Planning as Caring, Managing Large-Scale Solar, Becoming an Effective Manager, and More

In this episode of the podcast series Cover to Cover, the
Planning magazine editors review the contents of the March 2020
issue: from an interactive map from the US Department of
Transportation that shows the linkages between transportation and
the new Federal Opportunity Zones program, to the steps it takes
to prepare a community for large-scale solar development, to a
special "business of planning" article, with 13 strategies for
becoming an effective manager.


Before the editors dive in to their discussion, editor-in-chief
Meghan Stromberg reflects on the state of the world amid the
COVID-19 pandemic. This lens casts a new, even-more-pressing
light on her discussion with Ward Lyles, AICP, and Stacey
Swearingen White, about their research into emotions in planning.
Swearingen White is a professor at the University of Kansas, as
well as the director of the School of Public Affairs and
Administration, and Lyles is an associate professor at the
university, in the School of Public Affairs and Administration.
He also serves as director of the Center for Compassionate and
Sustainable Communities at KU. The three explore the trope of
"planner as technician" and how bringing emotional intelligence
into planning can have a major impact on how planners work —
something that matters now more than ever in the wake of our
current public health crisis.