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I’m a libertarian urbanist, and I care about…
Election season is upon us so it’s time to transcribe some stereotypical partisan voices in my head. I’m a Libertarian urbanist and I care about job creation, that national debt, the role of government, and energy and the environment. JOB CREATION My friends and I started an online marketing business and then published a book […]
I’m a republican urbanist, and I care about…
October 27, 2012
Election season is upon us so it’s time to transcribe some stereotypical partisan voices in my head. I’m a Republican urbanist and I care about job creation, that national debt, the role of government, and energy and the environment. JOB CREATION Government shouldn’t grow to create more jobs. I want to see more Americans working […]
I’m a democrat urbanist, and I care about…
October 26, 2012
Election season is upon us so it’s time to transcribe some stereotypical partisan voices in my head. I’m a Democrat urbanist and I care about job creation, that national debt, the role of government, and energy and the environment. JOB CREATION I don’t mind if jobs are created by the expansion of government agencies. I want to see […]
the planner’s great anti-planner
February 18, 2012
The City Builder Book Club is reading The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs. 50 years after its original publication, planners still have much to learn about meddling. So many of the challenges we’re trying to overcome in cities and suburbs originated from professionals fighting against a free market for the […]
APA’s plea for planning chutzpah
November 4, 2011
APA President Mitch Silver distributed a plea for planners to show what they’re made of. (I’m hoping we’re made of some good, common sense and not just regulations for regulations’ sake.) Even the strong-willed planners have a tendency to be overruled by public works and elected officials when it comes to transportation projects. Here’s a […]
October 28, 2012
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