California
California Home Building Permits Drop Sharply
The number of permits issued for new home construction has taken a major downturn in California, where the amount of new home permits has fallen 47% since last year.
Using Density Bonuses To Spur Affordable Housing Development
San Diego is hoping that a new density bonus will encourage developers to build mixed-income housing instead of buying their way out of affordable housing requirements.
Los Angeles Transit 'Consent Decree' Expires
Court oversight of the LAMTA, part of a ten year old settlement of a landmark civil rights lawsuit, will be will end after a federal judge rules that the agency, which has spent more than $1 billion to improve bus service, had complied with the agreement.
When A Neighborhood Vows To Stay Seamy
When an architectural firm decided to locate their office in the Tenderloin District in San Francisco, residents vowed to keep the gritty integrity of their neighborhood from changing.
San Diego's Financial Trouble Hidden For Stadium Deal
Consultants find that city officials held back a glaring report detailing the city's failing finances to clear the way for municipal bond sales for a new downtown baseball stadium.
The 20-Minute Rule: Key To Successful Startups
Why is Silicon Valley the birthplace of successful startups?
San Diego Hopes To Shed Its Military Town Image
With a diverse economy no longer dependent on military spending, the city is trying to lessen Uncle Sam's influence in its affairs and exert more control over its own destiny.
L.A.'s Urban Poor Face Worsening Housing Picture
As the city's core continues to gentrify, many low-income families are being left with few if any options for affordable housing.
The 'Ultimate Pedestrian Environment': Alleys
Alleys -- considered by many to be dangerous or neglected, can become a fertile ground for 'organic new urbanism', says architect David Winslow.
Cities Fear Impacts Of California's Prop 90
Local governments in California weary of losing the ability to 'plan' are speaking out against the initiative's purported goals of reforming eminent domain and the valuation of regulated land.
Rock Music Meets Public Transit
A free concert by the rock group The Secret Machines at Los Angeles' Union Station hopes to get more people to consider riding buses and trains.
Public Transit's Role In Disaster Planning
As both a major target of terrorism and a valuable evacuation tool, disaster planning officials are taking a closer look at the vulnerabilities and possibilities for mass transit.
Walking, Not Driving, On Beverly Hills' Rodeo Drive
Rodeo Drive could change its name to Rodeo Promenade as Beverly Hills considers designating one block of the famous shopping street for pedestrians only.
The Case For California Prop 90: The Death of Eminent Domain
Leonard Gilroy, AICP, makes the case for why Californians should support Proposition 90, which he suggests will block eminent domain abuses and limit regulatory takings.
Rents Rise As Housing Market Cools
While all eyes are on the potential housing bubble bursting, apartment rents are rising, over ten times more rapidly than home prices are falling in the Bay Area.
Dripping Through the Cracks?
A senior biologist writes about using CEQA to asess marginal or unprotected wetlands and waters.
Investing In The Inner City
Golden Boy Partners aims to produce affordable housing for working class neighborhoods in L.A.
Developer Makes NIMBYs Shareholders
The developer of a new condominium tower in Los Angeles gave local homeowner groups an equity interest in a future residential project in exchange for project approval.
Plans For An Urban State Park Unveiled In L.A.
Plans have been unveiled for a new state park near downtown Los Angeles, and though the plot is slated at 32 acres, many of the big-name architects presenting plans were not afraid to push the boundaries by a couple thousand percent.
Regulatory Takings Or Eminent Domain?
Property rights initiatives in four western states are hoping to draw in support from voters afraid of the spectre of eminent domain. But many see this as an inaccurate ploy.
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Gallatin County Department of Planning & Community Development
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
JM Goldson LLC
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
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