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National Issues

Since it began, regional and urban planning has perpetuated racial inequality. RPA’s Healthy Regions Planning Exchange is grappling with t..

Regional Plan Association has been working with a group of planners, public health officials, and community advocates from 11 regions acro..

Last week’s election results will undoubtedly have a huge impact on the nation, but what do they mean closer to home? From a blue wave th..

Last week I got to tag along on a tour for local leaders of the North River rail tunnel that runs beneath the Hudson River and the other p..

When I first heard that our region was connected by the Hudson River tunnels, infrastructure that is over 100 years old and badly damaged ..

We’re asking experts some of the toughest questions we’ve heard about the Gateway Program. Here’s the first in a series of q&a on Gateway…

Recently, the Union of Concerned Scientists released their report, “Underwater: Rising Seas, Chronic Floods, and the Implications for US C..

If you’re not a regular New Jersey Transit commuter or Amtrak rider you might not have given a lot of thought to Gateway. Here’s a quick p..

Yesterday, President Donald Trump released his proposed budget for 2018. The news clips below share some early analysis on how this propos..

Community Planning and Design

The Obama administration Monday called on cities and counties to rethink their zoning laws, in an effort ..