California

San Diego's Neighborhood Of Villages

San Diego's Neighborhood Of Villages Growth Management Plan offers lessons for many cities.

February 21, 2002 - The Planning Report

Regional Tax Sharing Experiments In California

California begins to experiment with regional tax sharing to help struggling older cities with outer-ring suburbs.

February 21, 2002 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Create Homeowners and Eliminate Blight

Repossessed HUD homes are being renovated and sold to low and moderate-income buyers. Community rejuvenation is a plus.

February 20, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Bringing Back The Red Cars

The restored trolley line is returning to So. CA after 40 years. Will the trolley will stimulate tourism?

February 19, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

California's Ten Safest Cities

The FBI has ranked CA cities that are the safest. City crime rates reflect the ratio of population to 8 areas of crime.

February 19, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

A Discussion On New Urbanism

The City of Palo Alto publishes a fascinating discussion paper about new urbanism and zoning.

February 19, 2002 - City Of Palo Alto, California

California: No Longer A Smart Growth Innovator

San Francisco Chronicle columnist John King argues that California is falling behind when it comes to smart growth.

February 19, 2002 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Advocates Demand Affordable Housing In San Diego

Housing advocates in San Diego, CA, are calling for more housing that working people can afford.

February 18, 2002 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Urban Runoff Rules Heat Up In California

Local Orange County officials say the regulations will be very expensive and may not improve water quality.

February 17, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

L.A.'s Billion Dollar Downtown Checklist

The Los Angeles Downtown News takes a retrospective look at the "sure things" that were supposed to revitalize downtown Los Angeles.

February 16, 2002 - Downtown News

San Diego County Transit Report Card

The San Diego County Taxpayers Association reports on transportation, growth, infrastructure and finance issues of the county.

February 14, 2002 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Conservation Grazing

A unique conservation deal for 3,000 acres in San Mateo County, CA will result in an experiment in "conservation grazing."

February 10, 2002 - San Jose Mercury News

San Diego's Sewage Problems

The City of San Diego, CA is criticized for failing to address chronic sewage spills.

February 8, 2002 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

It's Official: Drive-In Theaters Have Historic Value

Azusa Foothill Drive-In's designation as a California historical resource gives it a fighting chance against demolition.

February 7, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Transforming Downtown Los Angeles

Reinventing downtown Los Angeles will lead the city to maturity.

February 6, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Home Sweet Home In A Trailer Park

To some it's an urban junkyard, but to it's close-knit residents -- it's a community.

February 6, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Barracks To Townhomes: Public Housing

A young architect returns to the East L.A. projects to make them safer and more livable.

February 5, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Goes Green

Los Angeles is no longer content to be the smoggy, energy-hogging city of the past.

February 5, 2002 - Environmental News Network

Downtown Los Angeles Poised For Renewal

The prospects for downtown Los Angeles, the "last big urban frontier in the US," are bright.

February 5, 2002 - GlobeSt.com

Why Isn't The Bay Area A Center For New Urbanism?

Even though New Urbanism wouldn't exist without the Bay Area and its visionaries, the movement still lacks a presence in the region. Why?

February 4, 2002 - The San Francisco Chronicle

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.