California
Transit In Los Angeles: It's Entertainment
The problem with rail in Los Angeles is that we treat it as transit. That's all wrong. We should actually look at it as entertainment.
Anti-Sprawl Policies: Hazardous To Our Wealth
The California San Joaquin Valley's air pollution is not of its own making --- it is being exported from elsewhere.
L.A.'s First Segway Rider
Bruce Weinberg, a Los Angeles resident, was one of 30 residents nationwide to receive a pre-release Segway.
L.A.'s Underground Freeway?
The 30-year effort to complete the Long Beach (710) freeway extension may end up being a tunnel.
Chicago's Disappearing Architectural Heritage - Part 2
The second installation in a three part series that chronicles the politics of historic preservation and demolition in Chicago.
The Bay Area's New Architecture: Billboards
The Bay Area's signature structures are not churches or skyscrapers, but massive billboards.
The Nation's Deadliest Light Rail System
The Blue Line -- a light rail line running from downtown Los Angeles to Long Beach -- has grisliest record in the U.S.
Sacramento, CA Loses Key Planners
Sacramento County, CA is losing two top planning officials at a time when land-use is being redefined by the shift of growth to newly incorporated cities.
New Home Charge To Pay For Basic Services
The California budget crisis has gotten so bad some cities are considering charging owners of new homes annual assessments for basic services.
What About The Non-Smart Growthers?
Neal Peirce responds to tough questions about smart growth and regionalism posed by prominent California economist Steven Levy.
2003: The Year Of Water Policy
California policymakers have long been obsessed with water, and 2003will be no different.
San Francisco Launches Major Solar Initiative
San Francisco, known for its dense fog, launches a major initiative to use solar energy. The city seeks to transform itself into a center for green architecture.
Community-based Forest Management
An experiment among environmentalists, government officials and loggers strike the right balance for preserving part of the Sierra Nevada moutains.
A Model Land Conservancy
Southern California's Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is a model of how a masterful conservancy can develop financial and political strength, and change the face of a region.
Guarding Against Methane: Welcome To Playa Vista
Opponents of Los Angeles' high profile, master-planned Playa Vista project now charge that the development may be vulnerable to a deadly explosion.
L.A. Loses Half Its Colorado Water
L.A.'s mammoth water agency appears to have played chicken with the federal government and lost. Southern California's water allocation from the Colorado River is halved.
The Year Of The Loft For Downtown Los Angeles
The most powerful factor in the Downtown expansion is the loft boom. Once dismissed as unattainable, there are now almost 20 loft projects scheduled for completion by the end of 2003.
Farmers Fighting Sprawl In California's Central Valley
In California's Central Valley, farmers form a strategy for steering growth.
Massive 5,000-acre Vineyard Proposed
The largest vineyard planting on the Northern California Coast is planned despite a 'grape glut.'
Will The Internet Change Real Estate?
Will Internet-based online listing services 'disintermediate' the National Association of Realtors and multiple listing services?
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.
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
