Mel King’s life, and life lessons for planners
By Chris Tilly Mel King, the preeminent Boston Black community leader of his generation, passed away in late March 2023 at the age of 94....
The Mel King Universe, From a Disciple
By Sean Robin There is a Mel King Universe (Multiverse, Cosmos…) that you enter when you go to one of his meetings or Sunday brunches. ...
Mel King, my friend, my teacher, my collaborator
By Marie Kennedy My practice as a teacher and practitioner of what I term transformative community planning owes a great deal to Mel...
VIDEO: How landlords work together to keep rents high
Josh is a practicing urban planner in the Mid Atlantic. For the past nine years, Josh has served as a land use and transportation planner...
The Negotiation of Colonial Legacies in the Planning of Islamabad, Pakistan
By Hafsah Siddiqui The planning of Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, presents a fascinating case through which neocolonial power...
“It took us 50 Fucking Years”: a Review of Rabble Rousers
By Samuel Stein If you’ve been around housing movements in New York City, or the U.S., or maybe anywhere, you have probably heard about a...
Review of The Sustainability Myth: Environmental Gentrification and the Politics of Justice
By Lacey Sigmon The following piece is part of Progressive City's Planning for Environmental Justice series. Contributions reflect on...
Review of University City: History, Race, and Community in the Era of the Innovation District
By Carla Maria Kayanan University City: History, Race, and Community in the Era of the Innovation District Laura Wolf-Powers University...
PODCAST: Deconstructing Feminism pt. 3
Listen to Ear to the Pavement Podcast here. Deconstructing Feminism: Yasmin Nair on THE RIGHT TO SEX In Episode Twenty-Five, the third...
Planning For Environmental Justice in the Age of Climate Disasters: Energy Justice
By: Summer Sandoval The following piece is part of Progressive City's Planning for Environmental Justice series. Contributions reflect on...
