California

Weinstein's 'City Within A City'

Developer Mark J. Weinstein says his plan to turn an ageing property into modern residential lofts, coffee shops, and a promenade, is exactly what Los Angeles needs to reinvent itself.

March 15, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Fresno's Downtown Dreams

City leaders in Fresno, CA, have unveiled a $30 million plan to will revitalize the city's downtown. Will it succeed?

March 14, 2002 - The Fresno Bee

Tax-Sharing Bill Forces Regionalism Issue

A California tax-sharing bill forces the regionalism issue, but opposition holds firm.

March 13, 2002 - California Planning and Development Report

Commission Tries To Return Initiative Process To The People

David Broder analyses Robert Hertzberg's reform effort

March 12, 2002 - The Metro Investment Report

Broken Promises Of Urban Renewal

After the 1992 LA riots, several supermarket chains promised to build in the inner city. It never happened.

March 12, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

California's Most Competitive Cities

A new Reason report ranks California’s 10 largest cities on how well they deliver services.

March 12, 2002 - Reason Public Policy Institute

Breaking Up Los Angeles

Now Hollywood is also talking about secession. Will it be on the ballot in November with the Valley and harbor areas?

March 11, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

The Transformation Of 'Sprawl-Weary' Los Angeles

The second-largest city in the U.S. is transforming itself as it grows inward and upward. Planners praise new anti-sprawl projects inside the city.

March 11, 2002 - The New York Times

Troubled Plazas

By pushing the homeless out of public spaces, these San Francisco plazas have gone from bad to worse. John King offers a case study.

March 11, 2002 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Suburbs Outperform Los Angeles

A long-time pattern of uneven development has put a severe strain on public services in the core of Los Angeles County.

March 8, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Historic Downtown Los Angeles Design Guidelines

The Los Angeles Conservancy has prepared a set of guidelines to guide alterations to historic buildings in downtown Los Angeles.

March 8, 2002 - Los Angeles Conservancy

San Francisco Plans Quake-Resistant Bridge

New bridge planned in San Francisco, the largest public works project in California's history, will be one of the safest structures in the Bay Area.

March 7, 2002 - National Geographic

El Toro: Surprise In Orange County

In a surprise announcement after voters reject a regional airport, the Navy says it will sell the former El Toro Marine base.

March 7, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Slow-Growth Side Narrowly Carries Election Day

Slow-growth advocates in California were victorious in eight of fourteen local ballot measure elections on March 5.

March 7, 2002 - California Planning and Development Report

'Killer Algae' Spreads In So. California Lagoon

Scientists try to beat the clock by eradicating the invasive seaweed in the Lagoon before it spreads to the Pacific Ocean.

March 6, 2002 - North County Times Escondido-Oceanside-Vista

Ten Most Endangered Places In California

A new report focuses on the detrimental effects of urban sprawl, logging and energy exploration on California's wilderness.

March 6, 2002 - California Wilderness Coalition

A City Saturated By Homelessness

San Francisco's liberal tolerance for homeless people appears to be near the breaking point.

March 6, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor

Branding Historic Downtown Los Angeles

Students from the University of Southern California set out to "brand historic downtown Los Angeles."

March 4, 2002 - Downtown News

A New Model For L.A.'s Transit Agency

A revolutionary new idea for Los Angeles' transit agency would divide operations into five geographic sectors.

March 4, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Feng Shui In Sausalito

Plans for a public safety building are on hold pending criticisms about Feng Shui.

March 2, 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.

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