http://planning.unc.edu daily 1 2011-02-21T15:22:09Z http://planning.unc.edu/planiteast Last fall, a team of nine second-year DCRP students worked with North Carolina’s Eastern Region and the Military Growth Task Force (PlanIt East effort) to help set the groundwork for a regional approach to sustainable growth and conservation planning. According to Kaza, the project “demonstrates techniques frequently used in industry settings, but are only recently becoming more common in regional planning practice.” No publisher reisinge 2012-05-03T19:36:17Z News Item http://planning.unc.edu/news/obamavisit President Barack Obama’s visit to Chapel Hill on Tuesday caused road closings and detours throughout the day on UNC’s campus. No publisher reisinge 2012-04-25T19:53:40Z News Item http://planning.unc.edu/peckakucha DCRP students get together Pecha Kucha style at the end of the semester to share their Master's project/Dissertation research. No publisher reisinge 2012-04-24T17:29:44Z News Item http://planning.unc.edu/news/2012-apa-outstanding-planning-student-organization-awards DCRP Planners' Forum students were recognized for two recent department events: Divided Cities and Regions: Consensus Policy Conference and Pecha Kucha Presentations on Internships. No publisher reisinge 2012-04-16T13:23:55Z News Item http://planning.unc.edu/news/cabi Open trip data lets researchers analyze bike sharing systems in detail. They are making useful discoveries about how culture and urban spaces affect the way people use bikeshare. These conclusions can help cities refine their bikeshare systems as they grow and mature. No publisher reisinge 2012-04-13T17:22:16Z News Item http://planning.unc.edu/news/farmfork Each year, the UNC at Chapel Hill Graduate School recognizes graduate student research that is improving the lives of people in North Carolina and beyond. The Impact Awards recognize outstanding graduate students whose research covers a variety of areas: education, the environment, economic development, health, public administration and more. No publisher reisinge 2012-04-02T18:54:44Z News Item http://planning.unc.edu/news/seeing%202020 Chapel Hill citizens are deciding what the town’s future should look like, using principles refined by a world-renowned city and regional planning department that few outside the field know about. No publisher reisinge 2012-03-28T17:52:03Z News Item http://planning.unc.edu/news/tar-heel-of-the-week-tomasulo RALEIGH - The terms “guerrilla” and “wayfinding” make an unlikely pair. One brings to mind shady tactics employed under cover of darkness, while the other conjures the innocuous signs that guide sunny strolls through historic towns. No publisher reisinge 2012-03-28T17:31:59Z News Item http://planning.unc.edu/news/regainingrelevancy There is an emerging sense, especially among young practitioners and scholars, that the planning field has lost its agency to incite positive change in our cities and regions. Some argue that rather than formulators and implementers of forward-thinking plans, the profession has been reduced to administering code and facilitating process. Others contend that the field’s redefined role gives it new legitimacy to tackle to pressing challenges of the 21st century. No publisher reisinge 2012-04-16T14:20:38Z News Item http://planning.unc.edu/news/design-revival-24-small-towns-big-ideas Design Revival 24 is rooted in the conviction that helping communities in need is a core calling of design professionals everywhere. No publisher reisinge 2012-03-07T18:16:17Z News Item http://planning.unc.edu/news/latino-contributions Researching Latino Contributions to North Carolina No publisher reisinge 2012-03-07T15:37:14Z News Item http://planning.unc.edu/news/walk US cities have long catered to a population that prefers to drive. How do you remake a city into a pedestrian dream? No publisher reisinge 2012-03-07T15:32:09Z News Item http://planning.unc.edu/news/cpjweb We are pleased to report the official launch of the new Carolina Planning website. This new web presence both extends the reach and impact of the Journal and provides unprecedented access to our archives. No publisher reisinge 2012-02-22T21:12:31Z News Item http://planning.unc.edu/news/chapelhill2020 The community and the town council have asked for a new Comprehensive Plan to reexamine the vision for Chapel Hill and to plan together for the community's future. The new planning and visioning document will create a framework for the community to guide the Town Council in managing Chapel Hill's future over the next 10 years. No publisher reisinge 2012-01-11T16:10:32Z News Item http://planning.unc.edu/news/state-faces-affordable-housing-gap "The programs that are out there produce great housing,” said Chris Estes (MRP '02) with the North Carolina Housing Coalition. “We have a great delivery system of for profit and non-profit developers who build it, just not enough funding to keep up with the need." No publisher reisinge 2011-12-21T18:57:13Z News Item