RCI Planning is a town planning consultancy run by Stephen Rowley, an urban planner with two decades of experience at local and state government. Stephen is the Planning Editor of the Victorian Planning Reports, an experienced VCAT advocate, and a planning educator. He is the author of The Victorian Planning System: Practice, Problems and Prospects, the standard introductory text about Victoria's planning system.Town planning is about building great places, and creating a sustainable and socially just future. Yet in practice, day-to-day planning practice is characterised by complex and frequently frustrating bureaucracy. A planning consultant needs to be able to see and communicate the big-picture vision of polices and projects, while having the technical knowledge to navigate the detail. Stephen has the ideal blend of experience to achieve that balance.