Planning January 2020
Planning January 2020
Special Issue on Houston
In April, APA will head to Houston for the 2020 National Planning Conference. This month, Planning magazine paves the way by spotlighting the city. Houston is famous for not having zoning, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have planning. After Hurricane Harvey, the city found that resilience takes more than simply recovering from disaster. And find out how car-centric Houston is shifting toward modern mobility.
Featured Articles
Holistic Houston
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, resilience has taken on a whole new meaning. Story by Perla Trevizo. Plus: Learn about the city program tackling resilience at the neighborhood level.
At Water's Edge
Environmental lawyer and flood prevention expert Jim Blackburn weighs in on Houston's love-hate relationship with water.
Innovation Culture
There's a lot more to Houston than oil and gas. Deborah Lynn Blumberg rounds up the diverse industries and entrepreneurs propelling local economic growth.
The ‘Z' Word
Is zoning a requirement for good planning? Not in Houston. William Fulton reports. Plus: Leah Binkovitz catches up with Margaret H. Wallace Brown, director of the city's Planning and Development Department.
Toward Modern Mobility
Multimodal transportation is driving a huge paradigm shift in car-centric Houston. Story by Leah Binkovitz. Plus: Bayou Greenways 2020, 150 miles of biking infrastructure.
Intersections
Finding the Path from Equal Treatment to Equal Outcomes
Sherry Ryan wants to change the way we think about gender in planning practice — and get more women on bikes.
Don't Count Them Out
The U.S. Census routinely fails immigrant communities, especially along the Mexican border. Will 2020 be any different?
Planners on the ‘Front Lines' of Housing
Wisconsin legislators are trying to solve a state housing crisis with help from a local planning director.
The Pedestrian-Priority Movement Picks Up Speed
San Francisco just became the latest North American city to restrict private vehicles on a major thoroughfare.
An Education in the Informal Economy
Alvaro Huerta, PhD: "As planners ... we need to educate ourselves on the indispensable and interrelated relationship between the informal and formal economies."
Tools for the Trade
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