California
Schwarzenegger Must Address California's Transportation Crisis
Growth in California is driving need for increased transportation investment. [Link Corrected.]
Nation's Greenest Commercial Design?
The newly built Robert Redford Building in Southern California (office of the Natural Resources Defense Council)will likely bolster Santa Monica's reputation as a center for sustainable architecture.
The 'Green Builing' Home Buyer's Dilema
Eco-friendly homes are on the rise, but many Americans still aren't sure just what they're getting when they buy green.
NRDC Finishes Ultra-green Building
Robert Redford will join John Adams, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), to open the group's new Southern California office, which is constructed to the highest green building standards.
Southern California Flunks History Test
A local historic preservation group grades cities on efforts to save old landmarks; over 40 cities receive an F.
What a Difference a Granny Makes
In efforts to increase the availability of affordable housing, a new California state law will make the construction of granny units easier.
City-Making In Downtown Los Angeles
Will Frank Gehry's masterwork, Walt Disney Concert Hall, serve as a catalyst for large-scale city-making in downtown Los Angeles?
Bay Area Smart Growth Fund In Action
A business group in the Bay Area invests in a private firm 'to bring private dollars into poor neighborhoods and promote infill, local business revitalization and contaminated site cleanup.'
El Toro Airbase May Become a New Community
Southern California's former El Toro military airbase may be cleared, but not for airplanes.
Nordstrom's New Neighbor Could Be Target
Consumers have less time on their hands while desiring more authenticity than before. Responding to these preferences, developers see Target and Nordstroms as next-door neighbors.
Schwarzenegger Favors Curbing Sprawl
Governor-elect of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger favors restoration of declining urban environments. His website criticizes "fiscally unsustainable sprawl" and promises new incentives revitalization of blighted areas.
California's 10 Most Dangerous Railroad Crossings
Nine of California's ten most dangerous railroad crossings have been fixed. The tenth remains a hazard.
Are Big-box Superstores The New Town Squares?
Malls have been replaced by big-box superstores as the new town square. How long will it be until they have to surrender control to people exercising their free-speech rights?
Is That A Load-bearing French Fry?
Writing in a PLANetizen Op-Ed, Rick Bishop argues that cartoonish architectural design reinvigorates southern California cities.
Undercover In The Suburbs
A cynical writer goes undercover in the new urbanist suburb of Evergreen Village in San Jose, California.
Sprawl And Wildfires
Sprawl around San Diego has put people in the path of wild fires.
California Cities Adopt Urban Growth Boundaries
California voters decided on two dozen land use ballot measures on November 4.
Prominent Urban Planners Win Council Seats
Urban planning may be a good foundation for a political career. Three urban planners, including William Fulton, are elected to the Ventura City council.
Encouraging Transit Villages
Livable Places has developed a fact sheet with incentives cities and counties can provide to assist transit-oriented development.
Wal-Mart Shops For Voters
The discount store's 'lowest possible prices' come at too steep a price for Contra Costa County, CA.
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
