Phronesis

Equitable access to jobs and city resources is the future of urban planning and, with more cities wanting to create car-free transit accessible for residents, city planners and architects alike are trying to adopt responsive measures to current inequities. Rebuilding city economy's post-Covid, reducing pollution and prioritizing people are our priorities at Phronesis, placing people and sustainability first. https://www.bloomberg.com//mayors-tout-the-15-minute-city-

Climate change is causing more rainfall in frequency and inches per year making stormwater destruction to city infrastructure unavoidable. Cities adopting the Smart Sewer program save money with new infrastructure and mitigate the inevitable impacts. https://medium.com//the-future-of-stormwater-management-ru

Calling all landscape architects! If you want to be a part of an incredible learning opportunity and join a great network of landscape architecture studios, you want to be a part of Superstudio, hosted by the Landscape Architecture Foundation. Learn more: https://mailchi.mp/lafoundation/superstudio-open-call

"According to the Environmental Protection Agency, there are 748 U.S. cities with combined sewer systems, totaling more than 9,000 raw-sewage outfalls, discharging an estimated 850 billion gallons of untreated sewage into U.S. waterways annually." Kansas City's adoption of green infrastructure to deal with overwhelmed sewer systems prevents sewage and water overflows, using natural and innovative ways to adapt to shifts in climate. https://medium.com//the-future-of-stormwater-management-ru

Socially distanced block parties are just one of the ways events are adjusting in 2020 due to #COVID19. We see a way for us to create events where people can stay connected in 2020; it just requires some creativity and innovation. How is your industry adjusting to the changes? https://www.stlmag.com/culture/party-planning-block-party/

There are so many new opportunities for revolutionizing urban planning in the middle of #COVID19. One idea is focusing on car-free urban spaces, which are key to guarantee equitable access to public amenities. They can also actually prevent lives being lost to crashes that occur all too often in urban spaces. What's another benefit of revolutionizing our approach to urban planning? https://www.bloomberg.com//10-design-concepts-for-city-liv