"How the patron saint of progressive urban planning’s ideas and ideals were implemented - and corrupted."

https://thenib.com/jane-jacobs-vs-the-power-brokers

"The Pacific Northwest is leading the way for bicycle safety at the state level, according to the latest report from the League of American Bicyclists."

https://www.planetizen.com/node/107489?utm_source=newswire&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news-12052019&mc_cid=a99aa219f5&mc_eid=b9p0fICGm0

https://www.itemlive.com/2019/12/03/lynn-city-council-votes-to-fund-two-planners/

"Cities are supposed to be built for all of us, but they aren't built by all of us. 

Every city in the world has been designed and built by men. But what if the other half had a go? 

Barcelona might be able to give us that answer. 

For the past four years the city has had a female mayor with a profoundly feminist agenda. 

We spoke to feminists working in urban planning in the city to find out what they think needs to change to make cities better for women."

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-50269778/what-would-a-city-designed-by-women-be-like

Planners Soliciting Ideas For Upgraded Bike and Walking Routes Across Downtown Boston

https://mass.streetsblog.org/2019/11/12/planners-soliciting-ideas-for-upgraded-bike-and-walking-routes-across-downtown-boston/

https://walkboston.org/events/walk-with-us/

All proceeds benefit the newly-created Walking-Around Money Fund. This fund will underwrite work in communities throughout Massachusetts, enabling WalkBoston to address pressing issues of pedestrian safety and equitable transportation.

What: “Walk with Us: A Celebration of Leadership”
When: October 2, 2019 6-8PM
Where: Society of Arts and Crafts, 100 Pier Four Boulevard #200, Boston, MA 02210
Cost: $150 – Beer, wine + food included with your ticket

"Most public space in America is devoted simply to the movement and storage of cars. The highway is a hostile environment for humans and few people seek camaraderie or stimulation in the parking lots. The ambiguous leftover scraps of land, like the woodsy berm between the Walmart and the Best Buy, have no civic value. (That’s where kids go to drink malt-liquor.) Everything else is private space, including the shopping mall, by the way, where you can be arrested for making a speech, or just wearing a T-shirt with a provocative message. Public space per se has been relegated insidiously to TV and the Internet, and neither of these are an adequate replacement for real-live social relations with other human beings in a real place worth caring about."

https://dailycaller.com/2019/09/03/cities-towns-landscape-despair/?fbclid=IwAR3JuFnjeDHOpMvzCsGn0Igd25PiWNio-30KlxbJK690bQSfFWixn-D4Zik

"Penn IUR is invested in supporting and encouraging a new generation of urban scholars who are identifying and pursuing research questions related to urbanization. For this month’s issue of Urban Link, we interviewed recent PhDs—Emerging Scholars, who are a few years into their careers, as well as Spring 2019 degree recipients—on issues they are pursuing in their research."

https://penniur.upenn.edu/publications/new-ideas-in-urban-research-2019-research-questions-and-findings-from-penn-iurs-emerging-scholars-and-2019-doctoral-recipients

Gov. Baker proposes $18 B in spending over 10 years for transportation. The Bond Bill also includes efforts to ease the involvement of the private sector in financing and building transportation facilities.

TBB Section by Section FINAL.PDF

Transp Bond Bill 2019.pdf

MACP founding member Carol Thomas, FAICP, the first woman to be president of AICP,  will be remembered and her life celebrated at a memorial service in Boston on Sat., July 13 at 1:00 pm.  Carol died in March at age 95.  The service will be at the First Church Boston, corner of Marlborough and Berkeley streets.