There have been many significant movements throughout the history of urban planning that have influenced the way planning theory is shaped and thought about. Modernist and neoliberal planning theories combined have influenced the construction of a vast amount of planning projects that have left an imprint on the way urban planning is practiced today. In this article I will begin by describing the components of modernist and neoliberal planning practices. Next, I will describe a brief history of the project and explain how Los Angeles' South Central Farm was influenced by both modernist and neoliberal planning theories. Finally, I will analyze this project through two different critical perspectives, neo-Marxism and critical race planning. These critical perspectives will allow us to understand the planning practices that were implemented in this project and will help us explain the achievements and failures of planning theories in this case study. Modernist and Neoliberal Planning Theory We will begin by describing the components of modernist and neoliberal planning theory, in doing so we will have a better understanding of how the South Central Farm in Los Angeles has been influenced by both modernist and neoliberal planning theories. Modernism emerged in the 19th and 20th centuries, in response to the physical chaos of the city, causing suffering to the working class. Local legislation began by improving working-class “slums” by implementing building codes, sanitation, and public health regulations (Krueckeberg, 1983). Modernist projects implement certain goals; Robert A. Beauregard describes the four goals of modernist planning: 1) Bring reason and democracy to support capitalist urbanization, 2) Guide state decision making with technique...... middle of paper.... ..: Towards. 7-686. Krueckeberg, Donald A. (ed.) 1983. Introduction to the History of Planning in the United States. New Brunswick, NJ: Center for Urban Policy Research.7. Purtill, Maureen. 2009. A Call for Critical Race Studies in Urban Planning. Critical planning. 16:218-2228. Schonwandt, Walter L. 2008. Planning in crisis? Theoretical orientations for architecture and planning. Ashgate Publishing: Burlington, VT. pp.109. Shibata, Kuniko. 2008. Neoliberalism, Risk, and Spatial Governance in the Developmental State: Japanese Planning in the Global Economy. Critical Planning, 15. pp. 92-118.http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/6299/1/Neoliberalism_risk_and_spatial_governance_in_the developmental_state_(LSERO).pdf10. Susan S. Fainstein, Scott Campbell. 2003. Readings in urban theory. Second edition. Oxford, UK: Blackwell.11. The garden. 2008. Black Valley Films