California
San Diego Regional Authority Proposed
Proposals to create regional planning agencies with real power have amountedto political suicide in California.
L.A.'s Transit Agency Re-organizes
Arthur Sohikian, a former lobbyist for the Los Angeles County MTA, discusses recent changes at the MTA, and where the agency is looking for money.
BART Expansion Into San Jose Approved
Santa Clara and San Francisco transit boards approve a historic $3.7 billion rail extension into downtown San Jose.
L.A. Secession: It Can't Be Worse Then Being Ignored
L.A.'s San Fernando residents feel like they've been ignored or rebuffed at every turn by L.A.'s City Hall. Secession couldn't be any worse.
A Quiet Revolution: Neighborhood Councils
Nearly unnoticed in the debate surrounding secession, Los Angeles' neighborhood councils are a revolution in the making.
A New Model For Regional Governance
A newly-formed regional association of governments in California would have unprecedented responsibility for planning and building transit.
L.A.'s Airport Plan: Political Finesse Or Regional Solution?
L.A. Mayor James Hahn is shopping around a $8 billion modernization project for LAX...but does it address any of the region's key air transportation needs?
Residents Protest Expanded Redevelopment Zones
Residents of Garden Grove protest ambitious redevelopment plan.
Moratoriums Prove Useful In Limited Quantities
No word that strikes terror into the hearts of developers more than the word "moratorium."
Sunshine State Shake Up
REIS, Inc. reports on the Los Angeles retail market in light of secession.
Modernizing L.A.'s Airport
Eight years and 33 alternatives later, Los Angeles is still without a solid proposal for modernizing it's airport.
When Will Smart Growth Start Working?
San Francisco Chroncile columnist John King asks: is 'Smart Growth' simply code for another attack on suburbia?
The Future For Cities: Infrastructure Efficiency
William Fulton argues that Los Angeles' Alameda Corridor is an example of the most important kind of development cities can accomplish.
Los Angeles' Borough Plan: A Formidable Alternative
A carefully crafted borough plan for Los Angeles is gaining the support of major civic leaders who oppose secession.
L.A.'s Traffic Worst In The Nation. Again.
Los Angeles, for the 15th time in a row, was named by the Texas Transportation Institute as the city with the worst traffic.
L.A. Secession Challenged As CEQA Violation
An attorney is attempting to block the upcoming vote on secession by arguing that the breakup will have environmental impacts that violate CEQA.
How To Limit San Diego's Sprawl
This editorial looks at myriad planning problems in San Diego, such as chronic traffic and endless sprawl.
The Last Master-planned Community?
San Elijo Hill, designed by New Urbanism founder Peter Calthorpe, may be the last master-planned community in San Diego County, CA.
When Land Use Regulations Are Not Enforcable
In Kern County, California, businesses can disregard land use regulations without consequence.
People Power Will Save The Silicon Valley
The Silicon Valley, according to a recent Milken Institute study, represents roughly six percent of the entire tech output in the nation.
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
