Urban Planning

Jaime Lerner | An Island Press author

Remembering Jaime Lerner

By Jason Leppig / On June 1st, 2021
Island Press grieves the loss of Jaime Lerner, renowned architect and planner who served three terms as mayor of Curitiba, Brazil and two terms as governor of the State of Paraná. Editors Heather Boyer and Rebecca Bright remember Jaime’s legacy to the built environment and how the actions of one determined person can be the catalyst for powerful change. “The car is like a mother-in-law. You have to tolerate it but cannot let it run your life."
Atlantic City. Photo by Tim Trad/Unsplash

Talking Headways Podcast: Designing the Megaregion

By Jen Hawse / On June 11th, 2020
Jonathan Barnett, emeritus professor of Practice in City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania, joined Jeff Wood of Talking Headways on June 11, 2020. They discussed his new book, Designing the Megaregion: Meeting Urban Challenges at a New Scale. Barnett chats about where the idea of megaregions came from, environmental planning within the landscape, the importance of transit connections in these regions, and how we can coordinate megaregions administratively.

#ForewordFriday: The Heart of the City

By Jada Mosley / On May 10th, 2019
Why are some downtowns in trouble while others are thriving? And what does it take to ensure a healthy future for the heart of America’s cities?