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Equity, Land Use and Environmental Planning, Planning

1970’s Detroit Gets in a Twitter Feud 

By Abby Cover In 1976, the Supreme Court of the United States decided a case about the powers of local governments. American Mini Theaters, a small movie theater chain, opened two adult movie theaters showing pornographic films in the city of Detroit, Michigan. The town’s ordinances prohibited these theaters from opening due to their proximity to residential areas, and other buildings with specified regulated uses. American … Continue reading 1970’s Detroit Gets in a Twitter Feud 

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Equity, Housing and Community Development, Land Use and Environmental Planning, Planning

Schoolyards: An Untapped Community Resource?

By Emma Vinella-Brusher 100 million. That’s how many Americans, including 28 million children, do not have access to a neighborhood park.[1] Despite the seeming abundance of local natural spaces, lack of park access is a problem here in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, too – according to The Trust for Public Land, a combined 23,909 residents (~30%) of both towns live farther than a 10 minute walk … Continue reading Schoolyards: An Untapped Community Resource?

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DCRP, Photo Contest, Travel

Announcing the Winner of the 2023 Winter Photo Contest & CPJ Cover Photo contest!

After a close competition, we are pleased to share the winning submission to this year’s Carolina Angles photo contest. Christy Fierros captured this image overlooking Tucson, Arizona, and shares her thoughts on its meaning below. Christy’s winning photo will also be featured in Volume 48 of the Carolina Planning Journal, Urban Analytics, coming this spring. Thank you to everyone who participated, and congratulations to Christy! … Continue reading Announcing the Winner of the 2023 Winter Photo Contest & CPJ Cover Photo contest!

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DCRP, Economic Development, Equity, Planning, Urban Technology

Wrestling with Equity: Dr. Jamaal Green Returns to DCRP

By Lance Gloss, Editor-in-Chief Many research projects in urban planning address status quo conditions in government. Jamaal Green, Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design, breathes new life into this format by focusing on the critical questions of who wins, and who loses, when governments choose business-as-usual. Dr. Green returned to his alma mater of Carolina Planning to deliver a well-attended … Continue reading Wrestling with Equity: Dr. Jamaal Green Returns to DCRP

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DCRP, Planning, Recommendation

Masters Student Panel on Master’s Project Proposal Development

By Jo Kwon, Managing Editor Last week PLAN 590: Master’s Project Proposal Development had a panel of past and present students to talk about their experiences of developing their Master’s Project (MP). The seminar-based course prepares first year master’s students to work on their MP. The panel included Lance Gloss (second year student at DCRP), Graham Zicekefoose (second year student at Eastern Washington University), Lauren Prunkl … Continue reading Masters Student Panel on Master’s Project Proposal Development

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Personal Reflections, Planning, Theory

Too Big to Dismantle: Planning for Reuse of the Tarheel Army Missile Plant

By Ian Baltutis As cities grow and develop and the national economy fluctuates, the industries that occupy cities change too. When the economy is booming, built structures of immense scale are constructed to accommodate the surge in industry. However, when the economy subsides, there is rarely the economic energy necessary to dismantle or repurpose those same structures. The Tarheel Army Missile Plant (TAMP) in Burlington, … Continue reading Too Big to Dismantle: Planning for Reuse of the Tarheel Army Missile Plant

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Photo Contest, Travel

Announcing the Carolina Angles Winter Photo Contest

Do you have winter travel plans? Preparing for a holiday staycation? Either way, Carolina Angles invites you to participate in our Winter Photo Contest! We encourage UNC planning students, alumni, and all urban enthusiasts to enter. Photos will be judged based on aesthetics as well as the articulated connection to planning. The photographer of the winning photo will receive: Please use this google form to … Continue reading Announcing the Carolina Angles Winter Photo Contest

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Housing and Community Development, Personal Reflections, Planning, Theory

How Decisions are Made: The People’s Park Housing Project in Berkeley, CA 

By Kathryn Cunningham Back in 2017, UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ and City of Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín announced a housing development project at People’s Park. This project, set to start construction in late 2022, will redevelop the park into housing for students, low-income residents, and the unhoused. The City also promised to preserve 60% of the land for historical commemoration and green space.   Not … Continue reading How Decisions are Made: The People’s Park Housing Project in Berkeley, CA 

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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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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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