In the Media

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Talking Headways Podcast: How Partisanship Influences Transportation Reform

StreetsblogUSA: From StreetsBlog USA, CRP Assistant Professor Nicholas J. Klein talks about his recent viral paper "Political Partisanship and Transportation Reform" published in the Journal of the American Planning Association.


Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Partisan Splits for Transportation Politics

Planetizen: Further coverage of the viral paper coauthored by Assistant Professor Nicholas J. Klein, CRP, which found left-leaning respondents were more likely to favor transportation reform and sustainable modes than conservatives. In Planetizen.


Monday, October 4, 2021

Political Partisanship in Transportation Overshadows Strong Overall Support for Reform

The Hill: An op-ed in The Hill coauthored by CRP's Nicholas Klein explains his research showing that while the nation is divided by partisanship, most Americans agree the transportation system isn't working and want change.


Friday, October 1, 2021

Study Examines Why the Ithaca Commons Has Survived While Other Pedestrian Malls Die

The Ithaca Voice: The Ithaca Voice covers CRP Associate Professor Stephan Schmidt's study that analyzed 125 pedestrian malls built a generation ago, a study Schmidt detailed in a Bloomberg op-ed in September.


Wednesday, September 22, 2021

ACHP Chairman Nominee Sara Bronin Takes Step Forward in Confirmation Process

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: In a Senate committee hearing, CRP Professor Sara Bronin pledged support for disaster recovery response to historic places, private investment in preservation, and the Tribal Historic Preservation Offices and Native Hawaiian organizations.


Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Manchin, Senate Energy Committee Consider Interior, ACHP Nominees

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Hearing: Watch CRP Professor Sara Bronin in the Full Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing for her pending nomination to chair the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), a cabinet-level appointment to the Biden administration.


Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Climate Change Is Making Natural Disasters Worse — Along With Our Mental Health

NPR: CRP graduate Katie Oran (M.R.P. '21), a wildfire planner working in Sacramento, California, talks with NPR about the phenomenon of "eco-grief" — increasing concerns for the future, having a family, and if any place is safe.


Friday, September 10, 2021

Lessons From the Rise and Fall of the Pedestrian Mall

Bloomberg News: Associate Professor of Planning Stephan Schmidt's op-ed in Bloomberg looks at successful and resilient pedestrian malls built in the 60's and 70's and finds lessons that urban planners can implement now.


Thursday, September 9, 2021

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.


Tuesday, September 7, 2021

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.


Friday, September 3, 2021

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.


Monday, August 30, 2021

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.


Tuesday, August 17, 2021

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.


Tuesday, August 3, 2021

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.


Wednesday, July 28, 2021

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.


Thursday, July 22, 2021

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.


Tuesday, July 6, 2021

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.


Tuesday, July 6, 2021

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.


Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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."


Thursday, June 3, 2021

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.


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