How Planners Can Help Cities Thrive

If planning continues to use its same long-standing planning practices it will continue to marginalize its value and be misunderstood and mistrusted by residents and politicians.

"Most folks do not understand that private landowners have the right to make a proposal and that city planning staff must respond and process it. Add in the city’s convoluted planning processes, and too many folks end up not trusting any planning efforts, projects, and proposals. Opposing new projects is now sport, with cheerleaders, players, and scorecards."

by Howard Blackson III

Full Story: http://sandiego.urbdezine.com/2014/10/02/the-value-of-planning-in-the-age-of-economics/