Wes Guckert

Busy Helsinki street with pedestrians and green streetcars.

In Defence of Vision Zero — a Traffic Engineer’s Perspective

Traffic engineers have long suffered the reputation that all we care about is moving cars. The reality could not be more different.

September 4, 2025 - Wes Guckert

View of downtown Dallas, Texas skyline with skyscrapers against twilight sky.

How the Post-Covid Reality Is Reshaping Central Business Districts and Urban Centers

U.S. cities are working to redefine their downtowns in response to the “donut effect:” people and businesses abandoning city centers and flocking to suburban areas and beyond.

October 31, 2024 - Wes Guckert

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.