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Compact, walkable urban villages support sustainable economic development by reducing transportation costs, leaving residents with more money to spend on local goods, and by creating more efficient and attractive commercial districts.

January 25 - Todd Litman

An iconic multifamily housing form repurposes the former homes of Mexico's elite into communal housing for urban workers.

January 25 - Bloomberg CityLab

How complicated zoning and permitting, slow construction, and a dearth of certain skills in the public sector cause delays and increase the cost of U.S. infrastructure projects.

January 25 - Bloomberg CityLab

Mass upzoning could give developers and homeowners the flexibility to build new housing where it's most needed.

January 25 - Strong Towns

When writing city plans, past planners in San Francisco got some things just right—and some very wrong.

January 25 - San Francisco Chronicle

A city audit recommends shifting zoning enforcement from the planning department to the police department.

January 25 - Saporta Report

Scientists believe we have entered a sixth mass extinction event, calling for conservation and documentation of species before they are lost forever.

January 25 - Vice

Despite mounting evidence that parking requirements subsidize cars, raise the cost of housing, and contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, few policymakers have strongly advocated to end them.

January 24 - StreetsBlog NYC

Experts attribute the high cost of the project to local opposition and call on state and federal leaders to give transportation agencies more authority over local jurisdictions.

January 24 - San Diego Union-Tribune

Don't count on Omicron ending the pandemic, cautioned America's top infectious disease expert on Jan. 17. "Get ready to learn new Greek letters," warned the Associated Press as daily COVID deaths topped the peak set in the Delta wave.

January 24 - New York Post

Mayor Steve Adler is developing a proposal to sell up to $500 million in bonds for affordable housing as the city's housing costs continue to soar and demand for housing remains at a historic high.

January 24 - Bloomberg Markets

One Northern Virginia shopping center illustrates how the auto-centric strip mall can be repurposed to better serve its community.

January 24 - Strong Towns

As the housing crisis deepens, more Americans are saying housing affordability is a top concern in their community.

January 24 - Pew Research Center

As states move to boost housing production near transit, opposition from neighborhood groups frustrates efforts to build new developments.

January 24 - Route 50

Landlords are offering generous incentives in an effort to prop up the struggling U.S. office market.

January 24 - The Real Deal

PLANOPEDIA

Walkability refers to the ability to safely walk to services and amenities within a reasonable distance, usually defined as a walk of 30 minutes or less.

January 23 - Diana Ionescu

A controversial desalination plant in Orange County could receive massive state subsidies, but advocates argue the money would be better spent on affordable housing projects to relieve the state's housing crisis.

January 23 - Capitol Weekly

While the focus has been on flashier components of the infrastructure bill, some smaller initiatives could have outsized impacts by shifting priorities and funding resilience efforts.

January 23 - Governing

A New York Times op-ed calls on the city to add landfill development on Manhattan's southern shoreline, claiming it would increase affordability and protect the city from rising sea levels.

January 23 - The New York Times

New Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin made promises on the campaign trail to reverse the state's commitment to climate reductions.

January 21 - The Virginia Mercury