California
Urban Aggravation Index
Drawing on the latest statistics, the San Diego Union-Tribune creates an Urban Aggravation Index. [Link updated]
Pricing Cars Off The Roads?
New car fees will drive us nuts -- or to Oregon, writes San Francisco Chronicle columnist Rob Morse.
The Great Green Carpet Of Suburbia
The Los Angeles Times Magazine explores how Southern California's ubiquitous turfgrass lawns are environmental minefields.
Radical Individualism, Cities, And Transportation
The anti-urban movement is in "denial."
Goats Make San Francisco Airport Safer
To reduce a potential fire hazard, San Francisco International airport used goats for clearing grass in an environmentally sensitive area.
Urban Growth Boundary By Ballot
Contra Costa, CA, is seeking a ballot measure to shift responsibility to the public for deciding on changes to the county's urban growth boundary.
Los Angeles' Efforts To Expand Freeways Lose Support
After weeks of uproar from community members and local elected officials, even planners are beginning to rethink freeway expansion efforts for two Los Angeles area freeways.
The 'Great Shulman' Profiled
At 92, Julius Shulman is the 'matinee idol of architectural photography' and the man who brought modern architecture to the people.
Inclusionary Zoning Feasible For Los Angeles
A new study finds that inclusionary zoning did not have a negative impact on housing production in California cities.
New Home Site For Day Laborers
The Ventura County Grand Jury commended the city of Thousand Oaks for finding a place for day laborers to wait for work and offered some suggestions to improve the site.
Can Airports Be Redesigned To Deter Terrorist Attacks?
A $9.6-billion modernization plan for Los Angeles International airport has all the makings of a typical planning disaster.
A Commute Race: Bike Vs. SUV
A 19-pound racing bike goes up against a Range Rover for a 15-mile commute to work in the Bay Area. Guess who arrived first?
The Psychology Of Cheating In Carpool Lanes
The incidence of cheating in carpool lanes is on the rise, despite a $271 fine.
On Parole? Then Stay Out Of This Neighborhood
In name of safety, a California town tries to ban parolees.
Standing Ovation For Libeskind At AIA, San Diego
Daniel Libeskind, the winner of the World Trade Center design competition, received a standing ovation at the American Institute of Architects convention in San Diego.
The New Cow Towns?
Two developers plan an environmental 'cow utopia' in the desert, where farmers live in condos powerered by methane from animal waste.
L.A. Historic Building Illegally Destroyed
A rogue real estate company with a record of controversy "accidently" destroys last standing building in Los Angeles' historic Bunker Hill area.
The Fiscalization Of Land Use
David Abel and Rick Cole explain why California has to come to terms with California's broken Prop. 13.
UC Davis Plans Student/Faculty Neighborhood
UC Davis' proposed University Neighborhood will be the second largest of its kind in California.
Toyota Opens Largest Green Building Complex In U.S
Toyota's new building complex is the largest ever to receive a Gold Level Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.
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
