Land Use
No Sprawl In Vegas
Las Vegas is not a sprawling city of low density and endless miles of asphalt, according to a study that compares Las Vegas to five other cities.
Housing Plan For Teachers In Trouble
The idea was novel: San Francisco would be the first school district to offer subsidized housing to keep teachers from fleeing America's most expensive city.
Eli Broad's Vision For Downtown LA
Once called the "king of sprawl", billionaire home-builder Eli Broad has since turned his sites toward revitalizing downtown Los Angeles.
Cities Ask Business To Fund Housing
CP&DR Editor William Fulton evaluates the return of linkage fees -- will they do any good — or any harm?
Cell Phone Towers Aren't Going Away
After several years in decline, new cellular phone towers are on the rise again, and this time designers are getting better at hiding them.
Increased Scrutiny Slows Central Valley Dairies
California is the nation’s largest dairy state. With annual production at $3.6 billion, the dairy industry is the largest agricultural sector in California.
Two Growth Measures In Lawsuit
Supporters of a measure to limit urban growth in southern Alameda County have sued the Board of Supervisors for putting a rival proposal on the ballot.
Religious Land Use Act
Passed by both houses of Congress, the President is expected to sign the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act. A similar previous law was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1997.
SF's Plan for Dot-Com Offices
San Francisco's dot-com firms have been seeking to be classified as research or in some category that would be exempt from the office cap.
SF Waterfront Sports Arena
San Francisco's Mayor and port commissioners are considering building a sports arena on the waterfront near Pacific Bell Park.
Dock City
San Pedro is bucking for a bit more respect these days and has plans for its own promenade.
Redlands Sues State Over Donut Hole
The city claims the law violates its rights to supply water and sewer service to the unincorporated area.
LA To Limit Telco Hotels?
City officials are considering limiting the spread of "telco hotels", fearing that downtown Los Angeles might be transformed into a warehouse district.
LA's Chinatown May Benefit From BID
Plan to create a business improvement district and revitalize Chinatown is expected to pass.
Mockery of Urban Growth Plans?
Alameda voters will have to choose between two growth measures -- the Sierra Club's vs. Tri-Valley business'.
Impact Fees Linked to Home Costs
Impact fees are linked to rising home costs in University of Chicago study.
SF's New Office Development Plan
San Francisco's business establishment is supporting an economic-development group's proposal to relax a cap on new office development.
LAUSD:$14 Million Albatross-Part 2
LAUSD owns 7.6 acres of land in the Santa Monica Mountains near Pacific Palisades. Appraised at $14 million, it is now for sale. Some local residents want to pool their money to buy it. They do not want it developed.
Tighter Growth Controls In Contra Costa
A new and powerful coalition shatters long-standing geographic and class boundaries to fight sprawl.
Coming Clean About 'Clean' Industry
High-tech manufacturing is seen as a "clean" industry and cities court such companies, but there is a growing awareness of dangerous chemicals used in this industry.
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
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
