The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Transportation Update
91 toll road; State's transportation surplus; Bart to San Jose bill; MTC completes study; San Diego wins federal funds.
Sydney's Silent Solar Sailor
A wind-and-sun-powered ferry in Australia's Sydney Harboris looking at other markets for environmentally sensitive ferries, including San Francisco Bay.
Caltrans Faces $15,000 Fine
The California Department of Transportation could face up to$15,000 in fines for alleged water quality violations.
Trains Derail Ferry Plans
Improving train service from San Francisco to San Jose has priority over a proposed Redwood City ferry service.
Orange County's Roads Tolls for Thee
Orange County's experiments with private toll roads is meeting with mixed success. But politicians are increasingly calling for making the toll roads free.
Resale Housing Market Strong In May
Resale housing market up in LA, Orange, and San Diego Counties, down in Riverside-San Bernardino, and even in Northern California.
Global Warming and Land Use
Debate about how the Greenhouse effect is changing the environment has been scientific in nature -- now it's time for a radically new approach -- one that includes land use.
LA CRA Expanding Influence
Despite the recent loss of the huge San Fernando Valley redevelopment area, the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency is quietly expanding its influence.
California's New Green Mood
California is spending more on the environment as the state's giant and influential electorate is demandinggreener communities and environmental protections.
Goleta: Annexation or Cityhood?
Santa Barbara is seeking to annex Goleta at the same time the unincorporated community is seeking cityhood.
Where Are Toads in Newhall Ranch?
Daily News Editorial blasts U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to stop development for arroyo southwestern toads.
West Oakland Attracts Attention
Although run-down, West Oakland's prime location is drawing attention from developers and dot-com companies who can't find space in the Bay Area.
To Be a Developer
Smart growth,the environment, and what it means to be a developer.
Santa Cruz's "Safe Sleeping Zones"
Police have begun to crack down on homeless areas that were previously declared "safe sleeping zones" by the City Council.
Portland As An Example of Smart Growth
Both Sacramento and Portland have roughly the same population. So why is Portland so much more "livable?" More importantly, is Portland's smart growth sustainable?
ESRI User Conference Coverage
Reports and photographs from the 2000 ESRIUser Conference in San Diego.
Environmental Group To Buy Wildlife Habitat
The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy will buy land in theSanta Clara River Watershed to provide a habitat link.
Historic Hotel Revival in San Jose
A historic hotel in San Jose is being restored as a boutique hotel.
OC Residents Speak Out on El Toro
LA Times prints series of letters to the editor about controversial airport development at El Toro and proposal to tax Orange County residents for use of LAX.
UC Merced: Politics and Planning
New $250 million University of California campus is looking at innovative ways to deal with environmental and land use concerns while maintaining political support.
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
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.
