California
Study Urges County To Fight Sprawl
A study by the Greenbelt Alliance urges Contra Costa County, CA, to fight sprawl.
How To Fight Sprawl And Encourage Smart Growth
An analysis of sprawl in Contra Costa County, CA, and opportunities for smart growth.
County To Approve $1 Billion Land Deal
Despite threats of lawsuits, Riverside County, CA is poised to adopt a $1-billion conservation plan that will govern growth for the next 75 years.
Californians Raise Roof Over New Housing
The two biggest developments in the West, just north of L.A., revive an enduring debate over growth.
The Elusive Airport-Subway Link
Planners have been trying to link San Francisco's BART to San Francisco International Airport since 1956. Now it may finally happen.
Low-Income Housing Projects Get A New Look
Low-income housing developers discover that good design makes good neighbors.
Final Build-out Of Orange County Is Underway
Orange County is leading the way for Los Angeles and the region.
Airport-Transit Link's Thirty-Year Odyssey
After thirty years, BART finally reaches the San Francisco International Airport.
Affordable Housing Or Resort?
New low-income housing projects in Los Angeles resemble resorts more than affordable housing.
Creating A 'Real' Place In Azusa, CA
How does a community developing a distinct identity and sense of place for itself?
Housing Advocates Sue California Cities For Affordable Housing
Is affordable housing by lawsuit the next trend for California cities?
Competing For Habitat Management
The Western Riverside Council of Governments is selected for additional responsibilities -- habitat planning.
California's Gold Coast Is Losing Its Middle Class
Are the middle class being drive out of entire cities along California's Coast? The median cost of a home is $825,000.
CA Redevelopment Agencies Brace For Severe Budget Cuts
The California Redevelopment Association's John Shirey discusses the dire immediate future facing the state's redevelopment agencies.
Green Power Broker Explains Urban Park Fundamentals
The Planning Report talks to Joe Edmiston of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy about the challenges and pitfalls of developing parks in urban Los Angeles.
Innovative Project Provides Housing For Farm Workers
Innovative project links housing quality with farm worker health.
The Decimated Aviation Industry And Airport Planning
LAX chief Lydia Kennard discusses the impact of recent economic woes in the aviation industry on airport planning and the recent performance of LAX.
A New Focus On Roundabouts
The increasing use of roundabouts are part of a nationwide trend toward traffic calming.
An Insider's Look At Bechtel
After months of pounding by the media for cost overruns and its contract to rebuild Iraq, construction giant Bechtel is warmly profiled by the L.A. Times.
Booming Housing, But No Planning
With 300 miles of dirt road and a booming housing market, Riverside County, CA is like the old west for developers.
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
