<div dir="ltr">Seconsies for the Color of Law!!</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 10:05 AM Hall, Douglas via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg6428931017451787422">
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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
<i>The Death and Life of Great American Cities, </i>Jacobs chose to live for nearly 40 years in Toronto). </div>
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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):</div>
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<div><span>The Color of Law: <span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">A Forgotten History Of How Our Government Segregated America</span><br>
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<div><span><a href="https://www.coloroflawbook.com/" id="m_6428931017451787422LPlnkOWALinkPreview" target="_blank">The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein (coloroflawbook.com)</a> </span></div>
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"A powerful and disturbing history of residential segregation in America."—The New York Times</div>
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<span> 2. <span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law</span></span><br>
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Richard Rothstein and Leah Rothstein advocate for racial housing reforms on a national scale.</div>
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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. </div>
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Cheers, Doug.</div>
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P.S. Thanks for initiating this thread, Katrina! </div>
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<div id="m_6428931017451787422divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>> on behalf of Charles Mills via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 29, 2023 9:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Katrina O'leary <<a href="mailto:katrina.oleary@middletonma.gov" target="_blank">katrina.oleary@middletonma.gov</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Listserv (<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>) <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Massplanners] [External] Planning Book Recommendations</font>
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<div dir="ltr">On Thu, Jun 29, 2023 at 9:23 AM Luke Mitchell via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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<li style="margin-left:0in">Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino<u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:0in">The Rise of the Creative Class by Richard Florida<u></u><u></u></li><li style="margin-left:0in">City on a Hill by Alex Krieger<u></u><u></u></li></ol>
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<p><b><span>From:</span></b><span> MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners-bounces@masscptc.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Katrina O'leary via MassPlanners<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 29, 2023 8:39 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Listserv (<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>) <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] [Massplanners] Planning Book Recommendations<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p>Hello,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p>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?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(36,64,97)">Katrina O'Leary, AICP
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<p><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif">195 North Main Street Middleton, MA 01949 PH: (978)777-8917<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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