flexiblefullpage
billboard
interstitial1
catfish1
Currently Reading

Cities to boost spending on green initiatives after the pandemic

Coronavirus

Cities to boost spending on green initiatives after the pandemic

More bikeways, car restrictions, mass transit, climate resilience are on tap.


By Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor | September 28, 2020
Cities to boost spending on green initiatives after the pandemic

Photo: Pixabay

   

U.S. cities are planning investments to make their communities greener and spur an economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.
 
In Los Angeles, residents have grown accustomed to walking and biking on their streets and dining on sidewalks with fewer cars on the road. The city is looking at ways to extend policies to turn more pavement over to pedestrians and cyclists. Oakland, California is moving to banish cars from 74 miles, or around 10% percent, of its streets.
 
New Orleans is spending hundreds of millions of dollars worth of infrastructure projects to protect it from rising seas and storms. The Crescent City is also installing more electric vehicle charging stations, and plans to make solar panels more easily available for households.
 
Many of these projects will address the need to reduce air pollution, which has been cited as a factor that exacerbates the effects of COVID-19 on those who contract the disease.

Related Stories

Coronavirus | Apr 5, 2020

King County, Wash., addresses homelessness and COVID-19 with rapid-response site conversions

The county is adding 2,500 beds within a dozen Assessment & Recovery Centers that DLR Group helped to design.

Coronavirus | Apr 4, 2020

COVID-19: Construction completed on first phase of Chicago's McCormick Place into Alternate Care Facility

Walsh Construction, one of the largest contractors in the city of Chicago and in the United States, is leading the temporary conversion of a portion of the McCormick Place Convention Center into an Alternate Care Facility (ACF) for novel coronavirus patients. Construction on the first 500 beds was completed on April 3. 

Coronavirus | Apr 4, 2020

COVID-19: Architecture firms churn out protective face shields using their 3D printers

Architecture firms from coast to coast have suddenly turned into manufacturing centers for the production of protective face shields and face masks for use by healthcare workers fighting the COVID-10 pandemic.

Coronavirus | Apr 3, 2020

Cities will survive the pandemic

Density may make it easier for the virus to spread, but let’s not forget that cities are in many ways the heart of society, and a springboard of big ideas, inventions, art, and culture.

Coronavirus | Apr 3, 2020

Kogniz Health launches AI-based fever detection cameras for crowds to help limit coronavirus spread

System continuously scans crowds for fever as they enter facilities to locate and isolate risks.

Coronavirus | Apr 3, 2020

27% of construction firms report layoffs amid COVID-19 outbreak, says AGC

The fast-worsening COVID-19 pandemic has triggered layoffs at more than a quarter of construction firms responding to an online survey released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. The finding, based on responses from earlier this week, contrasts with the government’s monthly employment report for March, which found that construction employment declined by 29,000 as of mid-March.

Coronavirus | Apr 3, 2020

Test facility in a box: Modular, walk-in booth design for coronavirus testing

To address the need for testing in urban areas for those without vehicles, CannonDesign architect Albert Rhee created a walk-in testing booth that is slated for public use.

Coronavirus | Apr 3, 2020

Survey of U.S. code officials shows trends in code compliance during COVID-19

The results of the survey tell us how jurisdictions throughout the U.S. are keeping up with inspections, new building permits and new construction.

Coronavirus | Apr 3, 2020

CallisonRTKL buoyed by overseas demand

Customer service across the globe remains No. 1 priority, says new CFO.

boombox1
boombox2
native1

More In Category


MFPRO+ Special Reports

Top 10 trends in affordable housing

Among affordable housing developers today, there’s one commonality tying projects together: uncertainty. AEC firms share their latest insights and philosophies on the future of affordable housing in BD+C's 2023 Multifamily Annual Report.



halfpage1

Most Popular Content

  1. 2021 Giants 400 Report
  2. Top 150 Architecture Firms for 2019
  3. 13 projects that represent the future of affordable housing
  4. Sagrada Familia completion date pushed back due to coronavirus
  5. Top 160 Architecture Firms 2021