Livable Places Update

As the COVID-19 pandemic has compelled governments at the local, regional and state level to implement stringent physical-distancing measures, cities have needed…

California is simultaneously in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and the second-worst megadrought in the past 1,200 years.[1] This convergence is…

As all of California suffers from climate-exacerbated wildfires, Governor Gavin Newsom took an ambitious step in the state’s efforts to address climate…

Reimagining Our Streets in the Era of COVID-19 “The streets and cities we see on the other side of the pandemic will…

COVID-19 has effectively caused a prolonged pause in many economic sectors, leading to great financial uncertainty. As local governments watch revenue streams…

Amid nationwide shelter-in-place orders during the pandemic, businesses and organizations have significantly changed their operations, including implementing telework policies at an unprecedented…

Public health and safety measures that have been implemented in the past couple of months to help prevent the spread of the…

“Never allow a good crisis to go to waste – it’s the opportunity to do the things you never thought possible and…

As local leaders across the world struggle to adapt to the economic and social constraints of our current reality, it’s a useful…

With traditional retail increasingly at-risk, cities need a vision for the role that their storefronts – and increasingly vacant ground floors –…