Perspectives From Planner-Politicians

Planners can add a completely different -- and useful -- perspective in political roles at all levels.

Back in 2022, I was asked by the American Planning Association’s Planning Magazine team to write a story about people with urban planning backgrounds who transitioned into political roles. I did interviews with politicians at the federal level — Former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros; at the state level: …