Livable Places Update

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 –…

As the impacts of climate change – and their costs to communities – increase, the urgency to integrate resilience initiatives into our…

In the wake of the generally disappointing negotiations at the United Nations’ 25th annual Climate Change Conference, the importance of local and…

Earlier this month, more than 900 local, regional and state leaders gathered for the largest-ever California Economic Summit to advance a shared…