California
Sacramento Region Blueprint Published
The preferred scenario from Sacramento's (CA) new comprehensive plan is to arrive at the year 2050 with 53 percent of the region's housing in higher densities.
Public Transit Riders With Two Cars
A growing number of commuters are taking public transit and keeping a car at both ends of the train trip.
The Benefits Of Scrapping Old Cars
Are vehicle buy-back programs reducing emissions?
A Turnaround For Southern California
The future isn't coming: it's already here, in Southern California. But is the region ready for what's in store?
Party Cars: Southern California's Transit Subculture
A subuculture common on East Coast commuter trains begins to emerge in Southern California.
Benefits Of Social Equity Policies
A report by the Economic Roundtable for the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency analyzes the direct economic impacts of six social equity policies.
Orange County Grows Up
Orange County, CA, responds to urban sprawl with high-rise housing.
Battling Rising Costs Of Physical Inactivity
When do issues of obesity and overweight become a societal issue in need of government intervention? According to a recent report in the Journal of Obesity Research, the public sector — counties, states and the federal government — cover
The Sprawl-Health Connection
Many local communities are looking at ways they can modify land use policies that will actually encourage people to be more physically active.
Who Should Pay For California's Water?
Congress approves reauthorization of the $395 million CalFed Bay-Delta Program, a major battle in California's legendary water wars.
L.A. Times Announces New Architecture Critic
The Los Angeles Times has named Christopher Hawthorne as its new architecture critic.
Stadium And Mixed-use Urban Village
Anaheim, CA, Mayor Curt Pringle discusses his city's efforts to spur the development of a mixed-use urban village surrounding Angel Stadium.
Rail To Santa Barbara, CA?
Santa Barbara County Supervisor Naomi Schwartz discusses the possibility of a rail line to Ventura County.
CA Revises Population Projection: 'Only' 51 Million By 2040
Due to declining fertility rates, estimates are 7 million residents lower than projected a few years back.
Orange County Seeks To Grow Differently
Orange County, CA, long a poster child for sprawl, searches for alternatives.
Building Green With Hay
A Southern California city office building is the largest commercial project to be built with straw bale.
A Status Report On Neighborhood Councils In L.A.
A report evaluates the "successes and shortcomings" of the three year old Los Angeles Neighborhood Council system.
The Role Of California's State Architect
Stephan Castellanos discusses the California state architect's role in fostering the construction of sustainable, livable public school facilities.
60 Million Reasons For Smart Growth
Growing population makes it critical to address sprawl. This article includes a checklist for identifying eco-friendly city council candidates.
When Is A Port Too Big?
Los Angeles - Long Beach port is the world's third largest, an economic powerhouse, and bursting with growth. But is it big enough?
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
