Papers by Renia Ehrenfeucht
Journal of Urban Affairs, Feb 13, 2017
Journal of Urban Affairs, Nov 15, 2022
American Journal of Sociology, May 1, 2017
Journal of Historical Geography, Jul 1, 2011
Journal of Planning Education and Research, Jun 6, 2017
Studio courses can transform practice and impart planning values, but increasing university expec... more Studio courses can transform practice and impart planning values, but increasing university expectations around revenue generation could create barriers for these objectives. To understand how funding demands could impact planning education, we examine a New Orleans-based case study in which external funders pressured university stakeholders to change a studio course. The studio, focused on environmental justice and freight rail planning, remained much the same, but shifted from an advocacy framework to a technical approach. This approach did little to impart social justice values or transform practice, but planning education can still support social justice values.
Journal of Urban Design, Feb 6, 2017
In the late 2000s, food trucks became common in US cities and municipalities debated controversia... more In the late 2000s, food trucks became common in US cities and municipalities debated controversial food truck regulations. When they justify the regulations, municipalities raise safety, health and general welfare concerns, including potential pedestrian congestion. This paper uses the insights from pedestrian behaviour research to determine whether food trucks interfered with pedestrian flow. Based on direct observation of food truck customers and customerpedestrian interactions in and near the Chicago Loop, the findings show that food trucks served customers most often without interrupting pedestrian flow. In part, this was due to the street furniture zone, including trash cans, bike racks and utility poles that created waiting space along the kerb. During periods of crowding, pedestrians adeptly manoeuvred through lines of food trucks. Food truck customers were also responsive to pedestrian flow and the lines moved in ways that reduced impact.
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Oct 11, 2022
Journal of Historical Geography, 2010
Annals of The Association of American Geographers, Nov 1, 2012
Journal of Planning History, Dec 5, 2011
From the 1880s to the 1910s, the Los Angeles city council actively regulated street activities an... more From the 1880s to the 1910s, the Los Angeles city council actively regulated street activities and fulfilled requests for street improvements. These divergent but related public interventions were significant planning precursors. The city council categorized, delineated, and regulated street activities and helped to make the rapidly changing city legible. The city had limited interest in the specific activities however. In contrast, travel became the explicit purpose of municipal action, and municipal professionals, most notably engineers, took responsibility for the streets. This article examines the relationship between the efforts in Los Angeles, California to regulate street life and the ways that the streets were created as distinct spaces of mobility.
ACCESS Magazine, Apr 1, 2010
Urban Affairs Review, Sep 1, 2007
Journal of Urban Design, Feb 1, 2013
ABSTRACT Nonconforming people and activities challenge municipal governments. Using the US city o... more ABSTRACT Nonconforming people and activities challenge municipal governments. Using the US city of West Hollywood, California, as a case study, this paper argues planning tools such as design interventions for commercial streets cannot intentionally include nonconforming people or activities. West Hollywood drew national attention when it incorporated in 1984 as a progressive city with unique demographics, most notably a high percentage of gay residents. In the subsequent decades, it became a more exclusive city of leisure and entertainment. This case study helps explain why the redesign of its commercial streets became more exclusive despite the city's continued progressive politics and commitment to diversity.
Routledge eBooks, Jun 19, 2019
Urban Geography, Aug 27, 2014
ABSTRACT In this article, I investigate how and why a street art controversy that emerged in post... more ABSTRACT In this article, I investigate how and why a street art controversy that emerged in post-Katrina New Orleans was transformed from a dispute over property transgressions to a broader struggle over the meanings of art amidst the city’s devastated condition. The controversy began when a street art initiative by the New Orleans artist Rex Dingler invoked a backlash of anti-graffiti activism. In response, local artists began painting on the walls. When the locals were joined by artists from different cities, the discussion intensified about the merits of street art as well as commentary on and reflection of a city facing systemic decline and property abandonment. Street artists, anti-graffiti activists, and property owners negotiated local private property by placing, removing and retaining graffiti, and both locals and those with no New Orleans attachments had influence. The controversy illustrates how private property functions as a public institution in addition to a system of private ownership. http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/ImVqsNG8PurdH5scfKwz/full
Oxford Bibliographies Online Datasets
Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 2006
Acknowledgments Chapter 1. The Cultural Life of Large Urban Spaces Chapter 2. Urban Parks: Histor... more Acknowledgments Chapter 1. The Cultural Life of Large Urban Spaces Chapter 2. Urban Parks: History and Social Context Chapter 3. Prospect Park: Diversity at Risk Chapter 4. The Ellis Island Bridge Proposal: Cultural Values, Park Access, and Economics Chapter 5. Jacob Riis Park: Conflicts in the Use of a Historical Landscape Chapter 6. Orchard Beach in Pelham Bay Park: Parks and Symbolic Expression Chapter 7. Independence National Historical Park: Recapturing Erased Histories Chapter 8. Anthropological Methods for Assessing Cultural Values Chapter 9. Conclusion: Lessons on Culture and Diversity Notes References Cited Index
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Papers by Renia Ehrenfeucht