Monthly Archives: April 2023

Embedded Planning Shout Out at LandWatch Monterey County

Photo: LandWatch Monterey County

I’m celebrating Jose M. Torres on his new role as Housing Advocate at LandWatch Monterey County, congrats! And I’m celebrating that Jose cites #EmbeddedPlanning praxis as an inspiration in his bio:

“My approach will rely on my experience in public health, geography, and community planning. I truly believe that good planning involves making small, strategic interventions. I love the book Urban Acupuncture which explores this concept. I’m a big advocate of #EmbeddedPlanning – a community-focused approach to urban planning that emphasizes collaboration, engagement, and meeting people where they are in order to achieve positive outcomes. I will work with LandWatch’s partners and stakeholders to create policies that support these objectives.”

WE CANNOT PLAN FROM OUR DESKS.

For more on LandWatch Monterey County, check out: https://landwatch.org

Why Be An Urban Planner?

I appreciated speaking at Whittier College in the Jobs For Justice series.

Titled, “Why be an Urban Planner?,” the talk explored my route to planning through hip hop, graffiti, and architecture; what urban planning is; careers in public, private, nonprofit planning & allied fields; and my thesis that the future of planning is #EmbeddedPlanning praxis.

Shout out to Dr. Rebecca Overmeyer-Velazquez for the invitation.