Land Use
Streamlining Permitting Of Power Plants
Environmentalists and regulators support a bill that would streamline the permitting and construction of power plants in California.
UC Riverside's Growing Pains
The fastest-growing UC campus is giving up acres of agriculture to accommodate growth. The proposal has aroused mixed emotions.
Fire Protection or Subsidized Sprawl?
Proposed legislation is irresponsible and would encourage urban sprawl into fire prone wildlife areas in El Doradao County.
Farmers Oppose Rural Land Initiative
Sonoma County's farming community has announced its opposition to a rural land initiative that aims to prevent large-scale development on agricultural land.
Telco Hotels Worry Cities
Even as California cities rush to restrain the spread of "telco hotels," investors can't get enough of them.
El Toro Lease Still Up In Air
Negotiations with the Navy snag on potential environmental problems with base reuse.
Court Denies Affluent City's Redevelopment District
California Supreme Court refuses to review alower court decision ordering the city of Diamond Bar to disband its redevelopment district, saying the affluent suburb failed to prove therewas any blight.
Boulder's Experiment With Transit
Residents in eight neighborhoods could be the first in the country to tax themselves for a seat on every commuter bus and train in a metro area.
Growth Halted In Sacramento's Final Frontier
Judge calls North Natomas plan illegal: Environmental concerns could halt development
Breaking LA Into Pieces
Hollywood, the symbolic heart of Los Angeles, has enough signatures to join the San Fernando Valley in a study of breaking up Los Angeles.
Is Density Good or Bad?
There is a clear movement toward increasing residential development densities.
FAA Study Will Affect El Toro
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will study air-traffic over Southern California and make recommendations that could impact the future of the El Toro aiport.
Zoning As A Segregation Tool
Court ruling that suburb's laws are discriminatory will reverberate across US.
Backlash to Dot-com Hypergrowth
High tech can be a remarkable engine for economic growth, but it's also causing planning problems and economic and racial tensions.
SF's Mission District Fights Gentrification
Hundreds protest influx of dot-coms and wealthy tenants in SF Mission District and vow to fight at ballot box.
Changing the Grid
Increasing the sensitivity of new urbanist communities to the market should help ensure their success.
Growth Issues Dominate Northern CA
Growth issues are fueling referendums on Contra Costa and Alameda County ballots, as the region struggles with problems of gridlock and sprawl.
Santa Barbara's Search For A Landfill
The search to locate a new dump to replace the almost-full Tajiguas Landfill in Santa Barbara is narrowing to a few possible sites.
San Marcos: A New Zoning Measure
San Marcos City Council will ask voters to amend the city charter so that all zoning in the city be consistent with the general plan.
Suburbia Observed
Higher density is still a tough sell. What homebuyers want often is not what they get—usually because they cannot find the type of home they want.
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.
Caltrans
City of Fort Worth
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Portland
City of Laramie
