Clark County's Contrarian Planner
The Columbian profiles Clark County Community Development director Richard Carson about his 'contrarian' perspectives on planning.
"The first thing you should know about Rich Carson is that he asked for this profile," begins the profile in The Columbian, published in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area. "Carson, director of Clark County's Department of Community Development, sent e-mail to The Columbian listing 12 reasons why the paper should do a story about him." Richard Carson has 30 years experience as a planner, writer and lecturer in the Pacific Northwest. In this newspaper article, he discusses his contrarian views on urban planning, new urbanism and AICP.
Thanks to Richard Carson
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Published on Friday, January 2, 2004 in
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