Posts by William Herbig — Guest Contributor

William Herbig, AICP is a resident of Dupont Circle. He works as an urban planner at the National Capital Planning Commission, and is also a board member of the American Planning Association National Capital Area Chapter. Before arriving in DC, he served as Director of Urban Design at Atlanta’s Midtown Alliance. When he’s not at NCPC you might find him leading bike tours of the National Mall.

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  In the planning process, social media talk is often cheap

  By William Herbig (Guest Contributor) March 26, 2014 16

  People who testify at long public hearings or write letters aren’t the only ones with opinions about important planning issues. A lot of conversation happens online, on Twitter and blogs, but commissions that make decisions often don’t see or consider this kind of public opinion. How can the old, formal processes mesh with new ways of communicating? Last summer,…  Keep reading…