The Future of Fast Food After COVID-19, Coding and Planning, and More

The Planning magazine editors get together — virtually — to recap
some of the stories from the April 2020 issue. First up are
drive-thrus: In the article "Is Fast-Food Through With
Drive-Thrus?" author Brian Barth talks about how good urban design
and walkability just don't favor the car-centric fast food model
anymore. But last month states and cities started closing bars and
restaurants, limiting food options to takeout, delivery, and, of
course, the drive-thru. All of a sudden, drive-thrus seem more
relevant than ever. The editors also discuss how e-commerce affects
land use and infrastructure planning, as well as coding and how
planners are using it to make sense of the vast amount of data
that's out there, but also to solve critical planning challenges.