As San Francisco's Mission Bay and other eastern areas sees a burst of new housing and other development, housing activists see massive displacement, especially of African-American residents and businesses.
“This is what developers and some city officials see as San Francisco's future: high-rise, high-end condominiums, islands of serenity near transit corridors with ground-floor shopping and cafés. In this vision, some 40,000 new units, perhaps even more, will be built over the next 20 years, enough housing for 100,000 new residents…. But all but a fraction of those new units will be at what the city calls "market rate," meaning the very cheapest of them â€" tiny one bedrooms â€" will go for half a million dollars.â€
“It is, housing activist Calvin Welch says, a "socially psychotic plan.... We're becoming a gilded bedroom community for San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties."
"If the goal is a sustainable city, a sustainable economy," Welch argues, "then existing housing is the most valuable, existing jobs are the most valuable, and existing residents are the most valuable."
Thanks to Metropolitan Trnasportation Commission library, Oakland, CA
FULL STORY: The fate of the eastern neighborhoods
Maui's Vacation Rental Debate Turns Ugly
Verbal attacks, misinformation campaigns and fistfights plague a high-stakes debate to convert thousands of vacation rentals into long-term housing.
Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
San Francisco Suspends Traffic Calming Amidst Record Deaths
Citing “a challenging fiscal landscape,” the city will cease the program on the heels of 42 traffic deaths, including 24 pedestrians.
Adaptive Reuse Will Create Housing in a Suburban Texas Strip Mall
A developer is reimagining a strip mall property as a mixed-use complex with housing and retail.
Study: Anti-Homelessness Laws Don’t Work
Research shows that punitive measures that criminalized unhoused people don’t help reduce homelessness.
In U.S., Urban Gondolas Face Uphill Battle
Cities in Latin America and Europe have embraced aerial transitways — AKA gondolas — as sustainable, convenient urban transport, especially in tricky geographies. American cities have yet to catch up.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
JM Goldson LLC
Custer County Colorado
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont