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The Color of Law
Read more: The Color of LawBook Review When I started reading The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein I already knew about FHA’s discriminatory practices in lending and redlining from previous research for creating a local historic district in Lincoln,…
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Plazas for Safe Protests
Read more: Plazas for Safe ProtestsSince the 2016 elections, I have followed the news chronicling the latest demonstrations and protests on a wide range of issues — including immigration, inequality, and women’s rights — and felt inspired by the people…
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The Legacy of World’s Fairs: Evolution Through Time
Read more: The Legacy of World’s Fairs: Evolution Through TimeIn today’s world we race to build enough structures to accommodate the Olympic Games every four years, but back in the 1800’s, cities raced to build buildings for the World’s Fair. The first World’s Fair…
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Snob Zones
Read more: Snob ZonesBook Review In cities across America, residents balk at the idea of density. “Putting twenty-eight homes on just under four acres is crazy.” This is almost the exact density of my neighborhood in Northeast Minneapolis…
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Street Fight
Read more: Street FightBook Review One of the most interesting books I have read this year was Street Fight by Janette Sadik-Khan. The title may be misleading for those in the planning profession, but it truly is the…
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Greening our Cities
Read more: Greening our CitiesThere were numerous ways to learn about how planners can have a positive effect on water at NPC18. One session in particular highlighted how Prince George County used a public private partnership to retrofit their…
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A Century of Change: My Journey with a Historic Home
Read more: A Century of Change: My Journey with a Historic HomeI have always wanted to live in a house that was over 100 years old. In many cities, that’s hard to come by because they have either demolished all the old homes, lost them to…
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New Orleans: A City of Culture and Density
Read more: New Orleans: A City of Culture and DensityI do not travel nearly as much as I would like, so when the opportunity arose to visit New Orleans for the National Planning Conference I jumped on it. I was only in the city…
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Bike Lanes Are White Lanes
Read more: Bike Lanes Are White LanesBook Review For decades bicycle advocates fought against standard transportation planning methods that put the car above all other modes of transportation. They were persistent and finally gained ground in most major cities. As Justin…
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Historic Bars of Northeast Minneapolis: A Walk Through Time
Read more: Historic Bars of Northeast Minneapolis: A Walk Through TimeI’m fascinated by the way cities used to look, with the corner grocery store, hardware store, restaurant, and of course bar, tucked into neighborhoods, spaced about a mile apart. The resident of the 1920’s city could…
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