We encourage you to visit www.uclaextension.edu/publicpolicy for the complete list. These courses provide a forum for bringing together public officials, planners, attorneys, private sector representatives, community groups, and the research community to critically examine the public policy issues that are confronting Southern California, the state, and the nation. New courses are released on a quarterly basis.

To enroll online, visit www.uclaextension.edu, click on "Quick Enroll," and type in the Reg# of the course.

Coming Soon:

California's General Plans
Friday, April 30, 2010
Figueroa Courtyard
261 South Figueroa Street, Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90012
9am-4:30pm
Reg# V6845

Overview:
This one-day training seminar illustrates what general plans look like and what they must contain to meet increasingly stringent state standards. If you have a general plan update approaching, or are undertaking new plans or major revisions, we encourage you to attend. This program includes both legal fundamentals and hot-button topics like smart growth and sprawl; recent court decisions; and each aspect of a plan's development, formulation, and implementation. Public participation is encouraged.

Speakers:
Steve Preston, City Manager, City of San Gabriel
Woodie Tescher, Principal Technical Director/Planning + Urban Design, PBS&J, Los Angeles

Urban Design: Principles, Practices, and Tools
Friday, May 14, 2010
Figueroa Courtyard
261 South Figueroa Street, Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90012
9am-4:30pm
Reg# V5985

Overview:
Urban design sits at the intersection of urban planning, architecture, and landscape architecture. The seminar examines the principles, practices, and value of good urban design, focusing on both private development and public improvements (streetscapes, public buildings, and spaces). Instruction addresses the tools and processes that planners, architects, city staff, and developers can use to achieve high-quality urban design through regulatory and policy documents, design guidelines and standards, and the development and design review processes. Participants explore urban design applications and tools in different contexts (redevelopment, downtown revitalization, infill, transit-oriented development, and new suburban development) as well as public processes for developing a community's urban design strategy.

Speakers:
Woodie Tescher, Principal Technical Director/Planning + Urban Design, PBS&J, Los Angeles
Kate Diamond, FAIA, Principal, NBBJ
Deborah Murphy, Principal and Urban/Design Manager, Deborah Murphy Urban Design + Planning

Individual, group, and student discounts are available. Both courses are approved for 6 hours of CM (AICP) or MCLE credit. Course fee for each course is $375, which includes materials and continental breakfast. Both courses apply to UCLA Extension's Certificate in Global Sustainability.

For more information contact program representative Jason Van Patten at [email protected] or (310) 825-7885. Learn more by visiting www.uclaextension.edu/publicpolicy.