“From Jersey to Dixie: Issues of Place and Planning” Documentary Showing

“From Jersey to Dixie: Issues of Place and Planning” is a documentary, created by Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy students Brandon McKoy and Susannah Dyen, that compares and contrasts planning issues in New Jersey and the Southern region of the United States (Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana). It is a collection of interviews with citizens and experts about the problems they face in and around their communities on a daily basis, and how these issues effect their lives. Themes in the documentary revolve around regional perceptions (both inside and outside), physical development, sprawl, transportation, economics, and discrimination.