For the first 6 months of 2000, new industrial construction in Los Angeles has inched back into the positive column, with permit values up by 2.6%.
New office activity continues to lag, down by 35.5%, while retailcontinues to move ahead, up 12.6%. In Orange County, new industrial permitvalues continue to lag, off by 67.7%. However, office is up 72.8% andretail is ahead 30.0%. In the Riverside-San Bernardino area, new industrial permit values arerunning ahead 23.6%, new office permits are ahead 80.4% (working off asmall base), while retail is up 54.1%. In San Diego County, industrialpermits are up 15.8%, office is virtually flat at +0.5%, while retail isfrisky, up 69.5%. Ventura County's industrial permits are running 46.1%ahead, office is up 91.9% (small base), but retail activity continues tolag, down 79.3%. In the 9-county Bay Area, industrial permit values for the first 6months are up by 4.6%, office is up 130.8% (with strong performances in SanMateo and Santa Clara counties), while retail is down 21.2% (despite aburst of activity in Santa Clara County).
Thanks to Chris Steins
FULL STORY: Nonresidential Also Healthy
The Top Urban Planning Books of 2022
An annual list of the must-read books related to urban planning and its intersecting fields.
How Urban Trees Save Lives
New research shows a strong connection between a healthy urban tree canopy and lowered mortality rates.
How To End Homelessness: The Houston Model
While the numbers of unhoused people in other major U.S. cities grow, Houston has managed to effectively end veteran homelessness and house more than 26,000 people since implementing a ‘Housing First’ approach a decade ago.
New York MTA Releases Plan for Improved Accessibility
The MTA announced plans for new or improved elevators at almost two dozen stations as part of its pledge to make more of its stations fully accessible.
The Best, Worst, and Most Questionable in 2022 Architecture and Design
A list of innovative projects, intriguing design, and flummoxing failures.
Los Angeles To Phase Out Oil Drilling
The city has banned new wells and will end all extraction within two decades.
Chelan-Douglas Transportation Council
City of Orange
City of San Marcos
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Georgia Tech
City of Dallas
American Planning Association, Sustainable Communities Division
California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority)
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.
