Author: Carolina Planning Journal

DCRP, Equity, Public Health

Subscriptions for Volume 47: Planning for Healthy Cities (2022)

Carolina Planning Journal (CPJ), the oldest student-run planning journal in the country, is excited to announce the imminent release of Volume 47: Planning for Healthy Cities. This issue features articles and book reviews from a wide range of planning students, practitioners, and scholars; see the editor’s note below for brief summaries of some of the topics covered. We would love to be able to send you a … Continue reading Subscriptions for Volume 47: Planning for Healthy Cities (2022)

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Planning and the End of Chevron

By Nicholas Stover The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) recently overturned a decades-old ruling known colloquially as the Chevron Deference. This decision resulted from a challenge by the organization Loper Bright Enterprises Inc., a group of commercial fishing interests. The case, Loper Bright Enterprises, et al. v. Gina Raimondo Secretary of Commerce et al., brought two questions: Does the Magnuson-Stevens Act authorize the … Continue reading Planning and the End of Chevron

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Economic Development, Personal Reflections, Research Triangle, Theory

Boom Supersonic, North Carolina, and the Risks we Choose to Take  

By Henry Read NC’s Big Bet   In January 2022 NC Governor Roy Cooper, along with other political notables, announced that Boom Supersonic would be opening its “Overture Superfactory” at Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTI). This facility is intended to test and build supersonic airliners. Boom claims it will employ 1,750 people by 2030 and lead to over $0.5 billion in investment in Guilford County. Officials … Continue reading Boom Supersonic, North Carolina, and the Risks we Choose to Take  

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Planning, Recommendation, Urban Technology

Reflections of the Center for Urban & Regional Studies (CURS)’s Roundtable on Governance and Smart Cities

By Jo Kwon Last week, the Center for Urban & Regional Studies (CURS) at UNC hosted a roundtable on Governance and Smart Cities. This offered a perfect preview of the topics that will be addressed in Volume 48 of the Carolina Planning Journal, entitled Urban Analytics: Capabilities and Critiques. The roundtable included Prof. Päivi Korpisaari from the University of Helsinki, Prof. Anne Klinefelter from the … Continue reading Reflections of the Center for Urban & Regional Studies (CURS)’s Roundtable on Governance and Smart Cities

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Equity, Planning

2022 North Carolina APA Conference in Winston-Salem

By Lance Gloss Attendees at the 2022 APA-NC Conference were relieved to return to an in-person format after two years of virtual events during the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Planners from cities and firms throughout the state gathered in Winston-Salem from September 13th to 16th. They shared updates from their work, shared laughs, and considered the evolving practice of planning in North Carolina. Architect … Continue reading 2022 North Carolina APA Conference in Winston-Salem

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Equity, Land Use and Environmental Planning, Planning

Southeast & Caribbean Disaster Resilience Partnership

By Josephine Justin This past May, I started working with the Southeast and Caribbean Disaster Resilience Partnership (SCDRP) as a Program Coordinator. The SCDRP is a coalition of public and private organizations that collectively seeks to strengthen the resilience of communities to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of natural hazards and climate change. SCDRP is the broadest regional collaborative network for professionals in emergency … Continue reading Southeast & Caribbean Disaster Resilience Partnership

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36 Hours Series, Personal Reflections, Travel

Series: Planning for 36 Hours in Cartagena, Colombia

Planner’s Travel Series  About the series: Welcome to our ongoing travel series. These are all posts written by planning students and professionals about what to do in a given city when looking for Brunch/Bite, a Brew, or a good idea on a Budget. To cap it all off, we include a fun planning fact! By Catherine McManus About the visit: I recently visited northern Colombia … Continue reading Series: Planning for 36 Hours in Cartagena, Colombia

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Planning, Recommendation

Planner’s Playlist

By Jo Kwon After the long Labor Day weekend, looking for some motivational playlist to get back to planning? Angles have created a Planner’s Playlist. All of the recommendations were from DCRP planners or soon-to-be planners. If you are not in the mood for music, check out some of our favorite urbanist (or urbanist-adjacent) podcasts and featured episodes from last week’s post. 1) Suburban Home … Continue reading Planner’s Playlist

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Climate Change, Housing and Community Development, Land Use and Environmental Planning, Planning, Public Health, Transportation, Urban Technology

What are the Urbanists Listening to?

By Emma Vinella-Brusher Looking for some podcasts to listen to while walking to class, doing chores, or avoiding homework? Check out some of our favorite urbanist (or urbanist-adjacent) podcasts and featured episodes below. And if you’re looking for, even more, our September 2020 post includes a few more recommendations. 99% Invisible323- The House that Came in the Mail AgainDesign is everywhere in our lives, perhaps … Continue reading What are the Urbanists Listening to?

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Equity, Original Research, Planning

Demilitarization or Militourism: “Act on Reconstruction of Cities that Formerly Served as Naval Ports” in Japan

By Chu-Wen Hsieh Currently, I am conducting fieldwork research for my dissertation at Yokosuka, Japan, approximately 70 kilometers south of Tokyo and facing Tokyo Bay on the east. This place has been developed as a naval port and base since U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry first landed in Japan and demanded to open the nation to trade 170 years ago. Nowadays, it has the only homeport for American … Continue reading Demilitarization or Militourism: “Act on Reconstruction of Cities that Formerly Served as Naval Ports” in Japan

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