planners are the ones constructing and enabling the system No, they aren't. The worst outcomes would happen regardless of whether or not planners were involved

planners are the ones constructing and enabling the system No, they aren't. The worst outcomes would happen regardless of whether or not planners were involved. The ones to blame are the vested stakeholders (homeowners and developers), not the planners working for the city trying to fix things. You can see the whole thing play out (comedically) on the show Parks and Rec. Real life is just a drier, more cynical version of that story.