Pleased to be part of this important project setting out similarities and differences among planning systems around the world. THE ROUTLEDGE COMPANION TO COMPARATIVE INTERNATIONAL PLANNING to be published on 30 January 2026. www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...

Pleased to be part of this important project setting out similarities and differences among planning systems around the world. THE ROUTLEDGE COMPANION TO COMPARATIVE INTERNATIONAL PLANNING to be published on 30 January 2026. www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...

Rejecting proven success has consequences.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called out officials of the Trump administration, saying they “sullied” the name of Alex Pretti, the man fatally shot by a federal agent on January 24.

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

"Everything Trump has done over the last week has made him look tawdry, addled and small." Trump Just Proved Carney’s Point www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...

Stepping away from involvement with these agencies will push the world away from directions the US prefers, will undermine US interests, and will handicap global progress in many important areas. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...

Joseph Stiglitz spoke at UN University in Tokyo yesterday about his new book, The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society (wwnorton.com/books/978132...). Video of the talk is available on the UN University YouTube feed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAAH... #goodsociety #freedom #planningtheory

Georgia Tech's Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education #SCoRE celebrated 10 years of #CommunityEngagement and #sustainability leadership last night.

Registration open: 6th WORLD PLANNING SCHOOLS CONGRESS (29 June - 3 July '26; Espoo and Helsinki, Finland). Early (discounted) registration deadline: 28 February '26. app.eventos.fi/wpsc2026/web...

It still amazes me that we’ve basically let ourselves be manipulated into buying, and even defending, that THIS is what “freedom” looks like. Dependency is never freedom. Freedom is having real choices. #cardependency

Special election repeals McIntosh County Commission decision to allow larger homes on Sapelo Island. editions.ajc.com/shortcode/AJ... editions.ajc.com/shortcode/AJ...

Registration open: 6th WORLD PLANNING SCHOOLS CONGRESS (29 June - 3 July '26; Espoo and Helsinki, Finland). Early (discounted) registration deadline: 28 February '26. app.eventos.fi/wpsc2026/web...

"We are choosing fair trade over tariffs, partnership over isolation, and sustainability over exploitation....Europe will always choose the world, and the world is ready to choose Europe." www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJsw...

Georgia Tech's Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education #SCoRE celebrated 10 years of #CommunityEngagement and #sustainability leadership last night.

The new home of Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business and Industrial and Systems Engineering completes the "high rent" corner in #TechSquare with beauty and purpose. Thinking Nelson Rockefeller got it right when he decided to invest in his state's bricks and mortar infrastructure.

The Journal of the American Planning Association seeks a new Book Review Editor. Successful applicants will combine scholarly expertise with a broad interest in planning practice. Deadline for applications has been extended to Feb 17 '26. #JAPAplanning www.planning.org/japa/book-ed...

CP: "I begin to see, here we are, two people from far ends of the fence, havin’ identical problems, except hers bein’ black and me bein’ white. From that moment on, I tell ya, that gal and I worked together good. I begin to love that girl, really." open.substack.com/pub/relation...

CP: "I begin to see, here we are, two people from far ends of the fence, havin’ identical problems, except hers bein’ black and me bein’ white. From that moment on, I tell ya, that gal and I worked together good. I begin to love that girl, really." open.substack.com/pub/relation...

"[Kemp's] amended budget... offers awards of up to $3,000 per year for students who demonstrate financial need for their education at a University System of Georgia or Technical College System of Georgia institution." www.ajc.com/education/20...

The Journal of the American Planning Association seeks a new Book Review Editor. Successful applicants will combine scholarly expertise with a broad interest in planning practice. Deadline for applications has been extended to Feb 17 '26. #JAPAplanning www.planning.org/japa/book-ed...

“There is a big shift coming, a bit of a new world order in global dominance of higher education and research,” said Phil Baty, chief global affairs officer for Times Higher Education"  www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...

60 YEARS ISOCARP: A LEGACY OF PLANNING IMPACTS is now available for pdf download: isocarp.org/product/isoc... @gpean-planning.bsky.social @rtpiplanners.bsky.social

The Trump administration reinstated on Tuesday hundreds of CDC employees who had been placed on administrative leave in April. Gift link www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/h...

21 students attending 17 planning schools were awarded scholarships through the American Planning Association Foundation in 2025. APA’s donors and members have donated to support and equip future planners to make a meaningful impact in their communities. www.planning.org/foundation/s...

60 YEARS ISOCARP: A LEGACY OF PLANNING IMPACTS is now available for pdf download: isocarp.org/product/isoc... @gpean-planning.bsky.social @rtpiplanners.bsky.social

Two Torah scrolls burned. A third Torah did not. That Torah, displayed for decades in a glass case near the front of the synagogue, survived unscathed. forward.com/news/797148/...

Continue US funding of UN: What you can do right now: The House will vote as soon as this evening. Call your Representative today & urge them to vote YES on the FY26 funding package. betterworldcampaign.org/budget/congr...

LOCAL AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON EXTREME URBAN HEAT Online Webinar from APA Divisions January 16, 2026 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM ET CM 1.5 SR 1 Registration Link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

"Outside of the two most recent recessions, 2025 saw the lowest pace of average monthly job growth since 2003." www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

🚫 A global crisis requires global courage - not a federal retreat. President Trump's decision to withdraw from the UNFCCC and 65 international agreements is more than a policy shift; it is a reckless abandonment of global responsibilities that puts every American at risk.

"[T]he job of everybody else who's entrusted with leadership here, is to look forward. When you look forward, you see a threat to, effectively, every one of our traditional funding sources." www.dailytarheel.com/article/univ...

Good news: • Over 1/4 of all world's vehicle sales are now EVs! • Last months more than 1/2 all sales in China and 1/3 Europe EVs. • Over 20% Turkey, Thailand, and Vietnam. Not perfect but much better than fossil-fuel. Even better: proximity to walk, bike, use public transit.

This weekend there was a brazen act of hatred and antisemitism against Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi. This historic synagogue, the largest and only Jewish house of worship in Jackson, is not merely a building. It is the heart of a community.

"While intl relations are traditionally viewed as the domain of national governments, one of the most striking takeaways from the recently concluded #COP30 in Brazil, is the emergence of cities as influential actors in global climate diplomacy." #CityClimateAction www.orfonline.org/expert-speak...

"It is not just that Mr Trump’s actions are failing to revive American manufacturing. Under the hood, there are signs that they are actively hurting it." www.economist.com/finance-and-...

" Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty." Hannah Arendt jacobin.com/2025/12/new-...

The United States’ “sweeping retreat from multilateral cooperation signals a troubling misunderstanding of the essential role that culture and heritage play in fostering peace, resilience, innovation and shared prosperity worldwide.” @iccrom.bsky.social @theartnewspaper.bsky.social #EuropaNostra

Stepping away from involvement with these agencies will push the world away from directions the US prefers, will undermine US interests, and will handicap global progress in many important areas. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/u...

As countries everywhere feel emboldened to encroach on their neighbours, the dismal prospect is of an aggressive, border-shifting 19th-century world, but armed with 21st-century weapons

What kind of university, or what kind of philosophy department, do we have if I’m not allowed to talk about Plato?... Plato invented the concept of the university, founded the Academy. Of course philosophers should be allowed to talk about Plato.” www.chronicle.com/article/texa...

(xxii) UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; (xxiii) UN Human Settlements Programme; (xxiv) UN Institute for Training and Research;.... (xxxi) UN University. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

"An institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato." dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...

"Does the open science movement produce the benefits its supporters claim? The answer is a qualified yes, according to one of the most comprehensive, multifaceted studies of the complex and divisive issue." www.science.org/content/arti...

As we ring in the new year, it's time to recap all the excellent Atlanta-focused scholarship from 2025 that was published outside of our own (virtual) pages! Catch up on all that you missed throughout the year with our annual round up here: atlantastudies.org/2026/01/01/s...

If the West is "blowing up process", where does that leave planning? Are there ways planners can reinvent design and policy analysis to support a renewal of belief in process in our countries? #rationality #DecisionScience #creativedestruction www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/o...

We asked our columnists to name the biggest lessons learned from Trump’s first year back in office. With recommendations for China, Europe, and global business leaders, here’s what they had to say:

Health becomes a bargaining chip rather than a protected humanitarian domain. Countries with fiscal capacity can participate. Fragile states cannot. People in crisis are no longer the first principle. Making money off the sick.

Hearty wishes for a sustainable and equitable 2026 from the Global Planning Education Association Network (GPEAN) on behalf of planning school associations and planning schools worldwide! AAPS, ACSP, ACUPP, AESOP, ALEUP, ANPUR, ANZAPS, APERAU, APSA, ASPI, TUPOB