Planning, Zoning and other Land Use Policy Best Practices to Erase Errors of the Past that Perpetuated Bias and Deepened Inequality
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| Susan Wood |
“Planners are uniquely positioned to make a difference.
They are out in the communities. They can look at housing, transportation, health, environmental justice — and set policies that create quality of life for everyone equally,” said Susan Wood, AICP, one of the guide’s authors and co-chair of the project that produced its tools to address inequities and influence decision makers.
The pandemic has underscored the need.
People who can least afford to shoulder the burden have been the most negatively
impacted. In a marginalized community, if you don’t have access to healthy living,
transportation, doctors — you can die.”
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