"Who's the more foolish, the fool, or the fool who follows him?"
- Downton Abbey Sequel, Downtown Abbey, Leads a Back to the City Movement
- John Snow Estate Sues George R. Martin for Defamation of Character
- Top Ten Newspaper Websites With Names That Have Nothing to Do With the Name of the Newspaper
- Most Popular Suburban Celebrities
- Lessons from Party Planning for Urban Planners
- Architecture Critic Power Rankings
- Trump Credits Chicago Tribune Architecture Critic With Election Win
- 'Planetizen After Dark' Launching Today
- Public Housing Resident Announces Plan to Live at Mar-a-Lago for a Month
Some of these headlines have been waiting for several years to move from the notes program to the screen of Planetizen readers. They're that bad.
Luckily, we'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming tomorrow.
FULL STORY: April Fool's Headlines That Didn't Make the Cut
Self-Driving Cars Still Can't Recognize the Difference Between a Wedding Planner and an Urban Planner
Pundits agree that planners need to prepare for self-driving cars. Self-driving cars still need to prepare for planners.
Florida Man Thought the New Comp Plan Included Zoning Changes
A Florida man is accused of not realizing an entirely separate process would be required to implement the zoning changes recommended in a recently approved comprehensive plan.
Millennial Confesses: I Was Born in the Suburbs and My Parents Are Baby Boomers
Everything we thought we knew about Millennials was wrong.
Rethinking Redlining
For decades we have blamed 100-year-old maps for the patterns of spatial racial inequity that persist in American cities today. An esteemed researcher says: we’ve got it all wrong.
Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
Walmart Announces Nationwide EV Charging Network
The company plans to install electric car chargers at most of its stores by 2030.
Seattle’s Pike Place Market Leans Into Pedestrian Infrastructure
After decades of debate, the market is testing a car ban in one of its busiest areas and adding walking links to the surrounding neighborhood.
The World’s Longest Light Rail Line is in… Los Angeles?
In a city not known for its public transit, the 48.5-mile A Line is the longest of its kind on the planet.
Quantifying Social Infrastructure
New developments have clear rules for ensuring surrounding roads, water, and sewers can handle new users. Why not do the same for community amenities?
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
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