Planning June 2019

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Planning June 2019

Planning June 2019 cover

Special Issue on Transportation

Transportation shapes the June issue of Planning. Quickly shifting mobility options demand active curb management from planners. And while the federal Opportunity Zone program promises support for underinvested neighborhoods, communities, developers, and investors have limited time to act.

Featured Articles

Curb Control

Move over parking. As mobility options shift and demand for space along the street rises, curbs are becoming hyperlocal transportation hubs. Story by Brian Barth.

Next-Gen BRT

Mid-size cities with limited transportation budgets are using BRT to meet their transit needs. Jake Blumgart reports.

Mission Zero

Jay Walljasper looks at how the upward trend in traffic and pedestrian fatalities has many U.S. cities doubling down on Vision Zero.

Adventures in the Land of OZ

For a limited time only, the federal Opportunity Zone program is helping funnel money into underinvested U.S. neighborhoods. Minjee Kim offers the rundown.

News & Departments

Perspectives

A guest column by AICP President Debbie Lawlor, FAICP.

Intersections

NPC19 recap.

Letters

Local tax breaks, Women and Planning Division, cannabis.

Planning News

Lake Erie, federal legislative trends, housing the formerly incarcerated.

Legal Lessons

Righting planning’s past wrongs.

The Commissioner

A bimonthly department aimed at planning commissioners. Edited by Kimberley Jacques.

Ever Green

Tim Beatley reflects on "compassionate cities."

Planners Library

The urban future of AVs, big small changes, condoization.

Et Cetera

Home ownership documentary, eviction exhibit, Freeways Without Futures.

Viewpoint

Lessons in community empowerment.

Cover: Map courtesy Coord.