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Contra Costa County Cities Encourage Mixed Use
Cities in Contra Costa County, CA, find smart growth appealing.
Schwarzenegger Proposes Hydrogen Highway
The Governor's top environmental aide unveiled California's plan to build hydrogen stations every 20 miles along major highways by 2010.
A Fee For Owning Three Or More Cars?
The City of Berkeley, CA, is re-considering charging a fee to residents who own three or more cars.
Linking Transportation And Housing Funding
California's new Business, Transportation and Housing Secretary, Sunne Wright McPeak, wants to link state transportation fuding with housing construction.
Expensive Housing at the Expense of Basic Needs
A study on poverty in the San Francisco area shows that skyrocketing housing costs have kept residents from meeting basic household budgets.
What a Difference a Granny Makes
In efforts to increase the availability of affordable housing, a new California state law will make the construction of granny units easier.
Bay Area Smart Growth Fund In Action
A business group in the Bay Area invests in a private firm 'to bring private dollars into poor neighborhoods and promote infill, local business revitalization and contaminated site cleanup.'
Growth Vision: It's Not About Principles, It's About Control
Cities and counties tussle over who controls growth in Contra Costa.
Does Sprawl Really Make You Fat? It's Not That Simple...
While New Urbanists suggest that urban sprawl may be responsible for expanding waistlines, detractors think otherwise.
Study Urges County To Fight Sprawl
A study by the Greenbelt Alliance urges Contra Costa County, CA, to fight sprawl.
Airport-Transit Link's Thirty-Year Odyssey
After thirty years, BART finally reaches the San Francisco International Airport.
Ordinances Target Grocery Stores In Wal-Marts
A new ordinance in Contra Costa, CA will restrict full-service grocery stores in super-stores.
Historic Planning Summit In Contra Costa
A historic growth summit brings together 200 elected and planning officials to shape the region's future.
Urban Growth Boundary By Ballot
Contra Costa, CA, is seeking a ballot measure to shift responsibility to the public for deciding on changes to the county's urban growth boundary.
Bay Area To Add 2 Million People By 2030
Estimates by The Association of Bay Area Governments predict that the region will add 2 million more people by 2030.
Transit Plans Focus On Smart Growth
Plans for a BART extension are being evaluated by smart growth standards.
Compact For A Sustainable Bay Area
Six Bay Area agencies plan for the future.
City Admonished For Sprawl Tendencies
The California city of Vacaville is admonished to curb its sprawling ways; planners told to embrace smart growth.
After 25 Years Of Delay -- Malibu's Coastal Land Use Plan
The California Coastal Commission is set to adopt a coastal land use plan that the 27-mile-long ritzy seaside community has avoided for a quarter century.
CA Developers To Bear Runoff Costs
New clean water requirements to treat runoff will is expected to cost developers $300 million in Northern California.
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