A dispatch from the golden era of planning memes.
A Facebook group called New Urbanist Memes for Transit-Oriented Teens (NUMTOTs) helped planning go mainstream in 2018, but as many know, the website Planning Peeps has been creating and sharing planning-themed memes for years now.
With the contemporary wave of interest in planning memes in full effect, Planning Peeps had plenty of data to tabulate in putting together its list of 10 most popular planning memes from 2018.
Click through for the close-to-home laughs.
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Some thoughts on what we might have learned in 2018 and what it might mean going forward.
Vote for the Best and Worst of Transportation in 2018
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Most Popular Planning Articles of 2018
We crunched the numbers on all the features, blog posts, and news articles we published in 2018 to figure out which made the biggest splash with readers.
National Parks Layoffs Will Cause Communities to Lose Billions
Thousands of essential park workers were laid off this week, just before the busy spring break season.
Retro-silient?: America’s First “Eco-burb,” The Woodlands Turns 50
A master-planned community north of Houston offers lessons on green infrastructure and resilient design, but falls short of its founder’s lofty affordability and walkability goals.
Delivering for America Plan Will Downgrade Mail Service in at Least 49.5 Percent of Zip Codes
Republican and Democrat lawmakers criticize the plan for its disproportionate negative impact on rural communities.
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Balancing Bombs and Butterflies: How the National Guard Protects a Rare Species
The National Guard at Fort Indiantown Gap uses GIS technology and land management strategies to balance military training with conservation efforts, ensuring the survival of the rare eastern regal fritillary butterfly.
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