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.
New PAS Report on Smart Cities
Written by Petra Hurtado, Ben Hitchings, and David Rouse, the report addresses the equitable use of smart city technology to enhance livability, sustainability, and resilience.
ProAct Now: Prepare Effectively for Change
Ben Hitchings, FAICP, principal of Green Heron Planning, LLC, and I are pleased to announce a new consulting service designed to assist communities and organizations prepare for change.
ProAct Now: Planning Effectively in a Changing World
Ben Hitchings, FAICP, Principal of Green Heron Planning, LLC, and I thank the Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network for sponsoring our March 27 webinar. In the webinar we discussed 16 major trends that are transforming the world and shared ProAct Now, a new methodology we developed to help communities prepare for change.