California
San Francisco's Icon Ghirardelli Square Has Been Sold
Declining retails sales may lead to a change in land uses at the famous commercial complex.
Specialists Challenge Fire Management Strategies in California
Specialists at UC Berkeley 'challenge the basic assumption underlying fire management strategies used to prevent wildfires' like the one that recently ravaged through Southern California.
The De-malling Of California
California's de-malling movement turns white elephants into urban centers.
Community Gardeners Sue City of Los Angeles
A 300 family garden in the L.A. barrio has been returned to a developer, so the South Central Farmers Feeding Families have taken their cause to the courts.
Who Is Homeless In Los Angeles?
A new report provides a comprehensive picture of the 80,000 persons who are homelessness nightly in Los Angeles.
Debating California's 'Hydrogen Highway'
Is Governor Schwarzenegger's plan for hydrogen-powered vehicles hope or hype?
Where Million-Dollar Homes Are 'Typical'
In many cities, including Santa Rosa, CA, million-dollar homes are no longer the only for the rich and famous.
Preservation Vs. Vitality In Big Sur
Will land use restrictions and an aging population ultimately doom this forest community high above the California Coast?
A Campus Students Like
The new design of Lick-Wilmerding High School has students feeling good about school.
Wal-Mart Winning Battles in California
Advertising, legal battles, and consumer interest continue to lead the harsh but successful path of Wal-Mart.
What's Gone Wrong With Santa Clara's Light Rail
Edson L. Tennyson diagnoses the problems and performance of Santa Clara's Light Rail.
Eco-Terrorism Subject Arrested
A 23-year-old graduate student at CalTech is arrested for a string of 125 SUV arson fires.
World Class Ports Mean World Class Smog
Southern California's Air Quality Management District seeks to impose fees on freight train operators that fail to lower smog-forming emissions.
California's Housing Shortage Is 'Overstated'
A study suggest that what is believed to be California's statewide housing shortage may only be limited to major cities.
Vanishing Urban Canopies
Urban areas have lost a staggering 21% of their tree cover in the last decade. American cities are 'turning from green into gray'.
A Call To Redesign American Public School Facilities
The design and building of new schools is increasingly seen as an opportunity to encourage integrated planning and smart growth thinking.
Car-Sharing Has Rolled Into San Francisco
Mayor Gavin Newsom wants San Francisco to become the nation's car-sharing capital.
Will Southern California's Water Supply Become Tainted?
A toxic plume of groundwater is on the verge of contaminating the Colorado River and tainting the water supply for 18 million people.
L.A.-Area Planned Residential Development Embraces Smart Growth
A new planned residential development in northern L.A. County strives to serve as a model of smart growth and transit-oriented development.
Voters Reject Major California Growth Measures
Three sweeping growth measures in three very different parts of California all lost during the March 2 primary election.
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
