Advancing Equity Planning Now What can planners do to restore equity to their craft Drawing upon the perspectives of a diverse group of planning experts Advancing Equity Planning Now places the concepts of fairness and equal access squarely in the center of planning research and practice. Editors Norman Krumholz and Kathryn Wertheim Hexter provide essential resources for city leaders and planners as well as for students and others interested in shaping the built environment for a more just world.Advancing Equity Planning Now remind us that equity has always been an integral consideration in the planning profession. The historic roots of that ethical commitment go back more than a century. Yet a trend of growing inequality in America as well as other recent socio economic changes that divide the wealthiest from the middle and working classes challenge the notion that a rising economic tide lifts all boats. When planning becomes mere place making for elites urban and regional planners need to return to the fundamentals of their profession. Although they have not always done so planners are well positioned to advocate for greater equity in public policies that address the multiple objectives of urban planning including housing transportation economic development and the removal of noxious land uses in neighborhoods Frontmatter Contents Foreword Ronn Richard Acknowledgments Introduction Krumholz Norman Section 1: LOCAL EQUITY PLANNING 1. Growth without Displacement: A Test for Equity Planning in Portland Bates Lisa K. 2. The Evolution of the Community Development Industry: A Practitioners Perspective McDermott Mark 3. Economic Diversity in Low Status Communities Carter Majora Section 2: REGIONAL EQUITY PLANNING 4. Can We Talk Conversation Collaboration and Conflict for a Just Metro Benner Chris Pastor Manuel 5. Equity Planning in a Fragmented Suburban Setting: The Case of St. Louis Swanstrom Todd Section 3: NATIONAL EQUITY PLANNING 6. On the Way But Not There Yet: Making Accessibility the Core of Equity Planning in Transportation Grengs Joe 7. The Opportunity Challenge: Jobs and Economic Development Giloth Robert 8. Equity Policy and Practice at the Federal Level: HUDs Rental Assistance Demonstration Costigan Patrick 9. Planning for Aging: Addressing Issues of Equity Howe Deborah Section 4: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE 10. The Future of Equity Planning Education in the United States Reardon Kenneth Forester John 11. Public Participation Geographic Information Systems: A Model of Citizen Science to Promote Equitable Public Engagement Thompson Michelle M. Arceneaux Brittany N. Conclusion: The Future of Equity Planning Practice Krumholz Norman Wertheim Hexter Kathryn Notes on Contributors Index