People Behind the Plans: Trevor Dick, AICP
Trevor Dick, AICP, hates dry planning events. That means whenever he’s involved in a National Planning Conference session…
Glen Ellyn Design Workshop
In early 2019, MUSE Community + Design and Civiltech Engineering held a Design Workshop for the Village of…
Equity and Inclusion: A Renewed Commitment
As an individual and as owner of my firm, I have a renewed commitment to equity and inclusion….
Is Your Zoning Ordinance Gluten-Free?
Health, as a trend, is a growing business. While communities may not need be concerned whether their plans…
What Planners Can Learn From Improv
In her 2011 book, Bossypants, Tina Fey devotes several pages to the Rules of Improvisation. As I read…
Eight “need to know” terms to brush up on your plannerese
Share economy What it is: A new form of trade, enabled by innovations in technology and data,…
Ten Things: Neighborhoods
A Shady Neighborhood?! This is the second article in a series of “ten things you can do…
Activating Open Space
Successful, active open spaces don’t usually happen by accident. I was reminded of this recently when I was…
2015 NPC Engagement Tool Roundup
At the most recent National Planning Conference in Seattle, it seemed that the number of booths in the…