In an interview with the Planning Report, architect and president of the City Planning Commission William Roschen makes a public declaration to City Attorney Carmen Trutanich : “We are hoping at the Planning Commission—and I am very serious about this—to have a terrific relationship with the new city attorney. We had a rocky start.” We’ll say

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Planning Detente Proposed: In an interview with the Planning…

Why so-called “Libertarians” are wrong about city planning . Midwestern-oriented blog The Urbanophile has a great post up titled Planning and Free Market Density, laying out the basics for why the so-called “Libertarians” in the planning …

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BeyondDC - Exploring urbanism and planning in greater Washington, DC

Easthampton, MA City Meetings Archive.

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Easthampton, MA City Meetings Archive: Planning Board votes on …

Via Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request, Norman Oder learns that Winston Von Engel, Deputy Director of the Brooklyn Office of the Department of City Planning (DCP), agrees with the rest of the project watchdogs that “the design …

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No Land Grab: Department of City Planning official said design …

Afraid that urbanisation and modern architecture could undo the Mughal-day architecture and ruin the Shahjahanabad or Old City charm, concerned city planners feel incentives could address the issue. “We are planning to give residents …

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Restore walled city heritage, get incentives | Sindh Today …

On June 2, some three weeks before the ESDC issued a 2009 Modified General Project Plan without new details of the project and official renderings, a Department of City Planning (DCP) official expressed concern about proposed changes, …

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Atlantic Yards Report: Department of City Planning official said …

… established a program to put LADOT Traffic Officers on bicycles; worked with LADOT Transit and Metro to install bicycle racks on the agencies’ buses; and is working with City Planning on the development of the City’s new Bicycle …

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Oct 2: David Byrne's “Bicycle Diaries” or First Friday ArtRide …

Like many Denver residents, Councilman Charlie Brown has been wrestling with “Blueprint Denver,” the plan proposed by the city’s Community Planning and Development Department headed by Peter Park, the loquacious department manager and …

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Colorado Independent » Denver Councilman Charlie Brown's city …

Well at times, I feel that city planning can lead to the same disillusionment. Almost any job that deals with the public, probably tests your faith and patience in the democratic political process…and people in general

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Urban Revival: Tales of a City Planner

(subtitled-Working Together to Set City Budget Priorities). There are some ideas here that have merit and some that well, don’t.

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Sonoran Alliance » Tucson City Budget Planning Meeting