The Seventh Generation

The September 11 attacks on New York City and Washington brought horror and death and there is no moral or political justification for them. We are concerned that the cries for war arising in the U.S. will lead to more…

Planning to Rebuild: The Issues Ahead

By Tom Angotti The attacks on the World Trade Center brought horror, fear, death and anger to many New Yorkers. In the weeks after the attacks, government at all levels and many brave volunteers took care of the urgent tasks…

PN 2001 in Rochester : Voices of Change

By Ken Reardon Nearly four hundred neighborhood leaders, professional planners, planning students and planning academics participated in this year’s national conference, which was held at the University of Rochester in New York on June 21-24. Nine local colleges and universities…

Categories: July/August 2001

Rochester: The Path Less Traveled

By Mayor William A. Johnson, Jr. Why did Rochester take the path less traveled when we decided to create a partnership with citizens to chart our future? Lewis Mumford put it as well as anyone when he said that “the…

Categories: July/August 2001

Changing the Culture of Planning Toward Greater Equity

by Norman Krumholz I want to report on my impressions of planning after years of close association with the American Planning Association (APA) and American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), and much conversation with planning practitioners around the U.S. I have…

Categories: July/August 2001

Getting Transportation Priorities Straight

By Lisa Schreibman As New York City grew in the 1990’s so did the demand for transportation. Population grew by 9%, jobs by 10% and personal wealth by 5%. The average number of weekday bus riders grew by 47% between…

Categories: May/June 2001

Community-based Planning: Moving Beyond the Rhetoric

By Jocelyne Chait The growth in community-based planning across the United States over the past decade reflects increasing recognition of the value of citizen participation in rebuilding neighborhoods and promoting sustainable community development. New York City, one of the largest…

Categories: May/June 2001

Queers and Planning

By George Cheung and Ann Forsyth Planners Network has had a commitment to queer issues for some time, but what this means has not been much discussed in the organization. This newsletter issue grew out of our experience, and the…

Categories: March/April 2001

Deviant History, Defiant Heritage

By Gail Dubrow While there is no shortage of queer folk in the preservation movement, as volunteers and preservation professionals there are very few positive depictions of GLBT identity at the historic sites and buildings that are our life’s work.…

Categories: March/April 2001

Federal Urban Renewal Not Dead

by Tom Angotti So you thought Nixon killed federal urban renewal in the 1970s? Did you know that the federal government is currently financing one of the largest urban renewal plans in history? It has displaced tens of thousands of…

Categories: January/February 2001