In late 2015, Clarion Associates was retained by the Keystone Policy Center to prepare a background paper on land use and water conservation. The paper reviewed existing research on how regulation of land use development patterns before initial occupancy of new development can affect long-term water conservation, and what programs local governments have adopted to

by Michael Kavalar, as published in the July 2016 edition of Planning Magazine. The streets of Rio de Janeiro are a lesson in abundance. People abound. Buildings abound. Slow-gliding flocks of seagulls float overhead, pterodactyl-like. So do great bureaucratic profusions of color—the trash collector’s blue jumper, the utility worker’s orange vest, the gray of the municipal guard. Even the

by Matt Goebel Director, Clarion Associates   The sharing economy is changing the nature of the workplace in important ways, though the issue receives much less attention than hot topics like short-term rentals and ride-sharing. We see at least two important trends that planners should follow: the rise of co-working, or shared workspaces; and the

by Tim Richards Associate, Clarion Associates   Shared transportation has been at the forefront of media coverage regarding the shared economy. From the rapid growth of transportation networking companies (TNCs) like Uber and Lyft, to expanding car sharing services like car2go or ZipCar , to new services and partnerships , changes in shared transportation are