Planning Magazine Summer 2025
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As wildfires blaze through urban areas, planners in Los Angeles, Boulder County, Colorado, and Lahaina, Hawaii, are pioneering innovative practices for long-term resilience. They share the lessons they have learned in this issue, which also explores the revival of "ghost stores" as vibrant neighborhood hubs. Read on for a data-driven approach to lead pipe replacement plans, transforming suburban office campuses into multifamily enclaves, and how planners can pivot to a defensive position in a shifting federal landscape. Finally, a new book delves into how eminent domain has changed in the 20 years since the Supreme Court's Kelo v. New London decision.
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Rising from the Ashes
In Los Angeles and elsewhere, the path to resilient wildfire recovery requires strong plans, streamlined processes, and a lot of community listening.
Get the Lead Out
How Salt Lake City and Cincinnati leveraged data-driven formulas to unearth lead pipes in the most vulnerable neighborhoods.
Corner Store Revival
This community staple is being reborn as cafes, markets, and shops, connecting urban neighbors to fresh food and one another.
INTERSECTIONS
Viewpoint: Planners play defense
People Behind The Plans: Social media for networking
Et Cetera: How cities really run
TOOLS FOR THE TRADE
Legal Lessons: Kelo revisited
Housing: Suburban office-to-housing conversions
Tech Tools: Urban design, visualized
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Contributors
Perspectives: Leading through change
Community Green: Water Wise Gulf South, New Orleans