California
Friday Funny: The Sinister Side Of Planning...
A columnist goes off the deep end in reporting on the San Luis Obispo's planning department: "City planning is an oxymoron." [Link corrected.]
Economic Stimulator Or Sprawl?
Is the plan to build 20,885 homes in Los Angeles a smart economic decision or is it urban sprawl that will worsen traffic congestion?
A Wildlife Corridor That Leads To Development
A 25-mile corridor connecting the Sierra Nevada range with the Pacific Ocean north of Los Angeles will be sold to the Trust for Public Land.
Transit-Oriented Development Study: Factors For Success
A California TOD study examines state-of-the-practice of transit-oriented development (TOD) in California and across the United States.
Trees Or Jobs: Choose One
An industrial project could create up to 7,000 jobs but there's a catch. It involves cutting down 1,400 oak trees.
Newhall Ranch Approved: Model Planned Community Or Sprawl?
The largest residential development project in Los Angeles County's history is approved.
Navajo Sues For Colorado River Rights
The Navajo Nation asserts that it has rights to water allocations from the Lower Colorado River Basin.
California's Transformation From Farm To Megalopolis
Riverside, California is the poster child for the state's 60-year transformation from a farming state to a 'sprawling megalopolis.'
This City Has Plenty Of Extra Cash
When the Escalara family added a second story to their house they received a $22,000 home-improvement rebate. Welcome to Commerce, CA.
A Mall Disguised As A City?
Walnut Creek, California isn't far from San Francisco, but it's a world apart.
L.A.'s Successful Downtown Transit Hub
Union Station in downtown Los Angeles, once the gateway to postwar L.A., is thriving once again with thousands of daily commuters.
Are Growth Plans Being Ignored?
A new study shows that development projects are often approved at density levels much lower than general plans call for.
L.A. Freeway Expansions Run Into Wall Of Opposition
Two high profile, multibillion-dollar freeway expansion projects were met with a resounding public and political outcry in the land of the automobile.
Los Angeles' Freeway Expansion Gets Rejected
After weeks of community uproar, planners drop plans to expand one of L.A.'s most notoriously-congested freeways.
Can Growth Visioning Save Los Angeles?
A worst-case growth scenario for Los Angeles would have devastating results for San Fernando Valley gridlock.
Historic Planning Summit In Contra Costa
A historic growth summit brings together 200 elected and planning officials to shape the region's future.
Heritage Tourism: The Real-Life Ramona
California's heritage is used to sell tourism in the state.
Is L.A.'s Pro Football Stadium A Myth?
Team owners are meeting in Philadelphia. Insiders say the league will review proposals to renovate or build a new stadium in Los Angeles.
Can 'Granny Flats' Solve Affordable Housing Crisis?
Under state law, counties and cities must devise new rules for so-called "second-dwelling units" to help ease the state's affordable housing crisis.
A New Trend: Mixed Use In Los Angeles
Driven by high housing pricing, mixed use living is coming to Los Angeles. A new L.A. ordinance encourages mixed use on underperforming commerical streets.
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
