm is about to get turned on its head, and it's happening – surp...
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May 16
"Bike Breaks" Leverage Dynamic Resources for Synergistic Efficiency Improvements (they really do!) : Using bicycle racks as partitions in lieu of fences, called "bike breaks", in heavily trafficked areas accomplishes two goals at once and fends off the design wonks....
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May 15
The Promise of China's Eurocentricism : Can we transform China’s Eurocentric towns from architectural caricatures into urban catalysts, and from one-dimensional exports, into reflective antidotes to the unequivocal and rapacious sprawl that...
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May 13
Changing the Water in the Fish Tank : David Foster Wallace's commencement speech, now a viral video, misses an essential truth....
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May 2
The Planning Fallacy : Often times, what we think of as a plan is just an elaborate wish....
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Apr 29
A Minor Setback for Pedestrians : Municipal setback requirements inconvenience pedestrians for no good reason....
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Apr 29
Who Should Pay for Transportation Infrastructure? What is Fair? : Many people assume incorrectly that motorists pay their share of roadway costs through fuel taxes. Not so. Fairness would require much higher motor vehicle user fees to finance roadways....
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Apr 29
'Dam Slow City : Amsterdam feels "cozy" because the city's efforts to manage mobility results in an average speed for all modes of 15kph/10mph....
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Apr 27
The Global TechniCity : Tom Sanchez (Virginia Tech) and I decided to offer a free course to a global audience. The response has been phenomenal with more than 17,000 people participating....
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