Newcastle Council Restores Climate, Equity Language to Growth Plan - The Urbanist

Newcastle Council Restores Climate, Equity Language to Growth Plan - The Urbanist

Last month, the Newcastle City Council voted to reverse a long list of changes that had been made to the city’s Comprehensive Plan, at the recommendation of the city’s planning commission. A majority of the edits had been geared around dropping concepts that are seen as progressive priorities, including the acknowledgement of climate change, an emphasis on equity and considering impacts on marginalized communities, and references to past discrim…