Bruce Stiftel
@brucestiftel.bsky.social
Environmental planning and international development theorist at Georgia Tech [USA] #planningsky
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Bruce Stiftel
@brucestiftel.bsky.social
· Jan 13
New additions just listed. Eager to include more planning scholars from outside the Anglo-American orbit; please suggest.
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"Community and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture, which were initially on the chopping block, were left out of the final proposal, reducing the expected savings from program cuts from $7.7 million to $6.7 million."
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/breakin...
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BREAKING: UNL Chancellor shares final $27.5 million budget cut proposal
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Rodney Bennett announced his final budget reduction proposal in an email to students, faculty and staff on Monday.
www.dailynebraskan.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"Community and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture, which were initially on the chopping block, were left out of the final proposal, reducing the expected savings from program cuts from $7.7 million to $6.7 million."
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/breakin...
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/breakin...
"[P]erhaps the most striking thing about this binational economy – and the constant, massive flow people and goods across the border – is how matter-of-fact it all is."
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What San Diego-Tijuana Can Teach Us About The Future Of Where
The border is a huge political issue for both parties. But the economic and cultural connections are evolving based on local conditions and local networks -- and they'll continue to grow.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"[P]erhaps the most striking thing about this binational economy – and the constant, massive flow people and goods across the border – is how matter-of-fact it all is."
open.substack.com/pub/futureof...
open.substack.com/pub/futureof...
"Community and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture, which were initially on the chopping block, were left out of the final proposal, reducing the expected savings from program cuts from $7.7 million to $6.7 million."
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/breakin...
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/breakin...
BREAKING: UNL Chancellor shares final $27.5 million budget cut proposal
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Rodney Bennett announced his final budget reduction proposal in an email to students, faculty and staff on Monday.
www.dailynebraskan.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"Community and Regional Planning and Landscape Architecture, which were initially on the chopping block, were left out of the final proposal, reducing the expected savings from program cuts from $7.7 million to $6.7 million."
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/breakin...
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/breakin...
"From Munich, where the entire Nazi leadership had gathered for the anniversary of the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch, the Nazi propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, wrote a speech in which he decreed that Jewish businesses should be destroyed and synagogues set on fire."
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November 9 pogroms showed coming Nazi brutality – DW – 11/09/2025
Jews saw thousands of their synagogues, shops and homes destroyed by Nazi-aligned mobs on the night of November 9, 1938. While the world was shocked, there were no strong reactions in the aftermath of...
www.dw.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
"From Munich, where the entire Nazi leadership had gathered for the anniversary of the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch, the Nazi propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, wrote a speech in which he decreed that Jewish businesses should be destroyed and synagogues set on fire."
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www.dw.com/en/november-...
Kristallnacht - 87 years ago today.
November 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Kristallnacht - 87 years ago today.
"[T]he most exciting time of day was between 5 and 6 p.m., when deadlines loomed. The hum of the newsroom would gradually rise — phones ringing louder, editors shouting across desks, reporters complaining about rewrites — and then, by 7 p.m., silence again."
www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
Clapping out the paper: A farewell to ink, deadlines and the print AJC
Beginning on Jan. 1, this 157-year-old institution will become a fully digital news operation. No more paper. No more ink-stained fingers. No more paper in your driveway.
www.ajc.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"[T]he most exciting time of day was between 5 and 6 p.m., when deadlines loomed. The hum of the newsroom would gradually rise — phones ringing louder, editors shouting across desks, reporters complaining about rewrites — and then, by 7 p.m., silence again."
www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
The terms require Cornell, a private land-grant institution, to pay a $30-million fine to the federal government, invest an equal amount in agricultural and farming programs, and provide anonymized undergraduate admissions data to the federal government.
www.chronicle.com/article/corn...
www.chronicle.com/article/corn...
Cornell Will Pay $60 Million and Provide Admissions Data in Deal to Restore Federal Funding
The university, which had seen hundreds of millions of dollars frozen, said the deal “will enable us to return to our teaching and research in restored partnership with federal agencies.”
www.chronicle.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The terms require Cornell, a private land-grant institution, to pay a $30-million fine to the federal government, invest an equal amount in agricultural and farming programs, and provide anonymized undergraduate admissions data to the federal government.
www.chronicle.com/article/corn...
www.chronicle.com/article/corn...
World Town Planning Day at Canadian Inst Planners/ @apaintldiv.bsky.social American Plng Assn is off an running.
Next up at 10h15 NY Time: Reframing Engagement: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Inspire Inclusive, Strengths-based Community Planning. #wtpd2025
international.planning.org/meet/wtpd/
Next up at 10h15 NY Time: Reframing Engagement: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Inspire Inclusive, Strengths-based Community Planning. #wtpd2025
international.planning.org/meet/wtpd/
November 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
World Town Planning Day at Canadian Inst Planners/ @apaintldiv.bsky.social American Plng Assn is off an running.
Next up at 10h15 NY Time: Reframing Engagement: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Inspire Inclusive, Strengths-based Community Planning. #wtpd2025
international.planning.org/meet/wtpd/
Next up at 10h15 NY Time: Reframing Engagement: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Inspire Inclusive, Strengths-based Community Planning. #wtpd2025
international.planning.org/meet/wtpd/
“When civic education is explained in how these offices impact one’s daily life, when we go beyond rhetoric to actual education, perhaps there can be a shift in how the electorate votes...Those messages have gotten through to the rural voters."
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What Georgia Democrats' PSC wins could mean for power bills and the midterm elections
Georgia voters had handed Democrats a resounding victory, replacing two Republican incumbents on the Public Service Commission, the body that has final say over how Georgia Power, the state’s largest ...
www.wabe.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
“When civic education is explained in how these offices impact one’s daily life, when we go beyond rhetoric to actual education, perhaps there can be a shift in how the electorate votes...Those messages have gotten through to the rural voters."
www.wabe.org/what-democra...
www.wabe.org/what-democra...
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1. JD Vance dismissed Tuesday's election as “a couple of elections in blue states.”
But there were significant contests around the country, including in purple and red states.
From coast to coast, voters rejected the MAGA agenda.
Let's review.
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But there were significant contests around the country, including in purple and red states.
From coast to coast, voters rejected the MAGA agenda.
Let's review.
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popular.info/p/six-electi...
Six election results that didn’t make the headlines
Although Democratic victories in New York, Virginia, New Jersey, and California dominated the headlines, significant contests were held across the nation.
popular.info
November 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
1. JD Vance dismissed Tuesday's election as “a couple of elections in blue states.”
But there were significant contests around the country, including in purple and red states.
From coast to coast, voters rejected the MAGA agenda.
Let's review.
🧵
popular.info/p/six-electi...
But there were significant contests around the country, including in purple and red states.
From coast to coast, voters rejected the MAGA agenda.
Let's review.
🧵
popular.info/p/six-electi...
"Many mayors, even those from outside the US, looked to the election results as a signal that green initiatives can survive the Trump administration’s attempts to lead a global turn away from climate policies."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Climate-Friendly Mayors Find Hope in Trump’s Election Setback
The big wins by Democrats in Tuesday’s elections across the US turned into a rallying cry at an environmental conference in Rio de Janeiro.
www.bloomberg.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"Many mayors, even those from outside the US, looked to the election results as a signal that green initiatives can survive the Trump administration’s attempts to lead a global turn away from climate policies."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Global Planners Network (GPN) statement for the 76th World Town Planning Day: With Planning We Can celebrates the achievements of planning and the role of planners in unlocking sustainable, inclusive, equitable, prosperous and resilient places.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Global Planners Network (GPN) statement for the 76th World Town Planning Day: With Planning We Can celebrates the achievements of planning and the role of planners in unlocking sustainable, inclusive, equitable, prosperous and resilient places.
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Final Week to Submit!
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the 6th World Planning Schools Congress (WPSC VI) — June 29 – July 3, 2026, in Espoo & Helsinki, Finland.
Faculty and students from GPEAN associations, including ACSP, are encouraged to submit abstracts by November 11, 2025.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the 6th World Planning Schools Congress (WPSC VI) — June 29 – July 3, 2026, in Espoo & Helsinki, Finland.
Faculty and students from GPEAN associations, including ACSP, are encouraged to submit abstracts by November 11, 2025.
November 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Final Week to Submit!
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the 6th World Planning Schools Congress (WPSC VI) — June 29 – July 3, 2026, in Espoo & Helsinki, Finland.
Faculty and students from GPEAN associations, including ACSP, are encouraged to submit abstracts by November 11, 2025.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of the 6th World Planning Schools Congress (WPSC VI) — June 29 – July 3, 2026, in Espoo & Helsinki, Finland.
Faculty and students from GPEAN associations, including ACSP, are encouraged to submit abstracts by November 11, 2025.
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Details are emerging of intimidation tactics used by USA delegation to derail climate action on shipping at the International Maritime Organisation
“It’s like dealing with the Mob” said one veteran of the talks
www.ft.com/content/4e0a...
Details are emerging of intimidation tactics used by USA delegation to derail climate action on shipping at the International Maritime Organisation
“It’s like dealing with the Mob” said one veteran of the talks
www.ft.com/content/4e0a...
US accused of ‘bully-boy’ tactics to sink climate deal
Officials say ‘threats’ used to derail net zero deal for shipping industry ripped up rules of global diplomacy
www.ft.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Details are emerging of intimidation tactics used by USA delegation to derail climate action on shipping at the International Maritime Organisation
“It’s like dealing with the Mob” said one veteran of the talks
www.ft.com/content/4e0a...
Details are emerging of intimidation tactics used by USA delegation to derail climate action on shipping at the International Maritime Organisation
“It’s like dealing with the Mob” said one veteran of the talks
www.ft.com/content/4e0a...
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Aurora needs to own up to its false start on the launch of driverless 18-wheel rigs
Driverless Freight Trucks Are Off to a Bumpy Start
Aurora Innovations Inc. began the first driverless operations of 18-wheelers on a stretch of road between Dallas and Houston in May with some fanfare. It turned out to be a false start.
bloom.bg
November 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Aurora needs to own up to its false start on the launch of driverless 18-wheel rigs
Atlanta peeps: The pro's have stalled for a decade. Here's your chance to weigh in and maybe change the conversation:
www.ajc.com/news/2025/10...
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Where should MARTA go? Draw your dream transit map and share it.
Take the map below and draw out where you’d like to see MARTA go.
www.ajc.com
November 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Atlanta peeps: The pro's have stalled for a decade. Here's your chance to weigh in and maybe change the conversation:
www.ajc.com/news/2025/10...
www.ajc.com/news/2025/10...
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I'm glad to see our organizing with @AAUP.org is giving more colleges the courage to stand up to the Trump administration. Trump's offer to give preferential treatment to colleges in exchange for allegiance to his ideological agenda is entirely corrupt. www.wesa.fm/identity-com...
University of Pittsburgh professors push back against Trump 'compact' for higher education
University of Pittsburgh professors have asked their school to reject a Trump "compact" that promises more access to federal resources to schools that sign on to his agenda
www.wesa.fm
November 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I'm glad to see our organizing with @AAUP.org is giving more colleges the courage to stand up to the Trump administration. Trump's offer to give preferential treatment to colleges in exchange for allegiance to his ideological agenda is entirely corrupt. www.wesa.fm/identity-com...
"The city’s infrastructure, built 50 years ago, was designed to handle 1.7 in of rain in an hour under a more continental climate, according to Iscol. New York City is now under a sub-tropical climate, with Thursday’s downpour bringing an inch of rain in under 10 minutes."
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October 31, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"The city’s infrastructure, built 50 years ago, was designed to handle 1.7 in of rain in an hour under a more continental climate, according to Iscol. New York City is now under a sub-tropical climate, with Thursday’s downpour bringing an inch of rain in under 10 minutes."
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"At least 40% of the buildings and roads in the worst-hit areas on the island were severely damaged, according to a Bloomberg News analysis of satellite data processed by the Earth Observatory of Singapore."
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Satellite Data Reveal Severe Hurricane Melissa Damage in Jamaica
As Hurricane Melissa sweeps past Bermuda into the North Atlantic, new satellite data of Jamaica has revealed devastation for tourist center Montego Bay and much of the Western part of the country.
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"At least 40% of the buildings and roads in the worst-hit areas on the island were severely damaged, according to a Bloomberg News analysis of satellite data processed by the Earth Observatory of Singapore."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"Those seeking to prune plans for 22 miles of light rail, limiting it to “transit-dependent” communities, misunderstand the role of transportation in making (and remaking) cities."
www.ajc.com/opinion/2025...
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Atlanta verges on a great planning disaster if it fails to build Beltline rail
By building hard rail around the 22-mile Atlanta Beltline, local leaders will be embracing urbanism and building the city of the future.
www.ajc.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"Those seeking to prune plans for 22 miles of light rail, limiting it to “transit-dependent” communities, misunderstand the role of transportation in making (and remaking) cities."
www.ajc.com/opinion/2025...
www.ajc.com/opinion/2025...
"[W]ith the World Cup on the horizon, experts say the city needs to ramp up its capital project delivery to ensure Atlanta can handle the hundreds of thousands of visitors expected."
www.ajc.com/news/2025/10...
www.ajc.com/news/2025/10...
Fixing broken infrastructure one of city’s biggest challenges for next mayor
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and the City Council have promised to remake downtown ahead of next year's World Cup.
www.ajc.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"[W]ith the World Cup on the horizon, experts say the city needs to ramp up its capital project delivery to ensure Atlanta can handle the hundreds of thousands of visitors expected."
www.ajc.com/news/2025/10...
www.ajc.com/news/2025/10...
40 percent of The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning - ACSP conference attendees request vegetarian or vegan meals. #acsp2025
October 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
40 percent of The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning - ACSP conference attendees request vegetarian or vegan meals. #acsp2025