California
Schwarzenegger's Top Environmental Official
Grist Magazine features an interview with Schwarzenegger's go-to guy on the environment.
Aerial photos Show Rapidly Expanding Cities
California Dept of Conservation documents the rapid expansion of urban areas using aerial photos.
A Disneyland Casino?
Are urban casinos the new trend for California cities?
Testing The Water Flavor
A team of specialists evaluates Los Angeles' water supply by smell and taste.
L.A. Times Challenges Wal-Mart To 'Play The Good Guy'
The Los Angeles Times supports the city's ordinance that requires an analysis of economic impacts for new superstores and challenges Wal-Mart to use its clout for economic development.
Who Owns The Name, 'Sunset Strip'?
West Hollywood claims that areas outside its jurisdiction have no right to use the 'Sunset Strip' designation.
A New School Building Teaches Green Ideas
Architects and others engage with city and school district officials, sit on sustainability boards, and advocate change through the American Institue of Architects.
A Radical Vision For San Jose, CA
Anticipating the next economic boom, San Jose, CA, embraces New Urbanism for Coyote Valley plan.
Satellite City Should Be Sustainable
Brian Schmidt criticizes San Jose's plan to build a satellite city.
Electronic Eavesdropping At City Hall
Construction of San Jose's new city hall is delayed after questions are raised about electronic eavesdropping and collusion.
The Geography Of Trade and Terrorism
Can regional economic development encourage free trade and discourage terrorism?
Facts About Homelessness In Los Angeles
One part of a series, this four-page publication provides a summary of recent statistics about homelessness in Los Angeles.
A New Twist In The Wal-Mart Wars
In a nod to small retailers, Los Angeles will make it much harder for 'big box' stores to expand.
Who Should Pay For The Bay Bridge?
As construction costs increase to $5 billion to rebuild the quake-damaged Bay Bridge, should all of California chip in?
L.A. To Restrict Wal-Marts
Los Angeles City passes legislation that will require Wal Mart to conduct an economic analysis to determine the impacts of new superstores.
How A New Yorker Grew To Love L.A.
New York native Sam Hall Kaplan sums up his "25 years writing about architecture and urban design in L.A. in a New York minute."
L.A. Selects N.Y. Developer For Downtown Centerpiece
The Related Cos. of New York-based has been selected to create the $1.2-billion centerpiece on Grand Ave. in downtown L.A.
The New Environmentalism: Follow The Money
Randy Hayes of the Rainforest Action Network champions the environment by challenging corporations. Welcome to Hayes' 500-year plan.
Developing Workforce Housing In Los Angeles
Livable Places has developed a brief paper that de-mystifies the current dynamics of the housing market in Los Angeles.
The Dangerous Developer
The Los Angeles Times profiles the controversial and litigious real estate developer Alan Casden.
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
