Arjav Rawal

Recovering political consultant and former journalist, now back in the classroom as an urban planning student at ASU.

[Arjav Rawal @ArjavRawal]

@ElxMapping @scott_kameron_ looks like the candidate menu seems to be broken on the '28 national primary webpage (and can't scroll through this either)

[Sara Libby @SaraLibby]

This, from the Oregonian, is possibly the most heartbreaking thing I've ever read.

[Arjav Rawal @ArjavRawal]

@2024dion I've had several classmates who were very confused by my love for KC, then happened to visit it for some reason or another, and are shocked by how much it puts Phoenix (the poster child of Sun Belt cities) to shame.

Oh well, at least Phoenix has an airport with flights to KC!

[Arjav Rawal @ArjavRawal]

@2024dion be still my heart... i miss her

[Arjav Rawal @ArjavRawal]

@b_cuse_ The story I wrote for The Reader on market-to-midtown getting removed is what first got me interested in planning. Four years later here I am, now in grad school, and STILL no market-to-midtown, no PBLs of any kind, nothing. Absolutely shameful - what is Ewing doing!!

[Arjav Rawal @ArjavRawal]

@electionsjoe Marshall said several stupid things along these lines during the pandemic in 2020 and still won by 13. Fewer things would make me happier than him being involuntarily retired to FL, but I'm still not holding my breath. There were polls that had Bollier getting up to 49 after all.

[Derek Zimmerman-Guyer @DerekDZG11]

Adam Hamilton (D) closes out his U.S. senatorial debate vs. Sen. Roger Marshall (R) at the Kansas State Fair with a colorful Wizard of Oz analogy.

"We have a lot people who lost their hearts in Washington D.C."

[Jeremiah Johnson 🌐 @JeremiahDJohns]

The signs were there:

Notice that none of these stories are about ideology. They're about work ethic, or being a delinquent, or exercising good moral judgment.

[Jeremiah Johnson 🌐 @JeremiahDJohns]

John Fetterman is a great reminder that beyond ideology, it really does matter that we pick candidates who are honest, thoughtful, hard-working, and just good people.

If you pick lazy idiots or scumbags, you're going to have a very bad time. And the signs are usually there.

[Bobby Fakename, Esq. @BobFakeNameEsq]

Never liking Graham Platner, never falling for Graham Platner, and never letting partisanship blind me into supporting him is a proud moment for me personally.

[Stephen Richer @stephen_richer]

No to Eric Swalwell
No to Ken Paxton
No to Graham Platner
No to Tony Gonzalez
No to Bob Menendez
No to Donald Trump

etc.

It's pretty easy.

If he's done something that disqualifies him from running anything from a school district to an NBA team, then he doesn't deserve your vote.

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

This is the America I believe in

[Arjav Rawal @ArjavRawal]

@nickroberts317 I can live with Indianapolis becoming a rail hub if it means Phoenix will get passenger rail once more

[Arjav Rawal @ArjavRawal]

@molzer @KansasCity @KCMOMario @QuintonLucasKC I love this so much. Congratulations on all of the success you've enjoyed and looking forward to checking it all out next time I visit!!

[Jessica Riedl 🧀 🇺🇦 @JessicaBRiedl]

A perk of being politically tribeless is being able to declare that Donald Trump, Ken Paxton, and Graham Platner are all personally unfit for office without having to twist myself into a pretzel trying to explain some hackish partisan double standard. Principles over party.

[Arjav Rawal @ArjavRawal]

@DrewMitrisin @ex_raritas Do I see a BRT corridor study in the making?

[Tim Carney @TPCarney]

The pro-family case for walkability.

https://t.co/hCh8uLPsm0

[Arjav Rawal @ArjavRawal]

@RAILMag gotta head to archetype coffee and block 16 while you're in town

[SGSUP at ASU @ASU_SGSUP]

SGSUP had a great time in Detroit at #NPC26 @APA_Planning. 🌎

We showcased our #UrbanPlanning programs, connected with planners nationwide, and loved seeing #SunDevils and #Wildcats together at our annual @AZPlanning meetup (a new tradition!).

Plus, Insoo Kim shared research on equitable disaster shelter access and planning for resilient communities.

Big thanks to our faculty, students and our MUEP online volunteer Antonio Kocoski for representing #ASU.

#ItTakesAPlanner #SunDevils

[SGSUP at ASU @ASU_SGSUP]

The peaceful transfer of power continues! Congratulations to the newly elected 2026–27 executive board of #ASU's Student Planning Association (SPA). 🎉

At the final meeting of the year, Casey Ratigan was officially sworn in as SPA president on a copy of "The Death and Life of Great American Cities."

SPA also celebrated graduating outgoing e-board members and thanked them for their leadership and service.

👋 Meet the new officers:
President - Casey Ratigan
Vice President - Valerie Tafolla
Secretary - Max Metzger
Treasurer - Julia Cody
APA National Representative - Wendy Oliver
APA Arizona Representative - Arjav Rawal
Second-Year MUEP Representative - Evan Rao
Undergraduate Representative - Caitlin Clark
Digital Presence Coordinator - Nathan DeJonge

Wishing the new board a successful year ahead!

#SGSUP #ASU #UrbanPlanning #SunDevils