By Emily Nonko, Next City, March 25, 2021. The proposal, modeled on SF Creative Corps, would support artists and performers serving as public communicators.
California may launch its own version of the Depression-era WPA Read More »
By Brynn McKiernan, AICP, April 16, 2021. Our jurors were Ozzy Arce, City of Walnut Creek; Florentina Craciun, City and County of San Francisco; Amalia Cunningham, AICP, Contra Costa County; Eri Suzuki, SiteLab; and Aaron Welch, Aaron Welch Planning. Click to see the winners.
Northern Section 2021 Awards announced Read More »
By Sandy Smith, March 10, 2021. Because of Covid-induced funding shortfalls, many public transit agencies have been facing doomsday scenarios: fare hikes, massive service cuts, and delayed projects.
Transit agencies praise Covid-19 relief bill Read More »
Interviewed by Catarina Kidd, AICP. Desai is Vice President for Diversity and Equity for APA California and serves on the Chapter’s Executive Board.
Meet a Local Planner: Miroo Desai, AICP Read More »
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 »
