David Gest
David Gest is both a master's candidate in City and Regional Planning and a juris doctorate candidate at the University of Pennsylvania.
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David Gest is pursuing a dual degree in Law and City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Originally from Washington, D.C., he received a bachelor's degree in architecture with a focus in urban studies from Yale University in 2003. After graduation, David moved to Los Angeles and joined the historic preservation consulting firm Chattel Architecture, Planning & Preservation, Inc. In 2006, David worked for Planetizen as Managing Editor after working part-time as Associate Editor for two years. David has volunteered his time for the Planning and Law Division of the American Planning Association, the Los Angeles Section of the APA, and as writer and editor for The Next American City magazine. He enjoys traveling with his fiancée and playing ultimate frisbee.
Rebuilding Historic Neighborhoods With Small Incentives
A new program in an old Maryland neighborhood could spark an historic resurrection.
Best Value Procurement: The New Kind Of RFP
With a new rail plan, the Seattle region's public transit agency invents a new way to make transit developers engage the community.
Miami's New Face
The city's downtown and its art community are blossoming, but is luxury coming before the basics?
Billboards Of The Future: The Streets?
New York City's proposed street vendor laws could clean up the streets -– to make more room for city-endorsed advertising.
British Conservatives Admit Railroad Deregulation Failed
The British policy chief says that the decision was ideologically driven and 'wrong'.