California
An Industrial Nightmare In San Francisco?
The SF Weekly details the story of how San Francisco planners, trying to save the city's dwindling industrial base, have damaged the city's economic future.
Housing Impact Fees Continue To Rise
Despite California's sluggish economy and high housing prices, impact fees continue to rise -- and it could lead to a voter revolt.
Innovative Ideas For The Suburban Landscape
The quintessential "Suburban Lawn" is slowly being replaced by other more innovative design ideas.
The Nation's Largest Growth Visioning Project
A new two-year visioning program will examine the demands of anticipated growth in the Southern California region over the next 25 years.
Report: Convert Carpool Lanes To Tolls
Converting the Bay Area's carpool lanes to toll lanes could generate more than $427 million a year for transportation projects and cut congestion.
Housing Demand Drives Sprawl
As the state tries to meet housing demand, suburban sprawl spreads across the California landscape.
California's Top Terror Targets
The California Attorney General lists the top 624 sites thought to be most attractive to terrorists.
Transit Villages Along L.A.'s New Gold Line
Several mixed-use real estate developments are being developed along Los Angeles-area passenger train routes -- encouraged by publicly funded programs.
San Diego's Twenty Year Quest For A New Airport
How will the new regional airport authority find and evaluate a site for San Diego's new international airport?
Mansionization: A National Problem
Sam Hall Kaplan examines how one of the first communities in the nation to be afflicted with mansionization has fared.
Affordable Housing Or Economic Development?
What type of affordable housing -- if any -- should be built in a part of the city known for its housing shortage?
Southern California Rates Traffic Worst Regional Problem
Could Southern California's love affair with the auto be fading? More people say they want their tax dollars spent on public transit.
The End Of The City
The Guardian reviews Mike Davis' new book: Dead Cities: A Natural History. The end of the city is not a case of if, but when.
Economic Development Based On Disney
Garden Grove, one of the most cash-strapped cities in Orange County, CA, plans to cash in on its proximity to Disneyland.
The Country's New Gambling Mecca
Indian gaming is quietly transforming California into the world's gambling mecca -- and no one seems to mind.
California Housing Law Ineffective
California's law designed largely to address California's undersupply of housing is doing little to boost the number of new homes being built,
Good Urbanism: RiverPark Master Plan
Oxnard, CA: 700 acres of abandoned gravel-mining pits and a failed commercial project to be transformed into a model economically viable, livable community.
Compact For A Sustainable Bay Area
Six Bay Area agencies plan for the future.
Southern California: Geography Is Destiny
Different reactions to Southern California's two largest developments demonstrate that geography is destiny.
California's Future Is In The Politics Of Water
The agricultural sector will provide a key resource for continuing urban prosperity, write William Fulton and Paul Shigley.
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
