California
The Case For Congestion Pricing
According to one observer, Southern California traffic is going to get so disastrously worse, we're going to look back longingly on the mess we've got now. He's probably right.
San Francisco Suddenly Without A Planning Commission
Until the showdown between the major and Board of Supervisors is resolved, new projects remain on hold.
Landmark CA Law May Affect All U.S Drivers
New legislation is aimed at reducing amount of greenhouse gases generated by passenger vehicles.
Los Angeles' Worst Projects That Didn't Happen
The Downtown News publishes a list of seven mega-projects for Los Angeles that, thankfully, never got started.
What If: A Downtown Los Angeles Utopia
The Downtown News asks business and community leaders what they would do in Downtown Los Angeles if they could go on an urban planning shopping spree.
A Shift In Thinking About The Public Realm
The renovation of Los Angeles' international airport offers a lens into post 9/11 projects.
Their Own Private Malibu
What does it take to get liberals sounding like Ayn Rand in defense of property rights? Having their own property threatened.
Too Many Environmental Mandates?
The balance among farmers, cities and wildlife is a tenuous one -- especially in Southern California.
Guidelines To Nurture Community Character
Last week, the City Council of Encinitas voted 3-2 to forward to the PlanningCommission preliminary guidelines and code amendments defining how new,residential development should be built.
Postal Delivery Workers Try Out The Segway
The Segway Human Transporter devices will be tried by postal workers in six cities around the nation with varying geography and weather.
Self Taught Planner Or Gadfly?
In a bit of an insult to planners, the L.A. Times devote a full-page profile to a "self-taught planner and historian" who is trying to save the city from development.
Bold Regional Plan To Reduce Congestion
A regional approach to battle congestion calls for adding toll lanes to major highways, extending BART and building a bridge across the bay.
California's Illogical Water Policy
This Sacramento Bee Story examines the complex process by which unused water is now conveyed... when it is conveyed.
UGBs On The Rise, Housing Caps In Decline
A new study finds that UGBs and subsequent voter approval requirements dominate recent ballot-box zoning in California.
The Future of LA's Architecture
However engaging Los Angeles' various high profile projects may be... they are not where the future of the city lies.
Boroughs Could Save Los Angeles
If Los Angeles secessions succeeds, it will be the greatest political division since the Civil War. Perhaps boroughs are an alternative.
The Ugly Side Of Preferential Parking Districts
Preferential parking districts are a popular planning tool, but do they do the districts create "parking have-nots?"
New Cities Raise Taxes, Pay Alimony
A decade after the passage of the "revenue neutrality" law, the incorporation of new cities appears to be back as a major planning issue in California.
'Anti-Urban' City: The End of Suburban Dreams?
The 'suburban frontier' is rapidly closing for the nation's first suburban city.
Planning For California's Population Explosion
California and other western states are growing faster in population than several third-world countries. How can planning keep up?
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.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
