Housing
Sea World Plan Faces Opposition
Sea World's plan to expand the San Diego theme park faces opposition.
A Rising Tide
With the explosion of the super-affluent class from theSilicon Valley, Carmel, Sonoma and Truckee have seen a sharp increase inhousing costs as dot-commers are buying second and third houses in theseareas.
Oakland's Tallest Building In The Works
Oakland's first commercial and residential building could also be the city's tallest.
Helping Cities Improve Business Districts
Pleasanton, CA, recently honored for a well-developed downtown, is helping other cities shape programs to improve their business districts.
More Dot-Com Development Backlash
An influx of high-tech's new rich is changing face of getaway cities, raising prices and residents' ire.
San Francisco's Giant Retail Plan
San Francisco's plans for 1.58-million-square-foot complex might just be the largest urban redevelopment project in the country.
Unprecedented Water War In San Joaquin
Westlands deal cites untested 57-year-old statutes to seek a third of San Joaquin's flow.
Guide To The Site-Built Market
HUD publishes a new guidebook to encourage partnerships between manufactured housing producer's and site builder/developers.
Colorado's Racing Mecca
A massive and contentious $500 million, 5,500-acre superspeedway is proposed in Araphahoe County, Colorado.
California's Housing Policies Create Slums
As California's population continues to grow, the state's housing policies result in acute housing shortages that create the nation's largest slums in California.
Activists Unite on Housing
Representatives from the Sierra Club, the Sonoma CountyHousing Advocacy Group, Greenbelt Alliance and the Sonoma County FaithBased Coalition signed an agreement promotingcooperation among environmentalist and affordable housing advocates.
Businesses Frustrated With Relocation Effort
A year after San Jose approved a plan to build a City Hallcomplex downtown and help area business owners relocate, businesses are yet to find new places.
LA's Chinatown Becomes BID
Merchants and property owners vote 56-43 to create a Business Improvement Zone in Chinatown. Some are not happy with this decision.
Blitzkrieg Development
Orange County's most powerful builder plans to develop 7,000 acres of unincorporated east Orange with stripmalls and multifamily apartments, condos and houses.
Huge Developer Catellus Restructuring
Real estate: With a surge in major urban projects, the developer has the potential to boost its earnings, analysts say.
Orange County Home Sales Cooling
Orange County's median home price drops after four record-breaking months.
HUD Releases Housing Transformation Reports
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo announced the 100 community housing programs selected by HUD for the most innovative use of HUD assistance inimproving residents' lives.
Visioning Downtown
San Carlos, CA, city officials introduce the process of "visioning" to enthusiastic residents as the city decides how to balance growth with keeping the small-town charm.
Bay Area Rents Highest In US
Bay Area office rents are among the highest in the nation and the shortage of office space is starting to have some really strange effects.
California Housing Affordability Weak
The San Francisco Bay area and Santa County affordability indexes were both at 16% in June, truly a scary situation.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
