Why are new school campuses antithetical to everything we promote about what constitutes good planning?
Jeff Vincent is the founder of the Center for Cities + Schools at the University of California, Berkeley, and a national research leader on the intersection of large school campus design and urban planning. The implications and results of the larger campus model are profound and ones every planner should understand. The Commissioners were excited to talk with Jeff and explore this very important subject in Episode 2 of Season 3. Check out his center at UC Berkeley to learn more about the research he and his team have carried out over the last decade.
FULL STORY: Season 3, Episode 2 of the Planning Commission Podcast: Jeff Vincent, PhD - Big Box Schools
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