Tag: Bill Anderson
The Future of Municipal Planning: Is John Nolen rolling over in his grave?
Howard Blackson 
April 4, 2013
April 4, 2013
This is not the planning profession John Nolen built. A century later, our great recession has sparked a full re-evaluation of what a city’s urban planning department should be ‘doing’ for its citizens. As witnessed in Los Angeles and San Diego, the planning profession is being measured by its eternal conundrum between... Continue Reading
Next Urbanism Lab 01: The layers that built San Diego
Howard Blackson November 11, 2012
November 11, 2012
My city’s downtown is built on decades of layers. Planning trends layered upon planning trends. Over its history, through a long list of award-winning vision plans, San Diego has earnestly followed what every other city has done.
Not to discount the quality of the plans, mind you. After all, John Nolen did two. Continue Reading
Money, It’s a Gas: New Economy development financing
Howard Blackson February 2, 2012
February 2, 2012
In startling alignment with James Howard Kunstler’s stark predictions, ULI’s 2012 Report, "What’s Next: Real Estate in the New Economy," bubbly concludes: “The real estate world is hurtling into a different place and time. Change is coming at a faster pace with more uncertain consequences. Success will take... Continue Reading
Category Development, Financing