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Well Done, Kiwis! New Zealand Delivers Big Planning Policy Reforms

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Submitted by Todd Litman on July 28, 2020 - 11:00am

New Zealand’s new national urban development policy prohibits parking minimums and increases allowable building heights near transit stations. This is a watershed moment for the country’s cities and towns.

Our World Accelerated: Analyzing the Impacts

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Submitted by Todd Litman on July 8, 2020 - 12:00pm

During the last 120 years, our mobility increased by an order of magnitude, but so did associated costs. Are we better off? Could we do better?

Lessons from Pandemics: Valuing Public Transportation

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Submitted by Todd Litman on June 12, 2020 - 6:00am

Public transit is critical for efficient and equitable transportation, but it is currently under threat due to fears of COVID-19 contagion. Now, more than ever, planners must communicate transit benefits and respond to inaccurate criticisms.

Lessons from Pandemics: Disaster Resilience Planning

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Submitted by Todd Litman on May 4, 2020 - 12:00pm

What can we learn from the COVID-19 pandemic to help plan more resilient communities that can respond to all types of economic, social, and environmental shocks?

Lessons from Pandemics: Transportation Risks and Safety Strategies

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Submitted by Todd Litman on April 23, 2020 - 5:00am

Many people assume that infectious disease risks make public transport dangerous and automobile travel safe, but this is generally untrue. Other factors have more effect on pandemic risk.

Lessons from Pandemics: Comparing Urban and Rural Risks

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Submitted by Todd Litman on April 14, 2020 - 8:00am

Many people assume that infectious disease risks make cities dangerous, but this is generally untrue. Other factors have more effect on pandemic risk and mortality rates, making cities safer and healthier than rural areas overall.

COVID-19 Appreciation Day

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Submitted by Todd Litman on April 1, 2020 - 10:00am

April Fool's Day is a good day to consider life from a virus's perspective. Our tiny friends have many positive attributes.

Planners and Pandemics: Identifying Problems and Providing Solutions

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Submitted by Todd Litman on March 27, 2020 - 5:00am

Planners are professional problem solvers. Let’s see how our methods can be applied to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Planning Healthy Communities—Beyond the Hype

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Submitted by Todd Litman on March 25, 2020 - 10:00am

Evidence-based research can help planners create truly healthy communities. No junk-science please.

The Right to the City: Planners’ Role in Creating Affordable and Inclusive Communities

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Submitted by Todd Litman on March 5, 2020 - 5:00am

In a modern, post-industrial society, economic opportunity depends on disadvantaged households’ ability to find suitable housing in an economically successful city. Planners can make that happen.

Field of Dreams Coming to L.A.'s Chinatown

How Scaled Affordable Housing Asset Management Helps in the Time of COVID

Abandoned Rural Spain Rebounds With People Fleeing Cities

Considering Transportation Impacts on Well-Being and Livability

'The Affordable City' Offers Solutions for the U.S. Housing Affordability Crisis

Are Pedestrians Moving to Danger?

A Bipartisan Case for Mass Timber—Combating Wildfires and Developing Local Economies

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Todd Litman's blog

Well Done, Kiwis! New Zealand Delivers Big Planning Policy Reforms

Our World Accelerated: Analyzing the Impacts

Lessons from Pandemics: Valuing Public Transportation

Lessons from Pandemics: Disaster Resilience Planning

Lessons from Pandemics: Transportation Risks and Safety Strategies

Lessons from Pandemics: Comparing Urban and Rural Risks

COVID-19 Appreciation Day

Planners and Pandemics: Identifying Problems and Providing Solutions

Planning Healthy Communities—Beyond the Hype

The Right to the City: Planners’ Role in Creating Affordable and Inclusive Communities

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