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Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.

Those darned setbacks!

How Eight Feet Jolted A $180 Million Real Estate Deal A landowner named Hezekiah Beers Pierrepont started selling plots of his Brooklyn land in the 1820s restricted by eight-foot setbacks still in effect today, rankling modern developers.

Really encouraging article on a way to help house those who are not - :
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/14/headway/houston-homeless-people.html

Grand Avenue ...One of our favorite Phx. Places!

Lucky U. of Penn. For those of you who remember Fritz...he was a force at ASU, later went to TX., and has been at my alma mater (and his) for quite some time now. He continues to make tracks...

TO: Faculty, Staff, Students, Alumni, and Friends of the Weitzman School of Design

FROM: Penn President Amy Gutmann and Interim Provost Beth A. Winkelstein

RE: Term Extension for Dean Fritz Steiner

We are very pleased to announce our decision to extend the term of Dr. Frederick ‘Fritz’ Steiner, GCP’77, G’86, Gr’86 as Dean of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design until June 30, 2025.

Dean Steiner’s initial term as Dean is scheduled to end June 30, 2023. While he has shared with us his plans to return to full-time scholarship and teaching, he has graciously agreed to remain as Dean for an additional two years. As we continue to chart our recovery from the global COVID-19 pandemic, we are especially pleased to recognize Dean Steiner’s many impressive achievements as Dean. Thanks to his strong, far-sighted leadership and collaborative approach, the Weitzman School of Design is perfectly aligned with our Penn Compact vision and more inclusive, innovative, and impactful than at any point in its history.

In making this decision, we have consulted with the Weitzman School of Design’s department chairs, along with other Deans, senior officers of the University, the chairs of the Faculty Senate, and Trustee chair Scott Bok. They are unanimous in their praise of Dean Steiner’s work and join us in enthusiastically supporting the extension of his term as Dean.

Under Dean Steiner’s leadership, the Weitzman School of Design’s achievements have been notable and significant. He was a wonderful partner as we renamed the School in honor of award-winning designer Stuart Weitzman, W’63, whom we recognized both for his ongoing philanthropic support of the University and his active engagement in its academic activities. Significant and ongoing increases in financial support for students are a hallmark of Dean Steiner’s first term, including support from Mr. Weitzman, the Moelis Scholars Program, the Witte-Sakamoto Family Medal and Prize in City and Regional Planning, the Kanter Tritsch Medal and Prize in Architecture, and the Julian Abele Fellowship in Architecture. Altogether, these investments in financial aid have enabled the Weitzman School to attract more top students in all departments and have greatly increased its student body diversity.

The faculty has been similarly strengthened with the appointment of a Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor who has an appointment in the Weitzman School as well as significant growth in faculty and post-doctoral fellows from backgrounds under-represented in the design professions and the fine arts. The Weitzman School’s facilities have also seen considerable progress under Dean Steiner’s leadership with a new Advanced Research & Innovation (ARI) robotics laboratory and new homes for the Center for Architectural Conservation, the Integrated Product Design program, and new studio spaces for architecture and city and regional planning students. Research facilities have also been created and expanded, including ARI, the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, the Center for Safe Mobility, the Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites, and the Ian L. McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology.

We are confident that, with Dean Steiner’s continued leadership, the Weitzman School of Design will maintain its historical and abiding commitment to affecting positive change in Philadelphia and around our nation and the world. The years to come will present both opportunities and challenges and we are confident that Dean Steiner is the right person to lead the Weitzman School community in responding to them.

We know you will join with us in thanking Dean Fritz Steiner for his outstanding leadership and his continued commitment to serving the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and the University.

Interesting article about ADUs in CA.

Where the Suburbs End A single-family home from the 1950s is now a rental complex and a vision of California’s future.

SOoooooo cool! We could use these in Phoenix!

How an 11-Foot-Tall 3-D Printer Is Helping to Create a Community Three-dimensional printing can create nearly any object. A partnership in Mexico is putting that theory to the test, building a village for residents living in poverty.

What an amazing woman and story!

‘America’s Oldest Park Ranger’ Is Only Her Latest Chapter Betty Reid Soskin has fought to ensure that American history includes the stories that get overlooked. As she turns 100, few stories have been more remarkable than hers.

Congratulations to the Town of Florence for it's Award for the Town of Florence Redevelopment Plan Update! PLAN*et is honored to have been a part of this important and impactful project! Check out the Plan here:

Town of Florence Redevelopment Area Plan Update Welcome to the Town of Florence Redevelopment Area Plan Update page (adopted 4/05/21). Go to Section (1) "About This Update" to download a printable version of this Plan and to view the Table of Contents & instructions for using this online document.

No surprises here...

With Arizona cycling and pedestrian deaths rising, cyclists want more awareness from drivers Studies show more than 100 pedestrians and cyclists die every year in vehicle-involved crashes in Arizona.

Another reason we need inclusive housing that is not biased against sober homes...and we need better housing policies (for example, laws that prevent landlords from discriminating against people with felony convictions).

LinkedIn News on LinkedIn: LinkedIn News Live: Opioid misuse and job productivity | 248 comments You likely know someone touched by opioid addiction. The widespread problem has taken a costly toll on the labor market and its financial burden is still... 248 comments on LinkedIn

Ok folks, what do you think?
Please no politics, just planning!

She Hates Biden. Some of Her Neighbors Hate the Way She Shows It. A local judge ordered a New Jersey woman to take down political banners over obscenity complaints, setting up a First Amendment fight.