Might be interesting to work with a set of GIS parcel/tax assessor data. I feel like we never did that in school but it’s the most common data I work with as a planner. And you can do data analysis on all kinds of housing/zoning topics from that.

Fire departments that require hugely overbuilt driveways/parking areas for emergency access, with the justification that the biggest fire truck needs to be able to pass the other biggest fire truck, or turn around in a parking area, for safety

california has been using oilfield wastewater for crop irrigation for decades. they don't allow fracking water, though, only regular oilfield wastewater : )

as a planner i'm *trying* but any ordinance and zoning changes also get destroyed by the public process and people "protecting the character of their neighborhood"

pretty much every public place in southern maine is closed today. schools, grocery, even the famous 24/7/365 ll bean store. absurd that one person's right to own guns is worth this level of violence and disruption