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What Happens When There Is No Planning

Posted by: Gwen Hilburn
Thanks to: Gwenn Hilburn
4 March 2001 - 11:00am

Sao Paulo, Brazil, the world's 4th-most-populous-city has opted out of long-range transportation planning. A disaster.

Because of the deplorable transportation system, the rich have taken to travelling in helicopters. This is a symbol of urban dysfunction. "Sao Paulo has sunk into a science fiction-like murk of traffic, pollution and crime." Having failed to plan for or combat the transportation crisis, the elite avoid it by taking to the air."

Full Story: Above Congested Sao Paulo, the Commute Is Heavenly
Source: The Los Angeles Times, March 4, 2001
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Most planning education providers are self-supporting and operate literally hand-to-mouth from course revenues. Because planners are not as wealthy as lawyers or doctors, we have to keep our costs down which makes our margins thin.
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