In this review of the new book "The Trouble with City Planning", Joe Berridge finds that maybe the great thing about planning is its ability to deal with all its contradictions.
In Kristina Ford's new book The Trouble with City Planning: What New Orleans Can Teach Us
"'What exactly she sees as 'the trouble' is a bit elusive however. Sometimes there is not enough community consultation, sometimes too much. Political direction is essential, but planners need to be insulated from political interference. Planners' professional training is an asset, because it brings objectivity to an urban issue, but it is riddled with un-admitted assumptions. All true, but the great skill of good city planning is to live with all these contradictory notions and still know what to do."
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LA to Replace Inglewood Light Rail Project With Bus Shuttles
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