When I was a kid, my mom picked what I thought was an unusual vocation for me. While most people were thinking about being doctors or astronauts (or, in my case, a full-time ninja – I wasn’t as concerned about my 401k back then), she thought my professional destiny lay in engineering. I had someContinue reading “Is abstract planning thinking a form of privilege in a country with real problems?”
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Privilege, Progressive POC, and Proper Political Planning
No, that isn’t too many P’s. It was one of the first tests of my revolutionary fervor in this new position. And I faltered. When given the choice between advocating to keep fighting or to take an offer that promised only limited gains now but had potential for significant reforms over time, I actually talkedContinue reading “Privilege, Progressive POC, and Proper Political Planning”
A Space for Something New
Welcome to Fear of a Black Planner. Many of the problems, challenges, and opportunities discussed here would be relevant, in some form, to any time in US history – we as a country haven’t made adequate progress, even since Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) began demanding a seat at the table. The specificContinue reading “A Space for Something New”
Is there a space for progressive planning to thrive in a partisan environment?
As we approach a highly consequential election, many progressives like myself are lamenting what seems like a systematic attack by the Democratic Party on the ideals and ideas of leftist politicians and candidates. The lack of ambition in their party platform, as well as the selection of speakers during the Democratic National Convention, makes clearContinue reading “Is there a space for progressive planning to thrive in a partisan environment?”
Why the American capitalist model makes community uplift through planning all but impossible
Somehow, the United States has managed to make its national affluence into a curse. The easy commodification of almost any urban good makes it difficult (nay, impossible?) to effectively plan anything that is not essentially geared towards making money for exclusive, elite groups. After doing research on superblock (Superilla) development in Barcelona, it is clearContinue reading “Why the American capitalist model makes community uplift through planning all but impossible”
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