Uploaded August 2017 | Updated September 2026, 55 minutes ago
Sit at the tables where it's decided where new housing will go, or how to add bike lanes to a city street, or whether resources will be allocated to protect clean water, and you will probably need to ask "where are all the people of color?" In 2016, it remains the case that the majority of the people who design, plan, and build communities and cities lack the diversity of those same places. This panel will explore the dearth of diversity in urban design and planning—and its impact on our practice and the communities we create and serve. It will also suggest ways to build a pipeline of talent that better reflects the cities in which we live and work.
Co-organized by the Island Press Urban Resilience Project
Speakers: Justin Garrett Moore, Ron Sims, Emily Talen, Shelley R. Poticha
Sit at the tables where it's decided where new housing will go, or how to add bike lanes to a city street, or whether resources will be allocated to protect clean water, and you will probably need to ask "where are all the people of color?" In 2016, it remains the case that the majority of the people who design, plan, and build communities and cities lack the diversity of those same places. This panel will explore the dearth of diversity in urban design and planning—and its impact on our practice and the communities we create and serve. It will also suggest ways to build a pipeline of talent that better reflects the cities in which we live and work.
Co-organized by the Island Press Urban Resilience Project
Speakers: Justin Garrett Moore, Ron Sims, Emily Talen, Shelley R. Poticha
