California

A 12-Step Program For Car Junkies

Livable Places publishes a guide for 'car junkies' on how to give up driving in Los Angeles.

April 30, 2005 - Livable Places

San Luis Obispo Voters' Commitment To Downtown

San Luis Obispo voters appear to have rejected highly controversial big-box development by slim margin.

April 28, 2005 - San Luis Obispo New Times

Learning How Not To Drive

Livable Places staff members leave their cars at home and opt for a smart growth lifestyle in Los Angeles.

April 28, 2005 - Livable Places

Parking As A Neighborhood Asset

Why wait for rail when community parking can help create pedestrian-oriented areas, writes Mott Smith.

April 28, 2005 - The Planning Report

Art Group Wants More Non-Gated Communities

'Something there is that does not love a wall/That wants it down...'

April 28, 2005 - Reuters

Donald in L.A. To 'Trump' Real Estate Market

A booming real estate market has helped hype Donald Trump's seminar. But how realistic is it?

April 26, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

One Mega Project Or Seven TNDs

Developers of what would be the largest planned development in LA County decide to split the project into seven TND-style communities.

April 26, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

The World According To Julius Shulman

The LA Downtown News interviews the 94-year old legendary architectural photographer about his modest beginnings in Los Angeles.

April 25, 2005 - Los Angeles Downtown News

The City Of The Extreme American Dream

Orange County has grown from a small town of orange groves to a bursting suburb to a 'Todayland' megacity for the 'affluenza'.

April 25, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

The Elitism Of Open Space Laws

Moralists are pulling up the drawbridge and outsiders - like young adults and families - can't get in.

April 25, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

A Confrontation Over Affordable Housing

Thousands of desperate applicants show up to claim 56 affordable housing units in Los Angeles.

April 20, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Does San Francisco Have Room For Industry?

With skyrocketing residential prices and continuing gentrification, are San Francisco's industrial areas (and their jobs) fated to disappear?

April 19, 2005 - The Next American City

Don't Demonize New Urbanism

New Urbanists don't demand to eliminate suburbia -- only to be able to build walkable and mixed-use communities.

April 19, 2005 - Orange County Register

Increasing Mobility Instead Of Reducing Congestion

Los Angeles is too dispersed for a rail system, and new roads are quickly filled with traffic. The best solution is not to reduce congestion, but to increase mobility.

April 19, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Unleashing Private Transit

If we are serious about solving transit problems, we should eliminate public transit franchises, argues James E. Moore.

April 19, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

California's Sacred And Mad Property Tax System

The process by which property taxes are paid in California is at the root of California's fiscal problems. But when it comes to touching the system, even Governor Schwarzenegger is a 'Girlie Man'.

April 18, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Public Transit Won't Work As Long As Parking Is Free

Even if Los Angeles builds a larger rail system, few will take it if parking is free, argues professor Donald C. Shoulp.

April 18, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Fixing LA's Traffic By Making It 'Cool' To Not Drive

William Fulton offers a roadmap for the city's new mayor to make it "cool to get around town without driving."

April 18, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Inland Empire Leads California's Population Growth

Riverside County's growth rate of 5% ranked first in California, and its population now stands at just under 1.9 million.

April 17, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Supply Side Analysis & Verification of Ridership Forecasts

Transit ridership forecasts can't be met if sufficient transit capacity is not provided.

April 15, 2005 - Public Transit

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

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.

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Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.