California

San Francisco is the first city to ban the Segway Human Transporter on its sidewalks.

January 21, 2003 - Wired

Maya Riviera's ecology has been 'concessionized'. Now, new development at a popular Mexican destination threatens ecological disaster.

January 21, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

A new California law prioritizes smart growth principles a priority as the state distributes billions in infrastructure spending.

January 19, 2003 - The Sacramento Bee

The problem with rail in Los Angeles is that we treat it as transit. That's all wrong. We should actually look at it as entertainment.

January 17, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

The California San Joaquin Valley's air pollution is not of its own making --- it is being exported from elsewhere.

January 17, 2003 - The Public Purpose

Bruce Weinberg, a Los Angeles resident, was one of 30 residents nationwide to receive a pre-release Segway.

January 17, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

The 30-year effort to complete the Long Beach (710) freeway extension may end up being a tunnel.

January 16, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

The second installation in a three part series that chronicles the politics of historic preservation and demolition in Chicago.

January 16, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

The Bay Area's signature structures are not churches or skyscrapers, but massive billboards.

January 15, 2003 - The San Francisco Chronicle

The Blue Line -- a light rail line running from downtown Los Angeles to Long Beach -- has grisliest record in the U.S.

January 15, 2003 - USA Today

Sacramento County, CA is losing two top planning officials at a time when land-use is being redefined by the shift of growth to newly incorporated cities.

January 15, 2003 - The Sacramento Bee

The California budget crisis has gotten so bad some cities are considering charging owners of new homes annual assessments for basic services.

January 10, 2003 - The Sacramento Bee

Neal Peirce responds to tough questions about smart growth and regionalism posed by prominent California economist Steven Levy.

January 8, 2003 - Citistates Group

California policymakers have long been obsessed with water, and 2003will be no different.

January 8, 2003 - California Planning and Development Report

San Francisco, known for its dense fog, launches a major initiative to use solar energy. The city seeks to transform itself into a center for green architecture.

January 8, 2003 - Wired

An experiment among environmentalists, government officials and loggers strike the right balance for preserving part of the Sierra Nevada moutains.

January 6, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Southern California's Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is a model of how a masterful conservancy can develop financial and political strength, and change the face of a region.

January 6, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Opponents of Los Angeles' high profile, master-planned Playa Vista project now charge that the development may be vulnerable to a deadly explosion.

January 6, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

L.A.'s mammoth water agency appears to have played chicken with the federal government and lost. Southern California's water allocation from the Colorado River is halved.

January 5, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

The most powerful factor in the Downtown expansion is the loft boom. Once dismissed as unattainable, there are now almost 20 loft projects scheduled for completion by the end of 2003.

January 5, 2003 - Downtown News