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...ee nations across two continents have approached me, when I’m on the road, to introduce themselves face to face. The Internet has the capacity to both isolate us and bring us together. The pressures are for isolation, but the COMM-ORG…
...is a Road to Nowhere for Black New Orleanians: http://www.plannersnetwork.org/2010/10/the-road-home-is-a-road-to-nowhere-for-black-new-orleanians/ William M. Harris, Sr. (2013) The South: The Race Culture Sustained http://www.plannersnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/PN_SP13_Harris.pdf Harley F. Etienne (2014) What is Consistent with the Public Interest? Rethinking Planning Ethics for the…
...otherwise impenetrable dead-end neighborhoods. (Seewww.walkablecommunities.org and www.pedbikeinfo.org for detailed design and engineering information, resources and an extensive image library.) Whatever avenues you pursue, keep in mind all of your potential allies. In Cohasset, MA it has been the health officer,…
...skoka Road 117 Box 10, Baysville ON P0B 1A0 705-706-3329 • Info@MuskokaCLT.org • MuskokaCLT.org BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEADER – MUSKOKA COMMUNITY LAND TRUST Full-time, Contract Position Who We Are The Muskoka Community Land Trust (MCLT) is a recently incorporated non-profit organization…
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...nnersnetwork(dot)org Enewsletter: Email: newsletter(at)plannersnetwork(dot)org Office Email: info(at)plannersnetwork(dot)org Instagram: Arielle Lawson Bylaws of Planners Network, Inc. Download: Bylaws (as revised October 2009) (90 KB) Representatives and Members Chapter Contacts University Representatives Member Directory Return to top of page. Progressive City: Radical…
...ehicles from entering the construction site. Source: http://www.rioonwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/17003372271_ff7acd8909_o.jpg Residents of Horto, a more than 200-year-old community located next to the Botanical Gardens in Rio’s South Zone, have been struggling against eviction in a drawn out conflict with the Botanical Gardens…
...is doing research and writing about urban enclaves and urban agriculture. For more information about the issue raised here, see: www.bimkom.org;www.icahd.org; www.stopthewall.org; www.btselem.org....
...s a “Chapter Contact” to keep the chapter in touch with PN. In contrast, a University Rep simply occasionally provides PN-related info to students and faculty. Where can I find more information? Check www.plannersnetwork.org for news and announcements. Join the…
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...on is filled. Interested applicants are encouraged to visit PeopleForBikes.org for general information and organizational background. Equal Opportunity Our work to create safer, more comfortable and accessible places to ride for everyone starts with us. As an equal opportunity employer,…
...tioned requirements. Please email a cover letter and resume to jobs@canurb.org with your full name and “Research and Policy Analyst” in the subject line by 5:00 p.m. ET on July 5, 2021. Your cover letter should outline your essential skills…
...site internet de CAPS-ACÉAU pour plus d’information,http://www.caps-aceau.org. 2009 New PN Chapter at University of Buffalo, New York A new PN Chapter has formed at the University of Buffalo, State University of New York! The chapter is open to both students…
...of rice. After two successive phases of trade liberalization, Haiti was, by 2004, importing 270,000 metric tons, a 17-fold increase. When prices of imported foods spiked in 2007, hungry families rebelled. Policies advancing food sovereignty are few, although we note…
...g improvement interventions in informally-settled areas of the city between 2001 and 2009. And since 2007, the lot-level Housing Improvement Program has been complemented by the Barrio Improvement Program (Programa de Mejoramiento Barrial). By 2010, approximately $31.2 million had been…
...“Training Young Planners” conference session. Meredith Phillips is a program manager at the Academy of Urban Planning . To find out more about the Academy, please visit http://www.aupnyc.org , or contact Meredith atmeredith@aupnyc.org . For more information about the Brooklyn…
...ion: www.weact.org Transportation Equity Network: www.transportationequity.org Labor/Community Strategy Center: www.thestrategycenter.org Interfaith Federation Challenges an MPO: Linking Metropolitan Equity & Environmental Justice The Interfaith Federation is a multiracial, church-based metropolitan organizing group in the northwest corner of Indiana. Less than an…
...sraeli, Palestinian and international organizations that are currently working to end construction of the Wall and house demolitions: PENGON, the Palestinian Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations Network (www.pengon.org) Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (www.icahd.org) The Rebuilding Alliance (www.rebuildingalliance.org)...
...g, material adapted from other work, etc. We are especially interested in pieces that are grounded in a particular location. Submission Deadline February 1, 2023 submissions@harvardurbanreview.org https://www.instagram.com/harvardurbanreview/...
...y and improve quality of life. Learn more about our work at www.centralina.org. The Centralina Team: Centralina strives to provide an inclusive, creative and supportive work environment for its employees. Centralina’s staff of nearly 50 individuals serve as subject-matter experts…
...y and improve quality of life. Learn more about our work at www.centralina.org. The Centralina Team: Centralina strives to provide an inclusive, creative and supportive work environment for its employees. Centralina’s staff of nearly 50 individuals serve as subject-matter experts…
...ring salary range: $90,619 to $125,550 First resume review: Monday, May 16, 2022. Known as the Gateway to the Rockies, this All-America City lies on the eastern edge of the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area. The city boasts spectacular views of the…
...sco’s changing political landscape. About the Council of Community Housing Organizations: The Council of Community Housing Organizations (CCHO, pronounced “choo choo”) has been leading the affordable housing movement in San Francisco for over 40 years. We are creating new leadership…
...– February 28, 2022, 12:00 – 1:00pm, RSVP here Applications Due – March 23, 2022, 11:59pm More info here: https://urbandesignforum.org/initiative/new-city-critics/ About New City Critics Our goal is to equip a new generation of critics with new skills and a meaningful…
...astest growing in the country, with a 2.9 percent increase in population in 2016. Austin, Texas has a population of 926,000, making it the 11th largest city in the country. One of the country’s most popular, high-profile “green” and culturally…
...ch 2024 (268 KB) Members Only: Download the E-newsletter: February 2024 (243 KB) E-Newsletter Archive To submit content to the e-newsletter (events, job postings, member updates) please email newsletter@plannersnetwork.org. Note: This document is a password protected PDF. To receive the…
...requires coordination with state and federal agency partners such as the Georgia Department of Transportation, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, US Census Bureau, and Georgia Department of Natural Resources in meeting their respective programmatic and planning requirements. The GIS Planner,…
...) and The Center for the Living City can be found at http://justmetropolis.org 2008: Planning in Challenging Climates The 2008 Planners Network Conference: Planning in Challenging Climates was July 17-20 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. See the Call for Participation (783 KB)…
...o de Janeiro-based NGO. Follow the latest news on Rio’s mega events and related city politics as relayed by the city’s community organizers atwww.RioOnWatch.org....
...national associations of local governments, non-governmental and community organizations, professionals, academics, grassroots women’s organizations, youth and slum dwellers groups as partners working for better cities. The theme for Rio 2010, The Right to the City – Bridging the Urban Divide,…
...t is important that Planners Network members revive the call we made at our 2004 conference to build bridges and not insurmountable walls. One way of doing this is to support the courageous work of ICAHD (for more information go…
...planners. For additional information on each of these projects, see: UCLA Community Scholars: www.sppsr.ucla.edu SPARC: www.sparcindia.org The Huairou Commission: www.huairou.org...
...of the individual ideas are also on the Imagine NY website. (www.imagineny.org). The website continues to allow both written and visual submissions. It also identifies other organizations advocating for various visions, e.g. affordable housing, job development, memorials, etc., and encourages…
...hools of Planning. PN members also participate at INURA conferences. Local Organizing In many cities, members have organized PN chapters and planning activist groups to network and take action at the local level. Local chapters are independent groups that promote…
..., Norma Rantisi, Alex Schafran, Amy Siciliano. Planners Network is an organization of urban planners, activists and academics. www.plannersnetwork.org For post-Katrina organizing, go to: http://katrina.mayfirst.org...
...nformation on how to become a Life Member, see how to join Planners Network. This member directory is updated annually and is accessible to members only. If you would like to become a member, please see the information here. Members…
...lacement prevention, and urban design for the City of Austin. Weblink for further information: https://www.austincityjobs.org/postings/85577...
...mission Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning Nov. 22, 2021 until an adequate pool of candidates for the position has been identified. Applicants may apply simultaneously to this hire and the AAP Cohort Hire for Social Justice…
...son to the City of Austin’s Community Development Commission. Weblink for further information: https://www.austincityjobs.org/postings/84736...
...his position works collaboratively with the Program Director and Senior Project Manager. More information at: https://www.scenichudson.org/news/jobs/urban-planner-project-manager/...
...ion Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning January 6, 2020 until an adequate pool of candidates for the position has been identified. All applicants should submit their materials electronically to Academic Jobs Online at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/15540…
...ociety, this violation is a planning issue that demands action from planners immediately. The bill is now under consideration in the Senate. Speak out now. Call your Senator via the Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121 (or you can look up your senators…
...m Cassis. RESIDENCY PERIODS The Camargo Core Program has two sessions: Fall 2020 8 weeks from September 8 to November 3, 2020 Spring 2021 6 weeks from February 23 to April 6, 2021 8 weeks from February 23…
...e of the workplace to deal with the issues faced by immigrant workers. From 2000 to the present, the IWC has organized with workers in the Temporary Foreign Workers programs and workers who are employed through temporary agencies, many for…
...sign up! Get in touch with any questions at universityreps@plannersnetwork.org. United States City University of New York – Hunter College To be added California State Polytechnic Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) Jonathan Pacheco Bell (faculty) – jpb(at)c1typlann3r(dot)com Iowa State University Francis…
...pace for planning scholars and practitioners, but also activists, artists, organizers, and others who take “the city,” however defined, as their object of inquiry. We believe that in order to improve cities–to make them more livable, environmentally sustainable, and equitable–we…
...movement for racial justice, urban justice, human rights, and democracy. By 2013, RTC consisted of 50 organizations in 19 American cities. These were, according to RTC Executive Director Rachel LaForest, mainly housing groups whose members were being displaced from their…
...Program Associate in Washington, DC Assistant Planner in an oceanside California city Intermediate to Senior Level Planner in Portland, Oregon Associate Planner in southern Oregon Please email job postings to newsletter(at)plannersnetwork(dot)org. Please use the following Job Announcement Template when submitting…
...se of community and mutual support". PN sought to build on its predecessor organization, Planners for Equal Opportunity, a group of radical planners who were concerned about the entanglement of planning – and planners – in 1960s urban renewal schemes…
...es someone who is able to self-manage, works well in teams, and has strong organizational and time management skills. Project Acquisition Support Perform due diligence tasks, including coordinating inspections, environmental reviews, capital needs assessments, structural evaluations Assess rehabilitation needs and…
...U On March 16, eight people were killed at three different spas in North Georgia including six Asian women. We are heartbroken by these murders, which come at a time when Asian American communities are already grappling with the traumatic…
...valent training plus two (2) years of experience in the areas of community organizing, resident services, group/cooperative processes, meeting facilitation and workshop coordination, financial counseling, homebuyer education, or other relevant experience Ability to work in a community-based effort that involves…
...team. We are looking for an experienced and innovative planner to lead the organization’s community planning initiatives – leading the planning team, developing client and staff relationships, prioritizing business development, and working on interesting and challenging projects. The successful applicant…
...nclusion in the e-newsletter, magazine, and website Contribute to and help organize Planners Network conferences and conference sessions Return to top of page. How can planners network support local chapters? Free brochures, Progressive Planning magazines, and other materials for promotional…
...esired areas of expertise, salary range, job description, and application instructions at https://saferoutespartnership.org/node/4113....
...2000 Planners Network Issue 140: January/February 2000 Planners Network Issue 141: March/April 2000 Planners Network Issue 142: July/August 2000 Planners Network Issue 143: September/October 2000 Planners Network Issue 144: November/December 2000 2001 Planners Network Issue 145: January/February 2001 Planners Network…
...by developing, recommending, or commenting on state and federal policies. The full job description is here: https://www.nmcog.org/employment-opportunities...
...for employment beyond that date. Application Window Open date: November 14, 2022 Next review date: Tuesday, Jan 17, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee. Final date: Friday, Jun 30, 2023…
...g affordability and mitigate displacement, and effectively build relationships with people who are impacted by City plans and policies. Open through July 3, 2022. Weblink for further information: https://www.austincityjobs.org/postings/98905...
...to work with our team. If you are an excellent communicator who thrives on organization, excels at detailed tasks, and is constantly seeking ways to improve processes, click the button to apply. The Center for Planning Excellence champions the power…
...our neighbours experiencing homelessness to negotiate spaces that meet their need for privacy, safety and community support. Planner’s Network The Organization of Progressive Planning http://www.plannersnetwork.org/...
...echnical assistance (TA) to affordable housing developers, community-based organizations and public agencies throughout the Bay Area, largely in connection to funding applications for the State’s Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program. In this capacity, the Program Officer will work…
...ion Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis beginning November 22, 2021 until an adequate pool of candidates for the position has been identified. Applicants may apply to this hire and the AAP CIVIC Hire in Community Planning and…
...ity and inclusiveness. Applications will be reviewed beginning November 22, 2021 and will be accepted until the position is filled. The Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion appointment will begin July 1, 2022. The successful candidate will undergo an expedited…
...evening hours, as required for performance of duties. Thorough knowledge and at least 5 years of experience of the PA Municipalities Planning Code, floodplain regulations and principles of zoning is required. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Excel and Word, excellent communication…
...l marketing and newsletter tools (i.e. Mailchimp, Constant Contact) Strong organizational skills to undertake multiple projects or facets of various projects Comfortable in coordinating input from various organizations for public/private collaboration, including multi-disciplinary project efforts working with allied professionals such…
...o you identify?Professional planner / work with planners Student Community organizer or activistAcademic or researcher Community member / interested in planning in a personal capacityOtherOptional How do you identify? Professional planner / work with planners Student Community organizer or activistAcademic…
...e an initial public event, set up a local PN email listserv, connect with other local organizations, and get active! The Planners Network can provide promotional materials and a chapter registration form to help with initial organizing. Please contact: chapters(at)plannersnetwork(dot)org…
...ary for the security of the Israeli army or to ensure “public order.” Order 977 (1982) allows the Israeli army and its agencies (such as the Civil Administration) to proceed with excavation and construction without a permit, providing yet another…
...st with the Mission Agenda Coalition (MAC), a grassroots anti-displacement organization, and now a planner at Dolores Street Community Services, an organization that continues to serve the neighborhood. Over the objections of overflow crowds mobilized by MAC, the city’s commissions…
...sociation (RPA), founded in 1929, is the nation’s oldest regional planning organization. The RPA is a non-profit civic organization working on issues facing the NY-NJ-Connecticut metropolitan area. The Association’s work is funded by individual members, private foundations and corporations. Working…
...usiness hours at the PN office. Please contact info(at)plannersnetwork(dot)org for more information. Copyright Permissions Progressive Planning magazine is published quarterly by Planners Network, Inc., a non-profit corporation in the State of New York. Copyright is held by Planners Network. Reprinting…
...o you identify?Professional planner / work with planners Student Community organizer or activistAcademic or researcher Community member / interested in planning in a personal capacityOtherOptional How do you identify? Professional planner / work with planners Student Community organizer or activistAcademic…
...May/June 2000 The Electronic Frontier Selected Feature Information Technologies and Progressive Planning by Ann Forsyth Online for Organizing: The Story of COMM-ORG by Randy Stoeker NKLA: Neighborhood Improvement and Recovery is Not Just for the Experts! by Bill Pitkin The…
...rassroots civic associations (many of which are integrated into a national organization, the South African National Civic Association), rail passenger groups, local political organizations, and environmental groups. The key issues for launching potent grassroots transportation improvement campaigns include listed below.…
...riginally published in Shelterforce #95, September/October 1997. Reprinted with permission. Visit Shelterforce online at www.nhi.org Return to Table of Contents...
...stance, harming workers’ retirement savings. Corey Rosen is the Executive Director of the National Center for Employee Ownership in Oakland, California www.nceo.org. Reprinted with permission from the joint issue of Dollars & Sense and Geo, Sept./Oct. 1998....
...tock Ownership Plans, or ESOPs) in the United States today number less than 200, fewer perhaps than in the 1970s. By contrast, the single province of Quebec has more than double that number. The 25 or so United Steelworker-connected mills…
...de range of populations. As Randy Stoeker describes in his article on COMM-ORG, progressive email lists can be a “lifeline,” particularly for people working in more isolated locations. Planners Network’s own list serve performs such as function as do many…
...concert with this “techie” work, NKLA staff train community residents and organizations on using NKLA and other websites to conduct neighborhood research for strategic action. As part of this outreach program, NKLA also provides residents with the opportunity to interactively…
...recognize and obtain the needed information; and the skills to be able to organize and transfer information into productive knowledge. It also includes the ability to apply and communicate this knowledge to meet personal, economic, political, and social needs and…
...ember of 1934, over fifteen locals with over 6,500 members nationally were organized. FAECT’s members were predominantly technicians in industrial, medical and dental laboratories, construction draftsmen and chemists. They organized in a wide variety of locals, including museums, dental labs,…
...proximately one transgendered person was killed each month, and in the year 2000 the number was closer to two per month. (See the NTAC web site at and the site called “Remembering Our Dead” at www.gender.org/remember.) Throughout history and in…
...icy Research) is due out in February 2002. An updated edition of his book, City for Sale: The Transformation of San Francisco, will be published by University of California Press in May 2002. A new housing reader that he has…
...ity New Orleans . He can be reached at Quigley(at)loyno(dot)edu . If you would like to learn more about Ms. Debra South Jones and the work of her organization Just the Right Attitude, visit http://www.jtra.org ....
...nal points for employing a mix of minority planners. An independent review organization would determine scores for each organization. To provide additional incentive to planning firms, the organization could publish and distribute an annual description of firms that achieve a…
...e Bedouin in exchange for the relinquishing of their rights to the land. In 2005, the Jewish National Fund announced “Blueprint Negev,” a $600 million development initiative aimed at bringing at least 250,000 new Jewish immigrants—mostly from English-speaking countries—to the…
...ount to the PN Conference, And the opportunity to contribute to a planning organization that consistently promotes economic, social and environmental justice. Click here for the membership application! Make a Donation If you would like to donate to Planners Network…
...et payouts based on depressed home values. He attested to this at an August 2009 field hearing of the House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. The data supports his conclusion. A 2008 analysis of Road…
...ions are expected to continue in fiscal 2010, and possibly into fiscal year 2011 and 2012. . . Almost half the states experienced negative budget growth in fiscal 2009, and nearly three-quarters of states recommended fiscal 2010 budgets with negative…
...cit backing of the United States. For twenty-two days, between December 27, 2008 and January 18, 2009, Israel dropped bombs from F-16 jets and shot rockets from Apache helicopters, all of U.S. origin. Unmanned drones killed specific targets, many times…
...ostly the work of devoted OCAP members. The core of the Abandonment Issues organizing strategy was simple. Two main organizers (the authors of this paper, both graduate students in urban planning at the University of Toronto) partnered with a dozen…
...example, movements like La Via Campesina, a global network of hundreds of organizations representing 150 to 200 million small farmers, farmworkers, fishers and foresters, are promoting “food sovereignty” and demanding equitable access to land, water and other resources within a…
...tra-red and produced the videos used in the installations about HOPE VI. In 2004, the newly reorganized group defined Ultra-red as an aesthetic-political organization. The initial impetus grew out of Rhine ‘s involvement in ACT-UP and the group’s work broadened…
...nd democracy in Toronto. Public Services for Sale?: A public forum in March 2003 organized by Planning Action and the Toronto Chapter of Council of Canadians that addressed the implications of the World Trade Organization’s General Agreement on Trade in…
...own resources for the benefits of their own citizens, and to do so within organic political structures arrived at from within. Planners are significant players in creating the sort of world we want. We need to ask ourselves if the…
...which sometimes bring their plans to fruition.” [Excerpted from the Winter 2004 issue of Progressive Planning Magazine] CHESTER HARTMAN Chester Hartman started Planners Network in 1975 as a mimeographed newsletter to some 300 people and chaired the organization until 1996.…
...Other models that promote buying from local farmers also exist, including organic food delivery businesses where one can have locally grown organic food delivered to one’s door. For more information, see UMass Extension: What is Community Supported Agriculture and How…
...,300 elementary students in three pilot schools at school picnics in spring 2003 and at Harvest Festival lunches in fall 2003. Local farmers, parents, volunteers and the local media attended these special events, which featured homegrown salads, rhubarb muffins, fresh…
...rticulated a specific food security goal for the state (an end to hunger by 2010) and identified the methods by which that goal would be attained. The most interesting development for food system planning, however, may lie with the Capitol…