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Tom Sanchez
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▪︎ Texas A&M, Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning ▪︎ Cities, technology, analytics, etc. ▪︎ http://tomwsanchez.com/
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When “Neutrality” Becomes Blindness: The Perils of Censoring Race, Class, and Gender Data in Urban Planning on Planetizen. See my column at: www.planetizen.com/blogs/136267...
October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
See my new book on AI and urban planning: www.routledge.com/Artificial-I...
October 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Will Urban Planners Lose Their Jobs to AI?
Will Urban Planners Lose Their Jobs to AI?
Let’s see what the data says.
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September 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Will Urban Planners Lose Their Jobs to AI?

My latest @planetizen.bsky.social column asks whether planners are on the verge of being sidelined by their own tools, or whether we’ll take the lead in strategizing about how AI will reshape our field. www.planetizen.com/blogs/136043...
Will Urban Planners Lose Their Jobs to AI?
Let’s see what the data says.
www.planetizen.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Summer 2025 Urban Planning Citation Update
The updated citation data have just been posted at ScholarMetrics.com. Thanks to those of you who provided corrections, updates, and other faculty information.
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Scholarly Reputation and Metrics - Home
Tracking your impact by the numbers
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September 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
My new column on AI ethics and urban planning is now available on the @planetizen.bsky.social site. I welcome your questions and comments.https://www.planetizen.com/blogs/135877-planning-possibilities-ai-are-high-so-are-stakes
In Planning, the Possibilities With AI are High. So are the Stakes.
Planning history tells us that public trust is both fragile and essential. With AI, the time to set the right course is now.
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August 29, 2025 at 1:58 AM
See my forthcoming book on AI and urban planning. www.routledge.com/Artificial-I...
August 9, 2025 at 11:19 PM
See my new @planetizen.bsky.social column on The Basics of Artificial Neural Networks: What Urban Planners Should Know. www.planetizen.com/blogs/135694...
The Basics of Artificial Neural Networks: What Urban Planners Should Know
Planetizen AI columnist Tom Sanchez takes us under the hood of the technology that drives many AI tools.
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August 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Artists: Christina Bothwell, Jacy Catlin, Jamison Carter, Margaret Griffith, John Knuth, linn meyers, Catherine Ruane, and Camilla Taylor.
April 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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In Urban Planning, AI Prompting Could be the new Design Thinking
In Urban Planning, AI Prompting Could be the new Design Thinking
Creativity has long been key to great urban design. What if we see AI as our new creative partner?
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June 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
See my new column, "In Urban Planning, AI Prompting Could be the new Design on @Planetizen www.planetizen.com/blogs/135418... I welcome your comments.
In Urban Planning, AI Prompting Could be the new Design Thinking
Creativity has long been key to great urban design. What if we see AI as our new creative partner?
www.planetizen.com
June 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
My thoughts on GenAI for creativity in planning and design in @tadjournal.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Planning with Generative AI for Creativity, Global Insight, and Fairness
Published in Technology|Architecture + Design (Vol. 9, No. 1, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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In TAD 9.1 "Artificial Intelligence and Architectural Intention," Professor Antoine Picon observes that text generation has seen broader acceptance than image generation, partly due to the absence of a third dimension in visual outputs.

Visit www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... to read more.
June 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Check out my interview with Fanni Melles on her podcast, What is the Future for Cities?
wtf4cities.com/2025/06/05/3...
June 5, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Sometimes analog works just fine.
June 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Read the first of my monthly @planetizen.bsky.social columns on AI and planning at: www.planetizen.com/features/135...
Your questions, comments, and ideas are greatly appreciated.
May 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Somebody forgot their mouse in the bathroom at Munich Airport. #lostandfound
May 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I need a new car.
May 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Amazing analog calendar. One of the first computers. www.atlasobscura.com/articles/tur...
May 11, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Incredible trip on the Bernina Express!
May 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This Dubuffett I saw at the Beyeler makes me think of cities.
May 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM