This interview was first published on the website of Urban Ecosystem Restorations, a nonprofit urban land trust dedicated to restoring nature where we live, work, and play.
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Planning
I asked ChatGPT how artificial intelligence will impact the future of the planning profession. Can I believe what it told me?
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.
City of Lancaster Comprehensive Plan
2023 marked a significant milestone for the City of Lancaster, PA: it adopted Our Future Lancaster, its first comprehensive plan in 30 years. I was honored to play a small role in developing the plan as a consultant to the city.
Are Planners Systems Thinkers?
Planners like to say we are systems thinkers. Given its comprehensive scope and crosscutting characteristics, planning would seem to lend itself to holistic (as opposed to piecemeal or linear) approaches compared to narrower, more specialized professions. But do planners really apply systems thinking in a rigorous way in planning practice?
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.
The Death of Stationarity: Can Geodesign Help Solve Wicked 21st Century Problems?
This presentation was made at the Geodesign Summit held at the Esri Corporate Headquarters in Redlands, CA in February 2019.
A Values-Driven Approach to Comprehensive Planning
This article was published in the Proceedings of the National Planning Conference held in Boston, MA in April 1998.