Livable Places Update

As state and local governments prepare for stimulus funding and an anticipated infrastructure package, it will be critical to prioritize investments to…

Texas Blackouts Highlight Power Grid Susceptibility to Climate Change More than 4 million homes and businesses saw their electricity shut off as…

With a year riddled by unprecedented trials and tribulations behind us, we are beginning to see rays of sunlight shining through the…

As the COVID-19 pandemic has compelled governments at the local, regional and state level to implement stringent physical-distancing measures, cities have needed…

California is simultaneously in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic and the second-worst megadrought in the past 1,200 years.[1] This convergence is…

As all of California suffers from climate-exacerbated wildfires, Governor Gavin Newsom took an ambitious step in the state’s efforts to address climate…

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…