Planning for Abolition

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Fully resourced communities
produced through ecosystems of care


Planning for Abolition is a research project asking how urban and regional planning can support the abolition of policing, prisons and other carceral systems, funded by SSHRC and the UofT School of Cities, and hosted at Carleton University.



Abolition Resources + Books + Podcasts


Urban and Regional Planning Resources


Infrequent Updates


Team

Present + Past

Aditi Mehta, University of Toronto

Black Planning Project

Courtney Knapp, Pratt Institute

Dipto Sarkar, Carleton University

Rachel Fayter, Carleton University + University of Ottawa

Sheryl-Ann Simpson, Carleton University (PI, Contact)

Research Assistants + Associates (2022-2025)
(ie the folks that did the hard work!)

Sally El Sayed

Chloe Ibrahim

Mariam Oseni

Razz Routly