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State of Place: Is Mommy-Friendability the New Walkability?

Posted on October 24, 2018

This post is part of a partnership between ELGL and State of Place, who uses extensive knowledge of urban design and empirical analysis to quantify what people love about places and forecast why it makes sense to make them better. Check back weekly for a post from this partnership. Designing for the most vulnerable in mind...this is...

State of Place: Data or Bust

Posted on October 5, 2018

Vibrant, Welcoming Public Spaces

Posted on July 30, 2018

This is the next installment in AJ Fawver's Planning & Shaping Cities blog series. If you’ve been part of a city or county budget discussion, or tried to undertake a project related to green space, then you’re familiar with the common rhetoric that parks and public spaces aren’t top priorities. After all, it isn’t public...

IAP2 #PIWorks2018 Conference Liveblog – Day 2

Posted on June 22, 2018

We're live at the IAP2 2018 PI Works Conference in Portland! Over the two day conference, we're digging deep into public engagement tips, tactics and success stories, courtesy of the good folks from IAP2's Cascade Chapter. Follow along as we share what we're learning about how to remove barriers, increase participation and build a more...

Planning & Shaping Cities: Flexing Your Planning Muscles

Posted on June 21, 2018

This is a monthly blog by AJ Fawver, the Planning Director in Lubbock, Texas. She’ll share her perspectives on land use, planning, and community development in this series. Learn more about AJ from her GovLove interview! Read the whole series here. Working as a planning professional can be a trying endeavor. The environment is challenging as we balance...

IAP2 #PIWorks2018 Conference Liveblog – Day 1

Posted on June 21, 2018

We're live at the IAP2 2018 PI Works Conference in Portland! Over the next two days, we're digging deep into public engagement tips, tactics and success stories, courtesy of the good folks from IAP2's Cascade Chapter. Follow along as we share what we're learning about how to remove barriers, increase participation and build a more...

Planning & Shaping Cities: Planning for People & Space

Posted on April 19, 2018

"Planning & Shaping Cities" is a blog by AJ Fawver. Read all of AJ's posts from the "Planning & Shaping Cities" blog here. Last week I was driving into an area which connects a highway to the urban downtown. I was struck by the drag strip nature of the traffic entering and exiting the district....

Planning & Shaping Cities: Activism, Advocacy, Representation

Posted on March 22, 2018

"Planning & Shaping Cities" is a blog by AJ Fawver. Read all of AJ's posts from the "Planning & Shaping Cities" blog here. Activism, advocacy, representation are all components of our governmental system, and part of every academic program in political science, public administration, and planning. Here’s the thing – are we each doing...

Planning & Shaping Cities: Pre-Apps & Customer Service

Posted on March 12, 2018

"Planning & Shaping Cities" is a blog by AJ Fawver. Read all of AJ's posts from the "Planning & Shaping Cities" blog here. Whether starting a business, pursuing an education, or making a big purchase, we want to know what we are in for ahead of time, don’t we? Of course we do. Being personally...