Clark County's Contrarian Planner

The Columbian profiles Clark County Community Development director Richard Carson about his 'contrarian' perspectives on planning.

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January 3, 2004, 5:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"The first thing you should know about Rich Carson is that he asked for this profile," begins the profile in The Columbian, published in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area. "Carson, director of Clark County's Department of Community Development, sent e-mail to The Columbian listing 12 reasons why the paper should do a story about him." Richard Carson has 30 years experience as a planner, writer and lecturer in the Pacific Northwest. In this newspaper article, he discusses his contrarian views on urban planning, new urbanism and AICP.

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Friday, January 2, 2004 in The Columbian

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