Planners in the news...

While not a planner by training, Majora Carter has certainly proved to the world she is more than knowledgeable about the effect global warming is having on the earth at large and her own community of Hunts Point, Bronx. After founding Sustainable South Bronx seven years ago to tackle a myriad of issues that work toward advancing the environmental and economic rebirth of the South Bronx, Ms. Carter's newest venture is a for-profit consulting company. The Majora Carter Group aims to assist community groups, institutions and organizations solve environmental problems and create green-collar jobs.

For more on her professional achievements, see this article in the New York Times.