Panorama 2009

The 2009 edition of Panorama speaks to the power of change and the manner and responsibility, as planners, we have to inspire posititve change.

Letter from the Editors, Author Biographies

Hold the Applause,  Transportation Investment for Economic Recovery by Mattias Sweet

Improving Slum Conditions with Public-Private Partnerships by Tina Chang

Does Gase Price Fuel Transit Ridership?  by Donnie Maley and Rachel Weinberger

Private Profit vs. Public Purpose.   The Collapse of Fannie Mae by Nick Frontino

Farming in Philadelphia?   A Proposal for a Sustainable Urban Farm Incubator by Chrissy Caggiano, Emily Dowdall, Christy Kwan and Amanda Wagner

Transforming Pittburgh.   An Urban Design/Landscape Architecture Studio Sample by Sally Foster, Mattheew Rufo and Radhika Mohan

Subway Geometry.   A comparison of New York, Tokyo and Mexico City by Linda Meckel

Safety and Value from Water.   Lessons Learned from the Dutch Approach to Urbanism by John Rinhardt and Lee Farmer (with Stuido Sidebar by Jeremy Krotz and Nikki Thorpe)

Opportunities for Aligning Planning and Urban Education by David McCarthy

Diversity in the City Planning Field by Shara Taylor

The Ideal Socialst Suburb.  Social Change Through Urban Design by Wm. Stephen Scott