The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

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

BLOG POST

Beverly Hills is taking advantage of empty streets by accelerating construction on the Purple Line Subway extension currently cutting its way across Los Angeles. More cities should follow Beverly Hills' lead.

April 2 - James Brasuell

The public got to view the models that caused the president on Monday to extend the White House Coronavirus Guideline for 30 days. Dr. Deborah Birx, who led the presentation, emphasized that success will come down to behavior to reduce fatalities.

April 2 - Politico

Data shows that drivers are speeding on the city’s mostly deserted streets.

April 2 - StreetsBlog NYC

The city of Beverly Hills, long an opponent of the project, is now taking advantage of a lack of car traffic to drastically speed up construction on the Purple Line subway extension.

April 2 - Streetsblog LA

The number of drive-through testing sites across the country is still low. With continued supply shortages, when and if the situation will change are unclear.

April 2 - Oregon Live

Cities that rely on sales and income tax revenues to fund vital local services can expect immediate fiscal consequences from the coronavirus pandemic.

April 2 - Brookings