By Michal Naka, Next City, April 6, 2020. Micromobility can help cities build resilience in times of crisis, whether we face a pandemic, an earthquake, flooding, or severe weather brought on by climate change.
COVID-19 reveals how micromobility can build resilient cities Read More »
Interviewed by Catarina Kidd, AICP, April 15, 2020. This month’s guest — an urban planner and assistant professor in environmental studies and sciences at Santa Clara University — discusses his job and offers his professional views.
Meet a local planner: C.J. Gabbe, AICP, PhD Read More »
From APA, March 25, 2020. One member from APA Northern Section was inducted with this year’s class of 53.
APA names AICP Fellows for 2020 Read More »
By Katherine Guyot and Isabel V. Sawhill, Brookings, April 6, 2020. Telecommuting has been the fastest-growing method of commuting over the last several years. The pandemic promises to accelerate this trend dramatically.
Telecommuting will likely continue long after the pandemic Read More »
(Above: Guadalupe River Trail, Jason Su) • Avery Livengood, AICP: Green gentrification • From past Section Directors: Marlene Stevenson, Darcy Kremin, AICP • “Meet a local planner” in academe • Audrey Shiramizu: TDM post-pandemic • Micromobility can rebuild cities (Next City) • Where in the world • Who’s where • “What will our future look like?” • TWO news roundups.
Northern News May 2020 Read More »
By Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation, April 1, 2020. Losing heritage to modernization is not inevitable, but it requires careful choices as to what should go, what should stay, and what should come in place of things that are removed.
Rapid urbanization abroad threatens old buildings, traditional markets Read More »
By Marlene Stevenson, March 24, 2020, edited by Sajuti Rahman, associate editor. This is the first in a series of articles from our past Section Directors. From a list of 23 past directors going back to 1974, we found contact information for 16, and asked several of them to write about the differences between planning today and when they were section directors — or to write on any planning subject they wish. We have also published an article from former Section Director Darcy Kremin, AICP.
The world as I see it Read More »
By Darcy Kremin, AICP, April 14, 2020, edited by Sajuti Rahman, associate editor. This is the second in a series of articles from past Section Directors. Also see the article from former Section Director Marlene Stevenson.
The New World Order, from a consultant’s point of view Read More »
By Jonathan Schuppert, AICP, April 15, 2020. When and as restrictions on travel and assembly are gradually lifted under State guidance, implementation will largely be local. Planners should continue to lead by example, learn from others, and adapt as needed.
Director’s note: What will our future look like? Read More »
Adapting to Rising Tides (ART), a program of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), was made available as a short summary report and main report on March 31.
First-ever regionwide analysis of sea level rise impacts on Bay Area Read More »
