The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

To encourage recreational walking while practicing social distancing in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked the New York City mayor and city council speaker to devise a pilot project to provide for open streets.

March 26 - CNBC

The story of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, illustrates the class tensions that arise when an idealized vision of life close to nature butts up against the realities of wealth, privilege, and social inequality.

March 26 - Outside

Transportation planners must address equity issues in their work and involve the people most affected by the planning and policymaking process.

March 26 - Next City

As drought conditions continue, the state is preparing for the possibility that the two dangerous public health and safety threats will overlap.

March 26 - San Francisco Chronicle

A location data company has created a Social Distancing Scorecard to track the progress of Americans, down to the county level, in reducing travel in accordance with recommendations to reduce physical contact.

March 26 - Unacast

In a major reversal, Prime Minister Boris Johnson dramatically strengthened his policies on containing the pandemic, ordering residents on Monday to stay at home and closing nonessential businesses. Prime Minister Narendra Modi of Inda went further.

March 26 - The New York Times

FEATURE

Cities, states, and the federal government are trying to prevent a repeat of 2008 while still facing the challenges of inequality and poverty that grew out of the previous recession.

March 26 - James Brasuell

The annals of local control, or, as some would say, NIMBYism, have a new chapter.

March 26 - The Darien Times

While cities may be shut down, city planners have not turned off the lights. Planning departments around California, which is mostly on lockdown, have resorted to working from home. Long-range planning could even benefit.

March 25 - California Planning & Development Report

Legislation to stop construction of McMansions is being undermined by a zoning loophole.

March 25 - Curbed Los Angeles

BLOG POST

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

March 25 - Todd Litman

Too many people have been seeking normalcy on parks and on trails. This isn’t a normal time.

March 25 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

The economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic has already hit public transit revenues hard, and the concerns of millions of renters around the country about how they'll afford to pay the rent are weighing heavily on the country.

March 25 - The New York Times

The closure will give cyclists and pedestrians a safe roadway to use while maintaining social distancing.

March 25 - Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia

Need some work-at-home tips from a veteran? Hazel Borys has eight to consider.

March 25 - PlaceShakers

Broadcasting information about local actions, to share knowledge and information, and to help local leaders calibrate responses.

March 25 - National League Of Cities

President Trump signaled that he was considering lifting the public health guidelines at the end of the 15-day period on March 30 due to the severe economic impacts caused by containment strategies despite mounting deaths caused by the pandemic.

March 24 - The Washington Post

New research examines ways multifamily housing costs can be reduced through design and construction decisions.

March 24 - Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University

An executive order ramps up the effort to lower emissions in the state, much of which come from transportation.

March 24 - Bike Portland

Vince Bertoni addresses his city’s efforts to incentivize affordable housing and noted the responsibility shared at the state, regional, and local level for policy & regulatory change to incent provision of affordable housing.

March 24 - The Planning Report