In his landmark book, The Color of Law, Richard Rothstein revealed how government policy, not just individual prejudice, created and enforced racial segregation across America. But that book left a crucial question unanswered: what can be done about it?

In this quick 10 minute episode, we discuss the APA article In Defense of Local Zoning which holds up our 100 year old tradition of land regulation. Earlier this month we talked with author M. Nolan Gray on his recent book Arbitrary Lines which makes the bold statement that we should do away with zoning regulations.

Zoning is a fundamental part of urban planning, but what if it's the very thing holding our cities back? We discuss with M. Nolan Gray the provocative ideas in his book Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It.

Rothstein's central argument, powerfully explored in the podcast, is that racial segregation in the U.S. is not accidental. It wasn't simply a matter of individual choices or economic factors.

Behind every successful city is thoughtful planning for the future, but it’s not enough to just plan for the future of communities, we also need to plan with the future. We need to image what the future might look like to shape it in a responsible, sustainable, and equitable way.

Geography of Urban Transportation traces the historical evolution of urban form as it was shaped by transportation technology. It explains how ancient cities were built around walking, while the introduction of technologies like streetcars, railways, and—most significantly—the automobile completely reshaped our modern metropolises.

In this episode, we talk with Charles L. Marohn Jr.'s about his provocative book Confessions of a Recovering Engineer . Marohn, a civil...

For planners, the path to a better community is rarely black and white. From accepting a seemingly innocent gift to dealing with conflicting timelines, the profession is filled with ethical dilemmas that require more than just a passing thought.

For anyone who has studied urban planning, a familiar challenge often emerges when classroom theory meets the real world: the textbook ideal of a community plan can quickly crumble under the weight of political realities.