Brief synopses of articles of interest to urban planners in addition to our longer summaries in “Planning news roundup.”
Housing, the environment, the virus, and public transportation Read More »
By Isabella Jibilian, San Francisco Examiner, May 8, 2020. Unlike BART and Muni, Caltrain is not funded by sales or property taxes. It depends on fares and parking fees to say afloat.
Caltrain faces ‘existential crisis’ Read More »
By Marisa Kendall, The Mercury News, May 7, 2020. Ruling ends a years-long battle over massive redevelopment of failed shopping mall in Cupertino. Decisions in two SB 35 cases say cities must apply objective design and planning standards in a very clear way.
Second SB 35 ruling lets Vallco project proceed Read More »
By Ethan Elkind, May 4, 2020. Working from home seems the most likely candidate for a pandemic culture-changer that reduces emissions.
Will telecommuting yield the best long-term environmental benefit of COVID-19? Read More »
By Riordan Frost, Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, May 4, 2020. Seven questions and answers about potential changes in residential mobility.
Mobility: Who is moving and why? Read More »
By Jonathan Schuppert, AICP, May 13, 2020. Is everything upside down, or is it suddenly right side up?
Director’s note: Rethinking our public spaces and health Read More »
By Associated Press, May 2, 2020. California has been creeping toward 40 million residents without ever quite getting there.
California shrinks; still most populous state Read More »
By Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation, May 4, 2020. Milan comes out of COVID-19 lockdown with a climate-conscious attitude, encouraging other cities to follow.
Milan mayor: ‘People are ready’ for green change Read More »
By Jeff Davis, Eno Center for Transportation, April 8, 2020. Gas rationing wasn’t rolled out to the whole country until December 1, 1942. But the VMT reductions were obvious as soon as rationing started in the East six months earlier.
The last time VMT dropped this sharply? WWII gas rationing Read More »
