The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Materials procured overseas are taking longer to arrive in the United States, and the delays are causing a ripple effect in the construction industry.

April 7 - The New York Times

The spread of the coronavirus has delayed one of the most closely watched planning projects in North America.

April 7 - Smart Cities World

Ecofascism, or the "promotion of authoritarian, facist [sic] ideologies for environmental good," is mistaken for virtue signaling as the coronavirus sweeps the globe.

April 7 - Grist

During the outbreak, the agency will allow companies to monitor themselves for pollution violations.

April 6 - The New York Times

A controversial statewide rent control law passed into law by the state of New York last year has suffered a setback in the state's highest court.

April 6 - The Real Deal

Denver now has more than 13 miles of streets closed to car traffic. Only Minneapolis has more.

April 6 - Denverite

Only 17 of San Francisco's 89 Muni transit routes will still operate by the middle of the week.

April 6 - San Francisco Examiner

FEATURE

One of the dominant themes to emerge from the spread of COVID-19 is the conflict between the need to be in nature for health and well-being while avoiding public space as much as possible to prevent the spread.

April 6 - James Brasuell

A high-ranking federal official also issued a warning about the potential for the pandemic to affect mortgage borrowers.

April 6 - Marketwatch

BLOG POST

Is government too efficient to protect us from epidemics?

April 6 - Michael Lewyn

Public health experts were pleased that Trump extended his coronavirus guidelines, but they remain advisory, left to state and local governments to implement. Nine states have yet to issue stay-at-home orders, leaving the nation vulnerable to COVID.

April 6 - The Hill

As New York City has shut down and people remain physically isolated, stoops provide spaces where residents can safely connect with others and the city itself.

April 5 - Curbed New York

Narrow sidewalks and pathways mean that people cannot realistically stay far enough apart.

April 5 - Kostelec Planning

As the outbreak continues, the country’s housing finance system faces a number of serious threats and challenges.

April 5 - Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University

Four parishes and one town in Louisiana, which has the nation's highest COVID-19 per capita death rate, are implementing strict containment strategies that go well beyond the statewide stay at home order to reduce community spread.

April 5 - The New Orleans Advocate

All eyes are fixed on New York City, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak with its skyrocketing deaths, but the six counties with the highest number of coronavirus deaths per capita are in two Southern states as of April 1. Manhattan is #7.

April 3 - The Washington Post

A $4.8-billion project to run high-speed rail from Southern California to Las Vegas is securing needed funding.

April 3 - Los Angeles Times

Officials in cities along the East Coast are realizing that maybe they shouldn’t rebuild on land that repeatedly floods. But that’s easier said than done.

April 3 - Shelterforce Magazine

Italy has been hit hard by the pandemic, and slowing the spread of the virus has meant dramatic changes in urban life.

April 3 - The Conversation

In a city where owning a car can be an expensive burden, off-street parking spaces are still highly desired commodities.

April 3 - The New York Times