California
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?
Plans To Save California Coastal Commission
California legislators are drafting legislation to save the commission that regulates development along the state's 1,150-mile coastline.
Court Rules CA Coastal Comission Illegal
A state appeals court ruled that the California Coastal Commission's violates the state constitution rules on separation of powers.
Erase-atecture In Los Angeles
In Los Angeles, there's more 'erase-atecture' than preservation. The Los Angeles Times examines demolition permits in the city for 2001.
What It's Like To Live On The Rose Parade Route
You think your community is loud and noisy? Read what's it like to have one million visitors camp on your lawn for 24 hours.
Town Sold For $1.78 Million On Online Auction
A Northern California town listed on eBay, the online auction website, sold for $1.78 million.
Artificial Urbanity: Main Street Retail
Main street retail is the newest real estate trend. But sometimes reality "falls laughably short of the hype," writes John King.
Main Street Retail Can Work In Suburbs
Main street retail can work well in the suburbs -- when the project draws on its surroundings.
San Francisco Bans Segway
San Francisco bans the use of Segways on sidewalks and bike trails. One columnist calls the Segway as dangerous as Iraq.
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
