Takeaways from a Feb. 12 webinar by Hyojung Lee and Kristin L. Perkins, HUD USER, March 9, 2021. Gentrification affects neighborhoods in many American cities, but the particular pattern of resident outmigration is strongly influenced by the broader metropolitan context in which it occurs.
The spatial heterogeneity of gentrification Read More »
By Alan Hoffman, March 17, 2021. Planners can give the public an idea of what optimized regional transportation networks can look like and what’s possible. (A version of this article appeared in Meeting of the Minds, November 2020.)
Post-pandemic planning, Part 1: Optimizing transportation networks Read More »
By Lindsay Neiman, Planning Magazine, Winter 2021. This roundup selects just four of the eleven described in the article.
11 women whose work can inspire post-pandemic planning Read More »
By Mark Muro and Yang You, Brookings, March 11, 2021. New forecasts from the Bureau of Labor Statistics offer a useful caution.
In some cities, the pandemic’s economic pain may continue for a decade Read More »
By Josh Stephens, CP&DR, March 8, 2021. Hundreds of proposed bills would provide tools for the state and cities to increase housing production.
Proposed legislation would give cities fewer excuses for blocking housing Read More »
By Nathan Rott, NPR, March 5, 2021. Mitigation for exposure relies on people and households and communities knowing when to avoid smoke exposure.
Study finds wildfire smoke more harmful to humans than pollution from cars Read More »
By Roland Li, Susie Nielson, San Francisco Chronicle, March 2, 2021. Housing costs are often cited as the main reason to move.
Bay Area’s migration is real, but Postal Service data shows California exodus isn’t Read More »
By Andrew Chamings, SFGate, March 2, 2021. Existing gas stations will only be allowed to add infrastructure for electric vehicles.
Petaluma becomes first in the US to ban new gas stations Read More »
By Feargus O’Sullivan, Bloomberg CityLab, March 2, 2021. Toronto-based urban designer and thinker Jay Pitter argues it risks entrenching social divisions.
Where the ‘15-minute city’ falls short Read More »
By J.K. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, February 28, 2021. Developers, architects, and housing advocates provide their perspective on the question.
Will ending single-family zoning create more housing? Read More »
