For those of us working to make social, economic, and environmental change in cities, it’s not hard to see the importance of disciplines like urban planning, economic development and public policy.

The Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF)’s latest venture is an educational graphic novel about urban planning and its challenges. While the book—titled No Small Plans—raises questions that aren’t ...

Urban planning and design shape the environment around us – and that environment, in turn, shapes how we live, work, play, move, and rest. Cities have historically been planned and designed for men ...