In the Media

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

How Zoning Quietly Reshaped the World

Fast Company: Professor of City and Regional Planning and Real Estate Sara Bronin explains how zoning has become the hidden force that shapes everything from the house you can afford to how you get to work.


Tuesday, May 6, 2025

What Should New York City Do About Tourist Helicopters?

Bloomberg: CRP Professor Thomas J. Campanella wrote this article about the new restrictions on non-essential helicopter flights after a deadly crash in April.


Monday, April 21, 2025

Cities With the Most Affordable Rent

WalletHub: Professor of City and Regional Planning and Real Estate Sara Bronin shares steps that local policymakers can take to increase the affordability of rental housing.


Monday, March 10, 2025

CRP Faculty on Zwei auf Eins

Radio Eins: Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning Stephan Schmidt discusses his research into the cooling effect of urban green spaces on the radio show Zwei auf Eins on Radio Eins, Radio Berlin Brandenburg [Audio is in German and starts at 26:30].


Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Cornell Students Help Design Park Renovations in the Southern Tier

WBNG: Cornell Design Connect students are working on the initial plans for the renovation of Boland Park in Johnson City and Cook Park in the Town of Greene.


Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Jumping Off the "Conveyor Belt of Doom": How We Could Build New Buildings with Old Ones

21st Century Construction: CRP Associate Professor Jennifer Minner and Susan Christopherson Center for Community Planning Project Director Gretchen Worth (M.A. HPP '20), coauthors of "Constructing a Circular Economy in New York State: Deconstruction and Building Material Reuse," discuss the white paper's findings.


Friday, November 15, 2024

Hochul Set to Resurrect Congestion Pricing at $9

The City: Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning Nicholas J. Klein adds his perspective to this article on the revival of congestion pricing in New York City.


Wednesday, October 23, 2024

It's Unfair to Force People Out of Their Homes. Climate Change Demands That We Do It Anyway

Fast Company: Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning Linda Shi adds insight to this article covering a more holistic approach to the relocation of communities impacted by climate change.


Friday, October 11, 2024

'Key to the City' Review: The Right Way to Rezone

The Wall Street Journal: A review of Professor of City and Regional Planning and Real Estate Sara Bronin's recently released book.


Friday, October 4, 2024

Unlocking the Hidden Power of Zoning, for Good or Bad

Bloomberg: In her new book, Sara Bronin, Professor of City and Regional Planning and Real Estate, shows how land use regulations shaped US cities and makes a case for using these rules for progressive aims.


Thursday, September 5, 2024

US Manufacturing is Not a Recession Red Flag

Financial Times: Professor of City and Regional Planning and Real Estate Sara Bronin adds her expert opinion on how the federal government can increase the housing supply.


Wednesday, July 10, 2024

The Seine River is Set to Reopen for Swimming After 100 Years, Its Cursed Clean-Up is a Lesson for Future Olympics

Fortune: In this article, CRP Associate Professor Jennifer Minner shares insights about the impact of mass events on their host cities.


Tuesday, July 2, 2024

A Portrait of New York City by Air in 1924

Bloomberg: In this article written by CRP Professor Thomas J. Campanella, we read about the days before Google Maps, when an intrepid inventor with three camera-equipped biplanes captured groundbreaking views of Gotham in its Jazz Age glory.


Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Expansive New Study Finds Racial Bias in Chicago Traffic Stops

NBC Chicago: The study, coauthored by CRP Assistant Professor Wenfei Xu, found that on a street with an even 50-50 split of Black and white drivers, Black drivers would account for approximately 70% of the police stops and citations.


Tuesday, June 11, 2024

New York's Congestion Pricing U-Turn Blows a Proven Climate Win

Bloomberg: Nicholas Klein, CRP faculty, shares insights on the possible demise of NYC's congestion pricing plan.


Monday, June 10, 2024

Hochul Halts Congestion Pricing in a Stunning 11th-Hour Shift

The New York Times: CRP Assistant Professor Nicholas Klein weighs in on NYC Governor Kathy Hochul's postponement of the congestion pricing program.


Monday, June 10, 2024

NYC Had a Plan to Make it Hard for Cars to Enter the City. Here’s Why the Governor Blocked It.

The Washington Post: CRP Faculty Zakhary Mallett and Nicholas Klein comment on the congestion pricing block, “The pushes are going to keep going,” Mallett said. “Whether it will happen under Kathy [Hochul]’s watch, I am uncertain, but the effort is not dead, I can promise you that.”


Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Congestion Pricing Ignites an Old Rift: Drivers vs. Transit Riders

The New York Times: As NYC prepares to roll out its tolling program, the divide between those who love their cars and those who embrace the subway grows. "For those who cannot afford to drive, turning to the subway is often a case of economic necessity," said CRP faculty Nicholas J. Klein.


Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Seen & Heard: The Economics of Rising Water

Central Florida Public Media: In this podcast, CRP Assistant Professor Linda Shi discusses climate change and its impact on Central Florida municipality budgets.


Monday, May 13, 2024

North America's Biggest City Is Running Out of Water

Vox: Mexico City is facing a water crisis, and it won't be the last city to do so. CRP Professor and Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities Director Victoria Beard says climate change is just one of the contributing factors.


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