California

Estimates by The Association of Bay Area Governments predict that the region will add 2 million more people by 2030.

March 20, 2003 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

A new PPIC report analyzes the issues and opportunities confronting three of the state's major infrastructure responsibilities--education, water, and transportation.

March 18, 2003 - Public Policy Institute of California

Is the Cleveland National Forest in the way of urban growth, or a sacrosanct wilderness area amid a growing state?

March 17, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

A land-use planner uses the Segway to make a statement.

March 17, 2003 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

An unlikely group of partners are helping residents of Silicon Valley, CA see the value in transit-oriented development.

March 16, 2003 - Project For Public Spaces

Michael Jackson may have violated zoning rules on his Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara, CA.

March 16, 2003 - CNN

The four-day work schedule many government offices have adopted may be a nice perk, but it actually increases pollution.

March 15, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Plans for a BART extension are being evaluated by smart growth standards.

March 15, 2003 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Architect John Galen Howard shaped the face of the Unviersity of California Berkeley campus.

March 14, 2003 - Berkeleyan

Is Dennis Murphy the new face of the practical environmental movement, or a sellout to the development community?

March 14, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

When the Marines return to Oceanside, CA, they may find that their military town has been converted to a tourist destination.

March 13, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

If Census conclusions about Southern California and New York data are wrong, what other conculsions might be incorrect?

March 10, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

The Grove has taken jaded Los Angeles by storm. Is this the future of shopping malls?

March 9, 2003 - The Planning Report

Welton Becket's mid-century civic designs are the city's latest retro treasures

March 7, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

The newly-released journey-to-work Census data confirms a decades-long national trend toward 'edge cities.'

March 7, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

The SF Weekly details the story of how San Francisco planners, trying to save the city's dwindling industrial base, have damaged the city's economic future.

March 7, 2003 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Despite California's sluggish economy and high housing prices, impact fees continue to rise -- and it could lead to a voter revolt.

March 5, 2003 - California Planning and Development Report

The quintessential "Suburban Lawn" is slowly being replaced by other more innovative design ideas.

March 4, 2003 - Orange County Register

A new two-year visioning program will examine the demands of anticipated growth in the Southern California region over the next 25 years.

March 3, 2003 - The Planning Report

Converting the Bay Area's carpool lanes to toll lanes could generate more than $427 million a year for transportation projects and cut congestion.

February 27, 2003 - The San Francisco Chronicle