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I'm still early in my IT/programming career (working my first job after graduating college in 2017), so it might be a little early to start seriously thinking a
by jzymbaluk 9y ago
I'm still early in my IT/programming career (working my first job after graduating college in 2017), so it might be a little early to start seriously thinking about pivoting just yet, but I'm really interested in the intersection of technology and urban planning/city administration. I'm an urbanist, fascinated and enchanted by the concept of cities in the abstract, and I want to see the rise of more great American cities in the 21st century. I want to see current great cities become more accessible, and all cities become more attractive to not only other urbanites, but suburbanites and rural people also.
I'm not really sure what the best way to follow this dream is, but I'd definitely appreciate any input or advice from anyone out there :)
- workthrowaway27 9y agoThe Power Broker is a great book about Robert Moses, a very influential city planner in NYC. The book shows how much of planning is politics. Just look at how much trouble San Francisco has and you'll see that the problem isn't lack of ideas or lack of money. This is also a great blog that frequently discusses urban planning themes: https://granolashotgun.com/ https://granolashotgun.com/
- jzymbaluk 9y agoFunny you should mention The Power Broker, I got the audiobook through Audible in December, and I'm about 16 hours in (only about a quarter of the way through!). I think it's interesting how the book wants to portray him as a power-hungry evil emperor type. He was definitely power-hungry, but I don't know if I agree on the evil characterization. It seems like he did a lot of good for the city, and it's tough to imagine what NYC would be like if someone like Robert Moses hadn't been able to relentlessly modernize the way he did. Thanks for the blog recommendation!