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By someone who doesn’t particularly like rules. Urban planning is often described as the practice of writing rules—rules that shape how new places are built and how existing ones change. In practice, it is the creation, modification, and enforcement of this set of rules. That framing alone is enough to turn people off. Rules imply limits, enforcement, and authority. Having grown up in New Orleans, I take pride in my city’s rebellious nature. We live below sea level. We’ll wa
Urban land is often spoken for long before people arrive. Through policy, speculation, and deeply embedded systems of ownership, land in the city is managed in ways that reflect and reinforce social and economic hierarchies. Within this context, the practice of growing food can appear incidental. 2025 Inspire Project | Minneola Chester Street Community Garden More than a decade ago, I wrote my dissertation on the potential of urban agriculture not only to grow food, but to r
Inspire is proud to announce that Jeel Patel’s submittal for Tactical Urbanism NOW! 2025 has been selected as a finalist. We invite you to take a moment to learn more about the important work our employees are doing, both inside and outside the office. As part of a collaborative entry for the Tactical Urbanism NOW competition by Terraviva, Jeel's team developed The Living Threshold , a project reimagining the vulnerable boundary of Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai. Th
