Each Friday, the Wagner Planner editorial board will publish a news roundup of recent planning news. Topics range the gamut of urban planning concentrations, but will mostly be at the discretion of the editor.

 

What Biden’s Presidency Could Mean for Architecture and the Built World

“Joe Biden is set to become the next president of the United States on January 20. He and his team have already begun laying out a “Build Back Better” plan, an ambitious recovery agenda that includes major investments in architecture- and construction-related sectors like housing, infrastructure, and clean energy. We talked with six experts about what a Biden presidency could mean for design-related industries, and how it could play out in the coming months.” (Architectural Digest)

 

Tackling the Legacy of Persistent Urban Inequality and Concentrated Poverty

“Over the past several years, the research literature pointing to the relationship between racial segregation, enduring concentrated poverty, and long-term socioeconomic inequalities in the United States has been rapidly growing. Work by such scholars as Patrick Sharkey, Robert Sampson, and others, and novel experimental evidence produced by Raj Chetty has greatly increased our understanding of the detrimental – and multigenerational – consequences of being born and raised in an under-resourced neighborhood.” (Brookings)

 

Stanford Researchers Combine Zillow and Census Data to Determine Residential Water Needs

“A new Stanford University study identifies residential water use and conservation trends by analyzing housing information available from the prominent real estate website Zillow.” (Stanford News)