Urban Planning Students of Northridge

03/01/2021

Singaporean Architect/Activist/Planner Tay Kheng Soon on calling for better planning for Singapore says many things as relevant to the US and globally as Singapore here. His call for moving away from flat 2D zoning maps to 3D zoning maps is exceptionally notable.

Future of Singapore, a nonpartisan Internet research & discussion forum presented a policy paper on its recommended amendments to the public housing to cope ...

02/24/2021

Here is an architect to look up to and learn from because he truly believes in the core sustainability principles of planning, and even has lectures and presentations on his work. If we build on his principles, we will have significantly more sustainable and equitable buildings.

CH2, as it is known, is the first building in Australia to achieve a six star rating from the Green Building Council of Australia. 

07/27/2020

30 Years ago on this day marked a global turning point in the history of disability rights with signing of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). We have both come a long way and still have a long way to go in 30 years.

President Bush addressed the audience at a ceremony to sign the Americans with Disabilities Act, which the White House had called "the most sweeping civil rights statute since the 1964 Civil Rights Bill." The legislation prohibited discrimination in employment, public services, public accomodations....

04/07/2020

Every place in the world should give hazard pay to essential workers with this pandemic.

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an administrative order directing a hazard pay policy for front-line City employees.

04/01/2020

CSUN puts out a map of COVID-19 Cases for every county in the nation. Hope this gets shared.

Los Angeles County COVID-19 Cases by City/CommunityView the full size Interactive Map of Los Angeles County COVID-19 Cases by City/CommunityUpdated: March 30, 2020This map is brought to you by the CSUN Center for Geospatial Science & Technology. Please contact us at [email protected] with questions.Map....

03/28/2020

CSUN's part in mapping the COVID-19 Pandemic in Los Angeles County.

Click here to see the full map. California State University Northridge has released a map showing the number of coronavirus cases neighborhood-by-neighborhood in Los Angeles County. The college& #82…

03/24/2020

Just plain brilliant and simple on how to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

03/20/2020

Governor Gaven Newsom issues shelter in place order for the entire state of California.

Governor’s letter to Trump says roughly 56% of state’s residents likely to contract disease over eight weeks

03/17/2020

San Fransisco now on complete lockdown.

Stay home as much as possible until April 7, residents are being told.

03/14/2020

Is it good idea to resume CSUN on April 20th (5 Weeks) when the CDC is now recommending schools to be closed for 8 weeks or more to reduce the spread of the coronavirus?

Closing schools for eight weeks or more may have a greater impact on mitigating the spread of the novel coronavirus than two- to four-week closures, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said.

02/26/2020

Ingenious renewable energy.

Leave it to Portlandia to figure out how to create hydro-power without building a dam! Portlandians are now generating free electricity every time they turn on the tap! If you live in Portland, Oregon, your lights are now powered in part by the water flowing through your pipes. The city …

02/23/2020

This why we need far more EVs and far fewer vehicles at the same time. The extremely rare element palladium integral to catalytic converters in spark ignition and diesel piston engines has become more valuable than gold due to increasing scarcity and demand. Its main substitutes are also extremely rare and expensive in their own rights.

Palladium is used in the production of catalytic converters, which “scrub” pollutants from the exhaust of internal combustion engines. Because of Europe’s strict new standards, demand for these devices is surging, along with palladium itself.