Oranje, Mark2022-05-052022-05-052021-05Oranje, M. (2021). Challenging Times and Planning: Origins, Endings and New Beginnings?. Urban Planning, 6(2), 225–227. doi:https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v6i2.4450.2183-7635 (online)10.17645/up.v6i2.4450https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/85072Planning was born in and of crisis. Given the multiple challenges facing the world, it may rightly be asked whether Planning would not be willing and able to assist in taking these on. In this short commentary, it is argued that the chances of this happening are slim, but not impossible, should a number of changes be made that put hope, belief, reason, and dream to collective task again.en© Mark Oranje. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.ChangeOriginsPlanningSystemsEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-09SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructureEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-11SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communitiesEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-13SDG-13: Climate actionEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-16SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-17SDG-17: Partnerships for the goalsArticle