[Massplanners] [External] Planning Book Recommendations

Thu Jun 29 12:01:15 EDT 2023

Excellent suggestions so far! Throwing mine in:

1. Walkable City Rules <https://islandpress.org/books/walkable-city-rules>
by Jeff Speck (a practical handbook for any planner who wants to make their
community safer + more livable)
2. Strategic CaseMaking
<https://www.amazon.com/Strategic-CaseMaking-Building-Public-Political/dp/1734868503>
by Dr. Tiffany Manuel (a must-have for any planner trying to build
community buy-in)
3. What I Found in a Thousand Towns
<https://www.amazon.com/What-Found-Thousand-Towns-Communities/dp/0465098967>
by singer-songwriter Dar Williams (the planning book that isn't about
planning)

Christine Madore, AICP
Board Member, Salem Redevelopment Authority
Sr. Development Manager, Mass. Housing Partnership
Find me on LinkedIn
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-madore-aicp-2b022514/>

On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 10:11 AM Tim Czerwienski via MassPlanners <
massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:

> How long were we going to let this go without saying *The High Cost of
> Free Parking*?
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> https://www.amazon.com/High-Cost-Free-Parking-Updated/dp/193236496X
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> Tim Czerwienski, AICP
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> *From:* MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces at masscptc.org> *On Behalf Of *Hall,
> Douglas via MassPlanners
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 29, 2023 10:04 AM
> *To:* Katrina O'leary <katrina.oleary at middletonma.gov>; Charles Mills <
> charles.mills.t at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* Listserv (massplanners at masscptc.org) <massplanners at masscptc.org>
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> Great to see some of the seminal works being shared. (Though I always stop
> to ponder the fact that after writing *The Death and Life of Great
> American Cities, *Jacobs chose to live for nearly 40 years in Toronto).
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> A pair of works that really ought to be on the required reading list for
> all planners (probably even more important that veteran planners dive in),
> by Richard Rothstein (the second co-authored with his daughter, Leah):
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>    1. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History Of How Our Government
>    Segregated America
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> The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein (coloroflawbook.com)
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.coloroflawbook.com_&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=tqYix0YD2a2WVJ3--QStumFXTrQiY7lvVcMldcLBG5Q&m=htEzB7ojQji5vNf_GqdKyxUoaC2fukso8SPMyextgJM&s=udkoc3RQ5lQKFZQOt12L-6oFLXdFTijW1nx3cW07dMM&e=>
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> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.coloroflawbook.com_&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=tqYix0YD2a2WVJ3--QStumFXTrQiY7lvVcMldcLBG5Q&m=htEzB7ojQji5vNf_GqdKyxUoaC2fukso8SPMyextgJM&s=udkoc3RQ5lQKFZQOt12L-6oFLXdFTijW1nx3cW07dMM&e=>
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> The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.coloroflawbook.com_&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=tqYix0YD2a2WVJ3--QStumFXTrQiY7lvVcMldcLBG5Q&m=htEzB7ojQji5vNf_GqdKyxUoaC2fukso8SPMyextgJM&s=udkoc3RQ5lQKFZQOt12L-6oFLXdFTijW1nx3cW07dMM&e=>
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> "A powerful and disturbing history of residential segregation in
> America."—The New York Times
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> www.coloroflawbook.com
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> 2. Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law
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> 'Just Action,' a prescription to fight housing segregation - The
> Washington Post
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.washingtonpost.com_books_2023_06_23_just-2Daction-2Dhousing-2Dsegregation-2Drichard-2Dleah-2Drothstein_&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=tqYix0YD2a2WVJ3--QStumFXTrQiY7lvVcMldcLBG5Q&m=htEzB7ojQji5vNf_GqdKyxUoaC2fukso8SPMyextgJM&s=2B8Mw1OOvvjwUYSdkFlYtlxClfrcCOKV0afNvjD-jy4&e=>
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> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.washingtonpost.com_books_2023_06_23_just-2Daction-2Dhousing-2Dsegregation-2Drichard-2Dleah-2Drothstein_&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=tqYix0YD2a2WVJ3--QStumFXTrQiY7lvVcMldcLBG5Q&m=htEzB7ojQji5vNf_GqdKyxUoaC2fukso8SPMyextgJM&s=2B8Mw1OOvvjwUYSdkFlYtlxClfrcCOKV0afNvjD-jy4&e=>
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> Review | ‘Just Action’ offers humble prescriptions to fight housing
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> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.washingtonpost.com_books_2023_06_23_just-2Daction-2Dhousing-2Dsegregation-2Drichard-2Dleah-2Drothstein_&d=DwMGaQ&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=tqYix0YD2a2WVJ3--QStumFXTrQiY7lvVcMldcLBG5Q&m=htEzB7ojQji5vNf_GqdKyxUoaC2fukso8SPMyextgJM&s=2B8Mw1OOvvjwUYSdkFlYtlxClfrcCOKV0afNvjD-jy4&e=>
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> Richard Rothstein and Leah Rothstein advocate for racial housing reforms
> on a national scale.
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> www.washingtonpost.com
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> If the stack of books to add to your reading list gets too daunting, there
> are lots of multi-media options for consuming the essence of these books.
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> Cheers, Doug.
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> P.S. Thanks for initiating this thread, Katrina!
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> *From:* MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces at masscptc.org> on behalf of
> Charles Mills via MassPlanners <massplanners at masscptc.org>
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 29, 2023 9:28 AM
> *To:* Katrina O'leary <katrina.oleary at middletonma.gov>
> *Cc:* Listserv (massplanners at masscptc.org) <massplanners at masscptc.org>
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>    1. The Death and Life of Great American Cities - Jane Jacobs
>    2. The Rise of the Creative Class - Richard Florida
>    3. The Power Broker - Robert Caro
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> On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 9:23 AM Luke Mitchell via MassPlanners <
> massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:
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> I would buy her a trilogy as follows!
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>    1. Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino
>    2. The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida
>    3. City on a Hill by Alex Krieger
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> *Luke Mitchell *
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> *From:* MassPlanners <massplanners-bounces at masscptc.org> *On Behalf Of *Katrina
> O'leary via MassPlanners
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 29, 2023 8:39 AM
> *To:* Listserv (massplanners at masscptc.org) <massplanners at masscptc.org>
> *Subject:* [External] [Massplanners] Planning Book Recommendations
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> Hello,
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> I’d like to give a gift to my planning intern as her time working here is
> almost done.  I’d like to buy her a good book for a new planner.  Any
> recommendations?
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> *Katrina O'Leary, AICP   *
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> *Middleton Town Planner*
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