California
Affordable Housing Vs. Disneyland
The possibility of an affordable housing development being built near the gates of Disneyland sent the park's officials to a recent Anaheim City Council Meeting. A vote expected by many to pass resulted in a tie, and the housing project faded away.
City Vote Urges Neighbor To Zone Urban Farm
A neighboring city has tendered its support of a plan to set aside 5 acres of a planned housing development in Mountain View, California, as an educational urban farm space. Some officials see the vote of support as outsider meddling.
Making Public Policy at 2 A.M.
Bill Fulton, smart growth expert and a City Council member in Ventura, California, recounts a marathon eight hour city council meeting and two controversial land use projects the council approves.
L.A.'s Grand Avenue Project Approved
Plans for a broad mixed-use, transit-oriented development have received approval from the Los Angeles City Council and County Board of Supervisors, moving closer to the creation of a what civic leaders hope is a cultural center in downtown L.A.
L.A. Also Looks To Create Ctiywide Wi-Fi Network
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has announced plans to create a citywide network providing free wireless Internet access. L.A. will join more than 300 cities nationwide that offer wireless access.
Why A Bullet Train Is No Silver Bullet
James E. Moore, chairman of the department of industrial and systems engineering at USC, argues that high speed rail linking major metro areas is not a solution for California's transportation needs.
More Road Tolls A Sure Thing In California's Future
A $20 Billion transportation bond, approved by voters in Nov., was just the start. The governor and legislature have signaled interest in continuing toll road building via public-private partnerships financed by tolls, sure to upset many drivers.
Big TOD Project Breaks Ground In L.A.
Ground has been broken on an expansive transit-oriented development in the heart of Hollywood. A new hotel, apartment complex, and shopping center are part of the project, which is situated above one of L.A.'s subway stations.
California Drivers Pay For Freedom from Freeways
California's congestion pricing is based on a driver's economic rationality and self-interest.
Crime And Suburban Development
Residents of leafy suburban communities are alarmed that the crime they thought they left behind in the city has followed them into their new neighborhoods.
College Students Saving Money By Living In Substandard Housing
To help make ends meet, some students have taken to living in illegal, and often unsafe, residences.
San Francisco Subway Project Warned To Speed Up
Having spent an inordinate amount of time in preliminary engineering, the major transit project for the San Francisco Bay Area is in serious financial trouble, according to the FTA, and could have its $750 million grant withdrawn.
You're Never Too Young To Learn About Planning
In hopes of inspiring future civic leaders, an innovative volunteer program teaches grade school children about how a city works.
City-Subsidized Tax Breaks Rise Higher For Downtown L.A. Project
Estimates of the tax breaks required by developers of a massive mixed use cultural and business center in downtown L.A. have risen more than 50%, according to a recent report. The city-subsidized tax breaks have upset some residents and officials.
A New Face For Sacramento Carpool Lanes
In the face of a carpool system that many say is failing, highway planners in Sacramento, California, are proposing a major facelift to the carpool lane system -- creating 50 miles of new carpool lanes on dedicated road bridges.
L.A.'s MTA CEO Says TOD
The CEO of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority recently told a crowd of L.A. city officials that increasing transit oriented development is high on his list of goals.
Making High Tech Commutes Work
Silicon Valley companies are engaging in a competition with each other to reduce the number of employees driving to work each day.
California's Golden Opportunity To Reshape Growth
With $40 billion dollars of bond money for transportation, housing and parks at his disposal, Governor Schwarzenegger could reshape the state's growth patterns and make good on his promises to reduce greenhouse gases, argues William Fulton.
L.A. River Restoration Comes With $2 Billion Price Tag
The long awaited master plan for transforming the concrete encased waterway is well received, though its projected cost remains a significant hurdle.
Dams And Power May Be Sacrificed For Salmon
To help save endangered salmon, officials are considering making costly improvements to dams on the Klamath River in California and Oregon. Removing the dams would cost less than fixing them, but removal forfeits hydroelectric power production.
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.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
