Inspired by UNC DCRP students. Texas Donut What you want it to be: What it actually is: Charrette It’s just a lovely word to say out loud. Go on, say it, charrette. Desire lines Also known as desire paths Megalopolis A chain of urbanized regions where Snuffaluffagus hangs out Hedonic regression Revealed preferences for mom’s mac and cheese Road diet High … Continue reading Eight Fun Planning Terms
We all need to eat. Each of us deserves access to affordable, healthy, and culturally appropriate nourishment. But food influences more than just individual health.The way in which food is grown (such as the use of pesticides, how animal waste is managed, and the type of crops grown) affect soil, air, and water quality, which in turn affect the health of the environment and people … Continue reading What Exactly Is “Local Food”? Ten Answers for North Carolina and Beyond
Planners’ Forum and Carolina Planning Journal, two student-led organizations in the Department of City and Regional Planning at The University of North Carolina, were recently named joint recipients of the American Planning Association (APA) Outstanding Planning Student Organization Award for 2016. The APA Student Representatives Council (SRC) Executive Committee designed this awards program to, as stated on the APA website: promote students’ volunteer involvement in their … Continue reading Carolina Graduate Student Organizations Win American Planning Association Award
The passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has been dissected for its potential impact on litigious issues from campaign finance to abortion. Yet one surely settled issue is the court’s June 2015 ruling on the limits of control a government may use to regulate signs. In a 9-0 decision, the Supreme Court found that the small town of Gilbert, Arizona exceeded its authority when … Continue reading Free Speech, Signs, and the City
For those of us that identify as secular, the word sacred is often alienating and uncomfortable. The word can also seem mysterious, vague, and exclusionary. In its most basic sense, the word sacred means “set apart ” and sacred spaces can therefore be invaluable to secular people as well as those who participate in organized religion. We often talk about setting aside time for reflection … Continue reading Sacred Spaces in Public Places
While the country goes crazy over historic rivalries, cinderella stories, and buzzer beaters, we here at Angles are also getting pumped up about geocoding, a tasteful compass rose, and killer spatial data. That’s right, in addition to worshiping basketball (Go Heels!) we are taking this mad month to celebrate MAPS! Send us your favorite map. This could be a map you made, a printed map … Continue reading Announcing March Mapness
Forty feet tall, dulled from age, the statue of a uniformed young man strides forward from his stone plinth. His face is resolute. He carries a rifle held with two hands, at the ready, though he carries no ammunition box on his belt. In brass relief on his granite base, the same young man sits with a book open in his hands. A tall, robed … Continue reading A Place for Silent Sam
We are all on the edge of our seats waiting for the Triangle’s light rail to start making tracks. But where will its course lie? What cities will be graced with a stop? And what will it look like? Let’s look to a far off and distant land yet one near in Northern nomenclature to gain inspiration for this new transit infrastructure. Few tourists are … Continue reading A Look at Pyongyang’s Placemaking in Metro Stations
This article by Mark Hough originally appeared in Planetizen, on April 20 2014. There is a great Facebook page titled Dirty Old 1970s New York City that self-identifies as “The official page of the dirty, old, affordable, real, honest, gritty, rough and tough New York City of the 1970s.” It is essentially a visual ode to the unglamorous and mostly forgotten urban landscape that existed in … Continue reading Durham: Finding Authenticity
The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Carolina Planning Journal. Every so often, it’s important to take a step back and consider life’s priorities and challenges. After my first semester towards earning a Masters degree in city and regional planning at UNC, I have this advice for my … Continue reading How to Keep it Real During the First Semester of Grad School
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