Rediscovering the Master Street Plan: Why Zoning Alone Will Not Solve Our Problems

Bio: Paul Knight has been a member of Historical Concepts, an architecture and planning firm based in Atlanta, since 2006. He has worked on a variety of land planning and custom residential projects serving both municipal and private clients throughout the United States.

Education: Master of Architecture and Master of City & Regional Planning, Georgia Tech, 2011. BS in Architecture, Georgia Tech, 2007.

Key Publications: The following peer-reviewed papers can be found at www.cnu.org/nuresearch: "Rediscovering the Master Street Plan: The Critical Missing Component in City Planning Today" (2012) and "Chicago is Rural: The Inconsistencies and Absurdities of Street Connectivity Indices" (2011).

Past Assignments: As a professional member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, Mr. Knight engages in research on the link between legal codes and the built environment. His work has been presented at the 2011 and 2012 Congress for the New Urbanism, the 2011 and 2013 (upcoming) APA National Planning Conference, the University of Georgia, and to the Atlanta Regional Commission. Mr. Knight is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of two blogs that focus on issues of city planning, The Great American Grid (www.thegreatamericangrid.com) and Master Street Plan (www.masterstreetplan.com). He also contributes work to Better Cities & Towns (www.bettercities.net).