Bay Area
ADUs account for nearly 28% of Bay Area housing permits
In Hillsborough, 56 of 58 homes permitted in 2025 were ADUs.
Tech investors lobby to bypass environmental review for 'California Forever' project
The backers of a proposed new community in the California Bay Area want the state to approve an 18-year-old environmental review that would let them go ahead with a major shipyard project.
Bay Area transit tax proposal headed to November ballot
Supporters of a proposed sales tax that would shore up the Bay Area's transit agencies garnered over 300,000 signatures to put the measure on the ballot.
Despite 47% growth in ridership, Caltrain could close a third of its stations
Riders can currently travel up to 79 miles between San Francisco and Gilroy, California.
BART Announces Major Service Cuts, Fare Increases in Face of $376M Deficit
If a November ballot measure fails to bring new funding, BART’s ‘alternative service plan’ would reduce frequencies to 30 minutes, raise fares by 30%, and close up to 15 stations.
BART Adds Uber to its App Without Board Approval
Riders will now see a link to the Uber app at the top of BART’s own transit planning app.
Phantom Tollbooths: Caltrans to Remove Bay Area Bridge Toll Booths Defunct Since 2020
The Richmond-San Rafael Bridge will be the first in the Bay Area to eliminate toll booths entirely in favor of open-road tolling using sensors.
San Francisco Leans in Hard to Embrace its Transit ‘Superfans’
Bay Area transit nerds show their love in some unique ways.
When Carpool Lanes Cause Mayhem
A newly widened Bay Area freeway serves as a reminder of the futility of HOV lanes. There are better ways to manage and mitigate traffic.
‘California Forever’ Funders Have a New Idea: Take Over an Existing Town
After nixing a plan to build a new city from whole cloth in Solano County, the tech industry leaders behind California Forever want to build their community as an expansion of Suisun City.
Remote Work is Dying in the Bay Area — and Tech is Leading the Charge
Roughly two-thirds of Bay Area workers are back in the office full-time.
Sinking Into Wetlands, This Northern California Highway Needs a Rescue
A plan to elevate the roadway and restore adjacent wetlands could take decades to complete.
September Must-Reads: Top 10 Articles From Last Month
EV drivers can no longer use carpool lanes alone, Bay Area transit is saved — for now — by a $750 million loan, and a Florida commuter rail line loses its state subsidy, jeopardizing its future.
Bay Area's 'Most Recovered' Rail Line Expands North
Among the San Francisco Bay Area's 27 transit systems, one rail line stands out for recovered pre-pandemic ridership: the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District. Now it's headed 9 miles north to Healdsburg.
Bay Area Transit Tax Measure Awaits Governor's Signature
A 5-county sales tax measure to head-off the 'fiscal cliffs' facing Bay Area transit agencies may appear on the November 2026 ballot in what would likely be Regional Measure 4. A signature-gathering effort could reduce the voter threshold to 50% + 1.
California Revives $750M Loan to Save Bay Area Transit
The state approved a $750 million loan as a stopgap measure to fund regional transit agencies until a 2026 ballot measure that could bring more permanent funding.
California Rejects Loan to Save Bay Area Transit
The state’s Department of Finance wants to extend negotiations about the loan, making it unlikely transit agencies will receive any assistance before the end of the year.
How a San Francisco Land Trust is Preserving Affordable Housing for Artists
The Artist Space Trust has received $10 million in properties bequeathed by artists that will become permanently affordable housing.
San Francisco Opens Park on Former Great Highway
The Sunset Dunes park’s grand opening attracted both fans and detractors.
Report: Traffic Slower Near Bay Area Express Lanes
Highway 101 was expanded to add express lanes with the promise of reducing congestion for all of the roadway’s users.
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.
Eagle County Government
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Nashville Planning Department
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
Journal of the American Planning Association
