> But modern planning in the US is hyper-detailed to the point where it stifles the natural evolution of our cities. That may be true, but as was pointed out b

> But modern planning in the US is hyper-detailed to the point where it stifles the natural evolution of our cities. That may be true, but as was pointed out by commenters to a recent Strong Towns article, planners are the least of our problems. It's zoning policies and NIMBYs--which through various public comment and challenge procedures effectively gives them veto power--which are far and away the greatest impediment to healthy, incremental growth. The days of Robert Moses are long gone. Almost all professional planners subscribe to the religion of Jane Jacobs[1], sometimes to a fault. We don't need to get into the philosophical weeds about top-down vs bottom-up evolution. Our most substantial problems lie along a different axis. [1] The tenets of the religion vary among the adherents, like any mature religion.