California
Dead Mall Competition
A Los Angeles architecture and urban design group launches a "dead mall" idea competition.
Ambitious Air Photo Project Fights Development
An unprecendented project to photograph the entire California coastline and make it available on the Web is aimed at helping efforts to fight coastal threats like seawalls and development.
California Imposes Coastal Plan On Malibu
California Secretary of Resources, Mary Nichols, discusses the development of the Malibu coastal plan imposed on the city by the state Coastal Commission.
More Homes Or More Open Space?
This is the question facing voters in communities throughout California: To grow or not.
The Roots Of Growth
A region's sewer mains provide a rough map of future development. In Sacramento, CA, this map is heating up.
Focus On Quality, Not Height
The threat to communities is not tall buildings, but bad design, argues John King in response to a proposed height-limit measure in Berkeley, CA.
Eminent Domain: It's All About Power
Frustrated with high utility costs, the City of Corona, CA, plans to use redevelopment powers to take over power distribution.
LA Billboard Ordinance Ruled Unconstitutional
A federal judge blocked the city of Los Angeles from collecting billboard fees, ruling that two billboard ordinances violate the 1st Amendment.
Councilman Leads Charge To Redevelop The L.A. River
L.A. Councilman Ed Reyes forms a committee with the mission of redeveloping the L.A. River, treating it as the city's front yard instead of its back yard.
Planning Vs. Property Rights
Ballot initiative in Nevada County pits property rights versus planning.
California Tries To Get Centered
We Californians are conflicted. Most of our urban areas are quite dense, yet those same areas often lack a center that could be called a "place."
Sprawl, Thy Name Is Anaheim
San Francisco is simply 'The City,'... while Anaheim is "the backdrop for Disneyland, and the center of America's new suburban experiment.
Surf City Credit Card
Huntington Beach, California seeks to cash in on its well-recognized city logo by offering... a credit card.
Massive Wetlands Projects Test Science
Two massive wetlands retoration projects in California -- Bolsa Chica and San Francisco Bay -- are testing the limits of science and engineering.
Black In The Suburbs
Many African-American families do not feel welcome in the San Francisco Bay Area suburbs.
Obstacles Facing Hillside Development
Amy Forbes, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, discusses the obstacles facing hillside development in Ventura, Califronia.
Cities Seek To Block Walmart
Inglewood becomes part of a growing list of cities that seek to ban new Wal-Mart stores.
California's Vineyard Sprawl
California's vineyards are increasingly unpalatable to environmentalists.
Regional Transit Plan To Be Reviewed
A transportation plan submitted to the San Diego Association of Governments outlines transit improvements.
Meeting The Need For Densification And Affordable Housing
San Jose's planning director discusses how his city will accommodate rapid growth and subsequent housing and infrastructure demands.
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
