Architect Frank Gehry passed away on December 5th. He was an inspiration to me as a 90s architecture student at East LA College & SCI-Arc. I published this commemorating his influence. Check out my 1996 residential design created in the spirit of Frank Gehry c1typlann3r.medium.com/frank-gehry-...

A university course on Embedded Planning praxis is coming to Ball State University @ballstate.bsky.social thanks to Fort Wayne embedded planner, Dan Baisden @midwestplanner.bsky.social! c1typlann3r.blog/2025/11/30/e...

“Fear is now the go-to technique for motivating faculty and staff.” Fleming, Peter. Dark Academia: how universities die. Pluto Press, 2021. #highered #edchat

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Uh well a lot of adjunct faculty are about to lose their jobs for no reason except someone else’s vanity—including myself. This is to say if anyone needs someone with 10 years of experience teaching urban design criticism, climate change narratives, writing for artists, etc…I am available.

Not at my past architecture professor laughing at me when I proposed to him I wanted to more deeply look into the needs of women and vulnerable in urban planning.

Feet on the Street. c1typlann3r.medium.com/embedded-pla...

What happens when a whole country finds itself internet-less? Superb long-read by @samanthsubramanian.bsky.social, who visited Tonga after a volcanic eruption cut the cable that linked the archipelago to the rest of the world. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...

We've lost a bright shining light. Yasmin Noriega was pursuing her Bachelor’s in Urban & Regional Planning at Cal Poly Pomona. This is an immense loss. She leaves a legacy of warmth, positivity, & community love. Please consider helping Yasmin's family in this difficult time. TY gofund.me/0f23ae203

I'm supporting the UCLA Blue & Gold Challenge. I donated to the UCLA Luskin Student Development & Opportunity Fund in memory of Professor Edward W. Soja. Donate here: crowdfunding.ucla.edu/project/4726... @uclaurbanplanning.bsky.social

I recognize this bureaucracy. It almost killed Embedded Planning. medium.com/@c1typlann3r...

Embedded Planning praxis returns to CPPURP. c1typlann3r.blog/2025/10/27/e...

Wrote about the politics of public space and how the streets should belong to all of us.

This is a great podcast episode that answered lots of my questions about internet cables at the bottom of the ocean.

Deleted my TikTok account.

I assigned this @mcsweeneys.net article as required reading in my planning theory and practice course at CPPURP. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...

Carolina A. Miranda (@cmonstah.bsky.social) doesn’t groove with the Grove. nyra.nyc/mallfresco

🚨 New blog post! Dr Basil Farraj, Ms Mai Al-Battat and Dr Hashem Abushama introduce the #USFSeminarSeriesAwards "Urban Geographies of Carcerality: From Latin America to the Middle East", exploring how carceral logics shape cities, institutions, and everyday life. 🔗 Read more: ow.ly/gseL50Xeakx

From my Student Papers Archive. I wrote this annotated bibliography for Susanna Hecht’s UP 239 Utopias & Dystopias course at @uclaurbanplanning.bsky.social. Other than a few spelling errors corrected here, this is the same paper I submitted 20 years ago on June 13, 2005. medium.com/@c1typlann3r...

Happy Celia Cruz day to all those in L.A. who celebrate! Azucar! Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez will proclaim Oct. 17 as Celia Cruz Day in honor of the Cuban singer and Latin music icon. abc7.com/post/los-ang...

Key reading for urban planners. www.planning.org/blog/9318918...

Pocket from Mozilla is closing. All saved links are gone Nov 12, 2025 (extended date). Reminds me of when we lost del.icio.us. I'm considering going "old school" saving links on a TXT file. Meantime, I've resumed using Diigo for link saves and social bookmarking. www.theverge.com/news/672924/...

This was a good read in @newrepublic.com. newrepublic.com/article/1596...

Embedded Planning praxis is the throughline of the Borough of Hollidaysburg 2035 Comprehensive Plan. c1typlann3r.blog/2025/10/14/e...

I wrote this annotated bibliography 20 years ago and it's just as relevant today. medium.com/@c1typlann3r...

Yoda Latino

Photo essay: Embedded Planning Guide to Uptown Whittier medium.com/@c1typlann3r...

I'm honored to deliver the opening keynote on Embedded Planning praxis at the APA Washington Conference 2025 in Tacoma. c1typlann3r.blog/2025/10/01/e...

Posting this here like a bookmark to read later variety.com/2025/film/co...

i subscribed to carceral history 💡

City of Quartz, Mike Davis

We are honoring Mike Davis at the @urbanhistorya.bsky.social UHA Conference 2025 in Los Angeles. c1typlann3r.blog/2025/09/29/w...

We hosted the annual community walk in Florence-Firestone with Cal Poly Pomona 1st year MURPs. c1typlann3r.blog/2025/09/28/c...

This is the next chapter in the Embedded Planning story. c1typlann3r.blog/2025/09/28/t...

Embedded Planning returns to @priceschool.usc.edu 💡 c1typlann3r.blog/2025/09/26/e...

Speaking of code enforcement . . .

Speaking of code enforcement . . . apnews.com/article/port...

I'm moderating this important discussion for our communities. c1typlann3r.blog/2025/09/23/s...

Speaking of code enforcement . . .

City officials say they’ve uncovered 25 prolonged detentions in violation of its land use permit, which could provide an opening to shut down Oregon’s only ICE facility. nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

Speaking of code enforcement . . . nextcity.org/urbanist-new...

We're honoring Mike Davis at UHA in LA. Urban History Association Conference 2025 Metropolitan Majorities: UHA 11th Biennial Conference Biltmore LA, Oct 9-12, 2025 Cities of Quartz: How Mike Davis Transformed Urban Studies (Roundtable) Sat, Oct 11th, 1:15-2:45pm c1typlann3r.blog/2025/09/21/c...

Currently reading, "A Case for Beauty: History and Philosophy of Code Enforcement" by Eugene Alper. www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

My 2023 photo essay on Embedded Planning medium.com/@c1typlann3r...

Vacant Lot Activation this Saturday 9/20 in Florence-Firestone c1typlann3r.blog/2025/09/18/v...

@c1typlann3r.bsky.social 10th floor experience:

Why is no one having a good time on the parkways? I specifically requested it #nyc

I submitted on the waitlist to join the relaunched Digg. That was a good site back in the day. I like Alexis Ohanian’s ideas about bringing it back. www.digg.com

I’m on a panel recognizing the legacy of Mike Davis with Carolina A. Miranda, Kyle Paoletta, David Kipen, & Mike The PoeT Sonksen at the Urban History Association Conference 2025 in Los Angeles. Join us Sat, Oct 11, 1:15-2:45pm at the Biltmore Hotel in Downtown LA. c1typlann3r.blog/2025/09/10/m...

Via @laist.com: "Downtown LA’s historic The Original Pantry Cafe will reopen its doors" -> laist.com/news/food/do... #LosAngeles