California
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?
Skirting Safety Codes In Los Angeles?
Do high-profile developers get breaks on safety rules? The Los Angeles Times reports on a prominent L.A. developer.
California's War On SUVs
A Reason Foundation scientist explains the danger of a bill that would limit consumers' choices in buying SUVs.
San Francisco Bans Public Urination
Responding to public outcry, the Board of Supervisors bans public urination to 'demonstrate we live in a civilized society'.
San Diego Regional Authority Proposed
Proposals to create regional planning agencies with real power have amountedto political suicide in California.
L.A.'s Transit Agency Re-organizes
Arthur Sohikian, a former lobbyist for the Los Angeles County MTA, discusses recent changes at the MTA, and where the agency is looking for money.
BART Expansion Into San Jose Approved
Santa Clara and San Francisco transit boards approve a historic $3.7 billion rail extension into downtown San Jose.
L.A. Secession: It Can't Be Worse Then Being Ignored
L.A.'s San Fernando residents feel like they've been ignored or rebuffed at every turn by L.A.'s City Hall. Secession couldn't be any worse.
A Quiet Revolution: Neighborhood Councils
Nearly unnoticed in the debate surrounding secession, Los Angeles' neighborhood councils are a revolution in the making.
A New Model For Regional Governance
A newly-formed regional association of governments in California would have unprecedented responsibility for planning and building transit.
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.
Gallatin County Department of Planning & Community Development
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
JM Goldson LLC
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont
