David from Pontiac
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Hello!
I first began using Planetizan to look for work. Now that I have found a job, I thought I'd browse the website some more. So now I can sit at my computer terminal in my Oakland County office and see what other planners have to say.
I look upon myself as among a not-so-common breed of planners. I attended a school in Detroit with a small planning department. This school espouses strong liberal opinions, and often a very pro-government stance. Yet, I am a bit more conservative. An instructor of mine once thought I was Libertarian. Republican. And a Christian. More Christian than Republican.
So what does a conservative have to say about planning? Planning tends to convey a need for government control over the private sector. Well, that is the role of government, to exercize an element of control. For example planning and zoning are used to seperate heavy industry from residential areas. It is also used to keep neighbors from encroaching on each others space.
Government does often go too far. I once read a case in which a city took legal actions against someone for renting out rooms in his house in a "single-family residential" area. The City decided his having room mates violated the zoning provisions.
I actually went into planning as an off-shoot of geography. I figured that I can become a professional geographer and decide where the next Wal-Mart goes, or I could become a planner and help shape a community. I figured I'd like the latter better.
Well, that's probably enough for now.
God bless.
David.
I first began using Planetizan to look for work. Now that I have found a job, I thought I'd browse the website some more. So now I can sit at my computer terminal in my Oakland County office and see what other planners have to say.
I look upon myself as among a not-so-common breed of planners. I attended a school in Detroit with a small planning department. This school espouses strong liberal opinions, and often a very pro-government stance. Yet, I am a bit more conservative. An instructor of mine once thought I was Libertarian. Republican. And a Christian. More Christian than Republican.
So what does a conservative have to say about planning? Planning tends to convey a need for government control over the private sector. Well, that is the role of government, to exercize an element of control. For example planning and zoning are used to seperate heavy industry from residential areas. It is also used to keep neighbors from encroaching on each others space.
Government does often go too far. I once read a case in which a city took legal actions against someone for renting out rooms in his house in a "single-family residential" area. The City decided his having room mates violated the zoning provisions.
I actually went into planning as an off-shoot of geography. I figured that I can become a professional geographer and decide where the next Wal-Mart goes, or I could become a planner and help shape a community. I figured I'd like the latter better.
Well, that's probably enough for now.
God bless.
David.
