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.
Green Infrastructure and Resilience
David Rouse contributed a chapter to the recently published Routledge Handbook of Urban Resilience exploring the connections between green infrastructure and resilience in planning practice.
What are the implications of autonomous vehicles for urban design practice?
Published online in Routledge’s Journal of Urban Design in November 2019, this commentary by David Rouse explores challenges and opportunities for the urban design profession created by the anticipated deployment of autonomous vehicles over the coming decades.