California
California Off-Year Elections Are A Mixed Bag
Slow-Growthers win 6 of 9 ballot measures in California.
San Jose Redevelopment Viable Despite Slow Economy
Experts say San Jose's redevelopment is still viable in a slow economy because it incorporates New Urbanism concepts.
Bay Area Commuters Avoid Bridges, Crowd Into Trains
Bay Area commuters are avoiding bridges due to concern over possible terrorist attacks. They are opting for trains and ferries instead.
Ten Tips For Revising Your General Plan
The community development director for the City of Saratoga, California offers ten things to remember when revising the general plan.
Many Eyes Watch New California HCD Program
A new state housing program is intended to encourage home construction in areas with high concentrations of jobs.
California Bay Area Smog Reduction Plan
The Bay Area's smog reduction plan is approved by the California Air Resourced Board, but with provisions.
The Shady Side Of Planning
A Los Angeles County urban planner in is suspected of selling certificates of compliance.
Managing Growth Through Open Space Acquisition
Open space acquisition programs are becoming a popular and successful way to manage growth in California.
California's Desert Housing Shortage
California's fourth-fastest growing county is facing a housing crisis: thousand of working poor live in illegal mobile home parks.
Traffic Congestion To Get Worse In Southern California
Traffic problems in Southern California are expected to get worse as the population of Riverside and San Bernardino counties continues to grow.
A European Perspective Of Los Angeles
A professor of Architecture and Planning from Germany's Bauhaus University offers the European perspective on Ls Angeles.
Build It - We Are Already Here
Paper outlines the Los Angeles, CA, business and development community's strategies to solve the affordable housing crisis at all levels: affordable housing, workforce housing and homeownership.
A Blighted Block In San Francisco
One block in San Francisco's Tenderloin district is a microcosm of the challenges involved in planning.
Biologists Urge Protection Of Orange County Land
A report by conservation biologists says a 23,000-acre area in southern Orange County, CA, should be protected at all costs due to its importance as wildlife habitat.
So. CA Schools In The Housing Business?
Los Angeles Unified is working with nonprofits to either build units or help find housing for relocated families.
Lofts For Sale In Downtown Los Angeles
Most of the housing in converted buildings available in downtown LA have been rentals. Now 88 lofts are for sale.
California's Protected Urban Areas
Some organizations in California are successfully protecting urban open space areas in the face of rapid growth and sprawl.
New Urbanism: Not A Cookie Cutter Approach
New urbanism emphasizes more homes on less land without sacrificing quality of life: building a new kind of community.
City Upgrades Computer Security
The city of Glendale, CA has replaced its employees' password protection system with fingerprint scanners that use biometrics, once considered a space-age technology.
Rejuvenating Hollywood, CA: Trendy Bars
You can try on pricey shoes while sipping wine in one of the trendy nightspots giving new life to Hollywood, California.
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.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Ada County Highway District
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
