Communities across the nation are experiencing the effects of disruptive, accelÂerating change. A key question for local governments is: how can we address the myriad of forces that are impacting us now or may impact us in the future?
The Importance of Intergenerational Community Placemaking
Intergenerational community placemaking creates settings that provide opportunities for people of all ages to connect with each other, at scales ranging from individual buildings or sites to neighborhoods, community, and beyond.
Celebrating the Next Generation of Planners and Designers
This past academic year I had the pleasure of teaching students in three graduate programs at two universities: the Urban Studies and Planning program at the University of Maryland and the MS in Sustainable Design (MSD) and Master of Urban Design (MUD) at Thomas Jefferson University.
Planetizen Courses
I was delighted to record three online courses in Planetizen’s LA studio! The courses (on comprehensive planning, green infrastructure, and planning for disruptive change) are available through Planetizen’s Education and Training in Urban Planning subscription service.
Taming Disruption: A 2023 National Planning Conference Session
Originally written for the American Planning Association’s Water and Planning Network newsletter, this article describes an NPC 2023 session on disruptive change from the perspective of water.
The Comprehensive Plan recognized as a one of 2022’s top books
Rocky Piro and I are honored that our book, The Comprehensive Plan: Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Communities for the 21st Century, has been recognized by Planetizen and ASLA as one of 2022’s best books.
Triangle Trends Report: Tracking Disruption
Ben Hitchings, principal of Green Heron Planning, LLC, and David Rouse partnered with the Triangle J Council of Governments in North Carolina to prepare a report on how communities in the Triangle region can prepare for the disruptive impacts of change.
Financing Green Infrastructure: Lessons from the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Written by David Rouse with support from Econsult Solutions, Inc., this International City-County Management Association (ICMA) report provides guidance for small to mid-sized communities on how to develop a green infrastructure financing program.
The Comprehensive Plan has been published by Routledge
The Comprehensive Plan: Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Communities is available from the Routledge website. Rocky Piro and I appreciate the positive reviews by Arthur C. Nelson, Mitchell Silver, Silvia Vargas, and others.