$16.8 billion of Pres. Obama's stimulus package is allocated to energy efficiency and renewable energy. Steve Coll of the New Yorker explains where the funding is going, and what it means.
"During the campaign, Obama did not talk a lot about energy efficiency, but later, in the midst of the economic crisis, as he and his advisers sought to develop a jobs-focused stimulus package, the energy efficiency wing of the green lobby clearly got his attention. Although it is not glamorous, and does not yield transformational visual images of wind turbines spinning on the prairies, weatherizing houses and office buildings - and fitting them with technology to allocate energy more efficiently - is the most cost effective means to reduce American consumption of non-renewable fuels. Efficiency retrofits also have the virtue of quickly creating construction jobs. The stimulus provides an eye-grabbing $8.2 billion in block grants and other funds to states to carry out such work. The Obama Administration has lately been cranking out press releases describing exactly how much each state will receive. If you go on the E.E.R.E. Web site you can click on a map and see the allocations for any state. Obama traveled to swing-state Wisconsin last week to do some weatherizing himself, and to call attention to the provision's local benefits."
FULL STORY: The Next Energy Economy

Trump Administration Could Effectively End Housing Voucher Program
Federal officials are eyeing major cuts to the Section 8 program that helps millions of low-income households pay rent.

Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.

Ken Jennings Launches Transit Web Series
The Jeopardy champ wants you to ride public transit.

Driving Equity and Clean Air: California Invests in Greener School Transportation
California has awarded $500 million to fund 1,000 zero-emission school buses and chargers for educational agencies as part of its effort to reduce pollution, improve student health, and accelerate the transition to clean transportation.

Congress Moves to End Reconnecting Communities and Related Grants
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee moved to rescind funding for the Neighborhood Equity and Access program, which funds highway removals, freeway caps, transit projects, pedestrian infrastructure, and more.

From Throughway to Public Space: Taking Back the American Street
How the Covid-19 pandemic taught us new ways to reclaim city streets from cars.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Ada County Highway District
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service