California
Ellen Straus: Land Trust Pioneer
Ellen Straus died at her home in Marshall, Calif. She was a pioneer in helping farmers protect land from sprawl and helped found an influential land trust.
Biodiesel: The New Fuel
Vegetable oil-powered vehicles would cost the city more but produce less pollution.
Local Speed Bumps Could Rattle Segway's Ride
Is the Segway Human Transporter an urban transportation panacea ormobility-oriented snake oil?
SF Refugee Shacks Looking For A New Home
Temporary earthquake shelters built after the 1906 earthquake are endangered.
Downtown Housing Brings Vitality To Pasadena
By encouraging housing in its urban core, Pasadena, CA, is bringing in new residents and vitality.
Where In L.A. Will The New Police Chief Live?
If L.A's trendy Los Feliz neighborhood is safe enough for the police chief...
Fight Sprawl, Or Learn To Live With It
Curtis P. Stiles and Joseph Anthony Perez provide a citizen's primer on recognizing and fighting sprawl in Ventura County, California.
Are Planners Apolitical?
Many planners lack the political skills or desire to make their projects a success.
Cities Embrace The Segway -- Except One
Although 32 states have passed laws to make Segways legal on streets and sidewalks, San Francisco is considering banning the devices.
A Sense Of Place In Los Angeles
Neighborhood councils may be necessary, but great cities have more than great neighborhoods.
Los Angeles Adopts Mixed Use Zoning
A new, just-approved ordinance in Los Angeles will make it easier to build mixed use projects.
An Assessment Of L.A.'s Housing Crisis
For almost ten years, Los Angeles hasn't had much of a housing policy. Now it has a $100 million housing trust fund.
The Battle For Local Control Of Housing Elements
The California State Association of Counties provided the latest battlefield in the war of words over the state housing element law.
Where's The Real Route 66?
The famous 'mother road' from Chicago to Los Angeles was realigned numerous times. Where is the real route?
Template Hospitals
Kaiser Permanente lauches a new program that will establish standardized models for design and construction of its hospitals.
Learning From L.A. Secession
Tavis Smiley speaks with regular commentator Connie Rice about the wider implications of Los Angeles' failed secession initiative.
A New Battleground For Anti-Growth Supporters
Hired tree-sitter is camped out in the branches of a 400-year old tree in an attempt to halt development of a highway in Santa Clarita. His protest has attracted supporters and the media.
Sacrifice The Oak For Los Angeles Growth
Columnist Steve Lopez takes a humorous look at a 400-year old oak tree standing in the way of a subdivision in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Clarita.
CA Lawmaker Vows To Reform Housing Element Law
A proposed bill woudl put teeth in the state's housing element law by fining local governments that refuse to plan for new housing.
How Do You Pay For A City Of Villages?
For San Diego's 'City of Villages' concept, dollars, not density, are the real obstacle.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
Tyler Technologies
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
