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TCAT To Trails Map Improves Equitable Access to Nature
Tompkins Weekly: Tompkins Weekly covers the cross-discipline student-run organization Design Connect project with local and Cornell partners to produce maps and signage aiding public transit riders to reach the natural sites in the Ithaca, New York, area.
After Ida's Fury, Infrastructure Key in Preventing Misery
Associated Press: Linda Shi, assistant professor in City and Regional Planning, tells the Associated Press that infrastructure improvements can only buy time and that making space for water means moving people out.
Amazon Lockers Are Popping Up in Odd Places. They Aren't Always Welcome
CNET: Park space should serve everyone, not just Amazon customers, says Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning Jennifer Minner in a CNET story that examines interrelated economic, social issues and the merchant giant.
Law, Policy & The Preservation of Place With Biden Nominee Sara Bronin
Preservecast: Historic preservation and land use expert Professor Sara Bronin discusses how the preservation community grapples with the challenges of equity, climate, and inclusionary zoning with Preservecast.
Opinion: Climate Emergency Also A Housing Emergency
Stamford Advocate: Professor Sara Bronin, CRP, shares her thoughts on the dire need for the State of Connecticut to make intersectional land use policy reforms that meaningfully address the climate crisis from social, environmental, and residential standpoints.
Will These Places Survive a Collapse? Don't Bet on It, Skeptics Say
The New York Times: In The New York Times, Assistant Professor of CRP Linda Shi questions a study by British researchers that identifies climate-safe zones. Shi says any study model that does not account for governance or military power is incomplete.
Who Will Pay To Protect Tech Giants From Rising Seas?
NPR: City and Regional Planning's Linda Shi spoke with NPR about the impact of sea level rise on vulnerable residents in the Bay Area, where big tech companies like Facebook and Google also have much at stake.
Longtime Planner Antoine Bryant Tapped as Detroit Development Director
The Detroit News: The Detroit News reports Mayor Mike Duggan has selected Bryant (B.S. URS '95) for the city's planning and development chief. Bryant previously served as business development and project manager at alumni-led architecture firm Moody Nolan.
Cornell Atkinson Awards $1.8 Million to Fund Vital Collaborations
Cornell Chronicle: Architecture's Timur Dogan, Katharina Kral, Felix Heisel, Marta H. Wisniewska, and CRP's Mitch Glass have been awarded Cornell Atkinson Academic Venture Fund (AVF) seed grants for research on innovative sustainable solutions.
Biking, Walking Trails Could See Benefits from Proposed Infrastructure Bill
KGUN: Transportation planner Nicholas J. Klein, Assistant Professor in CRP, weighs in on the Biden administration's infrastructure package that could help shift gears in how we travel, for ABC affiliate KGUN-9 Tuscon.
Sara Bronin, Florian Idenburg, and a Slew of Big Names Join the Cornell AAP Faculty
The Architect's Newspaper: The Architect's Newspaper covers AAP's announcement of an "impressive roster" of fall 2021 new faculty members joining "the only Ivy League architecture department offering a Bachelor of Architecture degree."
This Louisiana Neighborhood Is Retreating in the Face of Climate Change
Grist: Assistant Professor in City and Regional Planning Linda Shi comments in Grist on the case for government buyouts, saying it is one of the few policy levers governments have for enacting managed retreat from climate threats.
Covid Is Forcing America To Fix Its Water Supply
Wired: In Wired, Planning Professor Mildred Warner comments on the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act, a bill before Congress. Warner's research found a moratorium on water shutoffs could have saved thousands of lives.
Design Connect to Present Newfield Hamlet Study Results
The Ithaca Times: Reported by The Ithaca Times, the Town of Newfield Planning Board contracted Cornell Design Connect to engage in a study of the Newfield Hamlet. The student-run, multi-disciplinary group is advised by Professor Michael Tomlan, CRP.
Biden Pledges U.S. Will Cut Climate-Changing Pollution At Least In Half By 2030
HuffPost: CRP's Linda Shi quoted in the HuffPost says the Biden administration "will get more done by changing systemic rules that they control at the federal level," such as through carbon taxes, gas prices, and negotiating building standards.
Pete Buttigieg Is Right: Racism Shaped Some Urban Highways | PolitiFact
Tampa Bay Times: In the Tampa Bay Times, associate professor and planning historian Thomas J. Campanella is quoted on how low bridges on a New York parkway give credence to the allegation of racism. The story was reported by Politifact.
Cornell Students Eye Hillsdale Collaboration
Hudson Valley 360: Students in a fall studio taught by Professor George Frantz may work with the town of Hillsdale, NY, to help the natural resources committee identify key open space areas in the town. In Hudson Valley 360.
Gonser, Hedge Picked to Lead the Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency
City of Honolulu: CRP alum Matthew Gonser '06 (M.R.P. '11) is named director of City and County of Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency. Gonser also serves as the city's chief resilience officer.
siLive.com: Newly admitted Kaythari Maw will pursue a master's degree in regional science. "I was immediately drawn to Cornell because I would have the ability to learn two things that I am passionate about, regional science, and Burmese language."
What the U.S. Can Learn From China's Infatuation With Infrastructure
Wall Street Journal: Associate professor and historian of city planning Thomas J. Campanella lends his perspective to a Wall Street Journal article on Beijing's building boom and the U.S.'s "China envy."
