California Planning and Development Report
San Diego Regional Authority Proposed
Proposals to create regional planning agencies with real power have amountedto political suicide in California.
Moratoriums Prove Useful In Limited Quantities
No word that strikes terror into the hearts of developers more than the word "moratorium."
Employers Begin Chasing Population Growth
Future growth and development patterns will turn the relationship between jobs and people on its head.
Regional Needs Conflict With Desire For Local Control
The needs of a growing region often conflict with desires of individualcommunities.
Nevada Takings Initiative Heads To Ballot
An initiative that would require Nevada County to pay property owners if a land use regulation diminishes property value appears headed for the November ballot.
Inside Scoop On Inner-City Development
Development in the inner-city is a whole different ballgame than thesuburban-style development that is predominant in California.
Ballot-Box Zoning Begets More Ballot-Box Zoning
Once they take hold, land use ballot measures are like dandelions. You cansnip away at them, but they keep coming back and multiplying.
Praying For Land Use Relief
Local regulation of religious land uses has become the latest battlefield in California development.
Supreme Court: Building Moratorium Was Not A Taking
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that a temporary building moratorium was not an unconstitutional taking of property rights.
Los Angeles' Largest Infrastructure Project
Los Angeles' largest infrastructure project is open for business. It's the biggest project most people have never heard of.
Economic Growth Without More People
A local economy can boom, even if the area's population is not growing.
Cities Pressure San Francisco To Repair Hetch Hetchy
Worried about water reliability and feeling neglected, Bay Area water agencies are taking the situation into their own hands.
Bush And Critters
It's how you interpret the species law, not what it says.
Inside The Big Box
City meets big-box. City loses big-box. City wins big-box over with a big subsidy.
Tax-Sharing Bill Forces Regionalism Issue
A California tax-sharing bill forces the regionalism issue, but opposition holds firm.
Slow-Growth Side Narrowly Carries Election Day
Slow-growth advocates in California were victorious in eight of fourteen local ballot measure elections on March 5.
Housing, Bonds Top CA Lawmakers' Priority Lists
Despite the lack of money -- or maybe because there is no money -- lawmakers could still pass a number of policy bills related to planning.
Cheaper, Better Desalination Gets A Fresh Look
Desal in SoCal? It may not be as far-fetched as you think.
The Twin Towers Broader Legacy
New York's Twin Towers were part of an economic development deal that left a broad legacy in metropolitan New York.
California's Hottest Land Use Legislation
Assembly Bill 680 might be the hottest land use measure this year. It divides up sales tax based on population and affordable housing.
City of Costa Mesa
Licking County
Barrett Planning Group LLC
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Mpact Transit + Community
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Tufts University, Department of Urban and Environmental Policy & Planning
City of Universal City TX
ULI Northwest Arkansas
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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.
