In the Media
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Why Drivers May Soon Pay $15 to Use New York's Busiest Streets
The Christian Science Monitor: New York is due to become the first US city to charge a congestion toll on drivers entering its central business district in Manhattan. CRP Assistant Professor Nicholas Klein says that if the goal is to reduce congestion, a charge is the right approach.
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Mexico City Runs Short on Water — a Public Good that's "Increasingly Difficult" to Provide
Los Angeles Times: Mexico City is facing a serious water shortage as leaky pipes, rapid development, and climate change converge. CRP Professor and Director of the Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities Victoria Beard says more cities will face "day zero" scenarios as urban water gets "increasingly difficult" to provide.
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Mapping the Future
Business Insider: The report explores the potential impact of the National Zoning Atlas, a project led by CRP Professor Sara Bronin, on correcting the current low-inventory, high-priced US housing market.
Monday, January 29, 2024
Can a National Zoning Atlas Chart a Way Out of the US Housing Crisis?
Bloomberg CityLab: The project, led by CRP Professor Sara Bronin, shines a light on specific problems or places and makes it easier for policymakers to enact change.
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Wall Street's Growing Housing Stock Prices Out Latino Renters, Buyers
NBC News: The report cites CRP Associate Professor Suzanne Lanyi Charles's 2019 study showing that corporate ownership of housing is closely linked to locations where foreclosures had taken place in 2007 and 2008, which greatly impacted Latino and Black communities.
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
The Paris Olympics' Seine River Plan is Bold, Audacious … and Risky
The Washington Post: CRP Associate Professor Jennifer Minner, who studies the impact of mass events on their host cities, comments, "If it fails during the Olympics, it will be remembered as a large-scale failure, but that could be overcome by the permanent benefits that are realized over time."
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Who Will Manage the Retreat?
Bloomberg Citylab + Green: CRP Assistant Professor Linda Shi comments on the need for funding not just for property acquisition but for increased capacity at the state and local level to carry out joint buyout and climate adaptation efforts.
Monday, November 20, 2023
Seattle, King County Initiatives Build A Better Approach To Construction Waste
The Seattle Times: Architecture Assistant Professor Felix Heisel comments on the barriers that need to be overcome for construction material reuse to happen.
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
To Build an Affordable Housing Future, We Must Look to the Past
The Hill: CRP Professor Sara Bronin, currently serving as chair of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, shares a proposed new federal government policy that would encourage both rehabilitating historic housing and adapting historic buildings.
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Climate Change is a Fiscal Disaster for Local Governments − Our Study Shows How It's Testing Communities in Florida
The Conversation: CRP Assistant Professor Linda Shi coauthored this study of how sea-level rise affects municipal tax revenues and whether coastal planners and managers are accounting for these fiscal impacts.