A unanimous Declaration of Planning Independence
IN THE OUTLAW URBANIST, January 4, 2013 A unanimous Declaration of Planning Independence When in the Course of urban events, it becomes necessary for a people to overthrow the tired paradigm which has...
View Article“Pigs at the Trough”| Florida: Obama, build a lasting urban legacy | NY Daily...
Editorial by Mark David Major, The Outlaw Urbanist Blog Obama, build a lasting urban legacy by Richard Florida – NY Daily News. Richard Florida’s advocacy for President Obama to establish a U.S....
View ArticleWhat Would Jesus Do | The Sermon on the Street | Full Text
by Mark David Major, The Outlaw Urbanist Contributor Blessings on the poorly connected street, For they shall find a grid to call home. Blessings on the street that suffers isolation, For they shall...
View ArticlePreview | Poor Richard | An Almanac for Architects and Planners
COMING IN APRIL 2013! POOR RICHARD, AN ALMANAC FOR ARCHITECTS AND PLANNERS BY MARK DAVID MAJOR, AICP, WITH FOREWORD BY JULIA STARR SANFORD. A high-resolution preview of the front and back cover is...
View ArticlePoor Richard’s Almanac for Planners, Issue 3
Courteous Reader, I am tempted to win your favor by declaring I wrote this Almanac for Planners solely for the public good. However, this is insincere and you are too wise for the deception of this...
View ArticleQuantifying the Cost of Sprawl | Emily Badger | CityLab
Quantifying the Cost of Sprawl: In infrastructure, service delivery and tax receipts by Emily Badger, CityLab, May 21, 2013 Excerpt: Sprawl is expensive. It costs more money to pave a road and connect...
View ArticlePlanning Naked | March 2015
Observations on the March 2015 issue of Planning Magazine. 1. The absence of the Congress for New Urbanism (CNU) in this month’s op-ed, “Developing Partnerships”, by APA Executive Director James M....
View ArticlePoor Richard (Volume 2) Review | Portland Book Review
Poor Richard, Another Almanac for Architects and Planners (Volume 2) by Mark David Major | Portland Book Review by George Erdosh, April 20, 2015 The review of Poor Richard, Another Almanac for...
View ArticlePlanning Naked | April 2015
Observations on the April 2015 issue of Planning Magazine. 1. APA President William Anderson in the Guest Column on page 5 says “that planning is relevant, alive, and needed now more than ever.”...
View ArticleDispatches from Dawn in the USA | via the Original Green
Dispatches from Dawn in the USA | via the Original Green by Steve Mouzon, December 8, 2014 Steve Mouzon, AIA discusses the influence of Benjamin Franklin within the context of the release of Poor...
View ArticlePlanning Naked | May 2015
Observations on the May 2015 issue of Planning Magazine. 1. I cannot believe the cover of this Special Issue on Transportation from Planning: The Magazine of the American Planning Association. The...
View ArticleLife, Liberty, Happiness: the need for heroic planning | Blab
The Outlaw Urbanist, Dr. Mark David Major, AICP, CNU-A, will participate in online broadcast with Don Kostelec of Kostelec Planning this Monday, November 23, 2015 at 8:00 pm EST titled, “Life, Liberty,...
View ArticleNEW KINDLE Version of Poor Richard Volume 1
A new version of Poor Richard, An Almanac for Architects and Planners (Volume 1) specifically tailored for Kindle devices is available for purchase from the Kindle Store. Be sure to check the online...
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