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Transit routes used by workers in Toronto heading to industrial jobs have still been crowded with riders during the coronavirus pandemic.

April 9 - The Star

Early intervention, or population density? NPR reporters based in the Bay Area and New York City offer explanations as to why the two regions are seeing such a wide contrast in experiences during the coronavirus outbreak.

April 8 - NPR

Even before the effects fo the coronavirus pandemic drastically reduced ridership, transit riders were declining in cities across the country. The reasons for the downward trend were varied.

April 8 - The New York Times

Many elements of the plan for the Ballard-Interbay were never implemented, and its relevance as a planning document is over.

April 8 - The Urbanist

FEATURE

One-third of tenants didn't pay rent in April, according to a data released today by the National Multifamily Housing Council.

April 8 - James Brasuell

Emergency legislation has cleared the way for a virtual design review process to keep the wheels of the development industry moving in one of the nation's fastest growing cities.

April 8 - The Urbanist

Most utilities in the United States have committed to protecting the supply of water for people struggling to pay the bills during the coronavirus.

April 8 - The Guardian

The impact of coronavirus on unemployment and healthcare is predicted to affect black and Latinos at a disproportionate rate, raising questions about what can be done to ease the suffering and close the racial wealth divide in America.

April 8 - CNN Business

More affluent people in the United States tended to stay at home sooner, and much more consistently, than low-income Americans according to location data tracked on mobile phones.

April 8 - The New York Times

The original epicenter of coronavirus outbreak was also the first region in the nation to implement social distancing measures, serving as a national model of behaviors that lessen the spread of the deadly virus.

April 7 - The New York Times

Just as the original New Deal was in large part designed to address the dire challenges rural America faced in the 1930s, today's rural community economic development practitioners can learn from the Green New Deal.

April 7 - Shelterforce Magazine

Los Angeles resilience officer Aaron Gross and Hitachi's Beverly Rider provide a point-in-time glimpse at the evolving notion of resilience and how governments, businesses, neighborhoods, and people prepare for, respond to, and recover from disaster.

April 7 - The Planning Report

The 220-mile route would connect the two cities and could potentially boost the economies of communities along the stretch.

April 7 - Pittsburg Post-Gazette

Missouri is taking stock of its construction program as gas taxes and sales taxes plummet.

April 7 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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