California
The Los Angeles Transit Underclass
Residents of the Los Angeles Valley paid millions for transit and got nothing.
Residents Oppose Los Gatos Subdivision
Opponents of a subdivision in Los Gatos, CA, are concerned about traffic and redwood trees.
MTA Wins $29 Million From Contractor
Subway contractor, Tutor-Saliba, has been ordered to pay $29 million to Los Angeles' transit agency for business misconduct.
Housing Costs Forcing Blacks To Leave San Francisco
As housing costs rise to record levels, African-Americans are leaving San Francisco "in droves" according to Census figures.
Preserving The Presidio
A plan drafted with input from environmentalists and neighbors, aims to preserve wilderness and history in San Francisco's Presidio while allowing new development including hotels for bringing in tourists.
California's Nostalgia For Modernism
California's love affair with modernism is rekindled -- especially in the Los Angeles Hills and Palm Springs.
African-American Neighborhoods Changing
Historic African-American neighborhoods are transforming as a result of a Latino influx.
Socio-economic Bias Behind Location of Power Plants?
The Los Angeles Times analyzes 42 new and proposed power plants in California and asks the question: are these power plants being 'dumped' in poor or minority neighborhoods?
Sacramento Stops Regional Car-pool Plan
A 20-year plan for expansion of Sacramento's HOV lanes is halted by Sacramento -- for fear it will cause urban sprawl.
Cities And Schools Give A Lesson In Sharing
Santa Ana school officials needed additional land for a school. So the city gave it to them in exchange for use of the facilities.
Pasadena's City Hall: Past Its Prime
Considered by many as the most beautiful city Hall in the country, Pasadena needs close to $80 million to retrofit it.
EPA Proposal To Ease Smog Controls
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Whitman proposed major changes in the regulation of industrial air pollution that would be more flexible in favor of power plants.
How The Media 'Creates' A City Image
Is Modesto, California a rural 'hicksville', or a premier Bay Area bedroom community? The media is quick to judge.
California's Transportation Crunch
California faces a transportation funding shortfall of over $100 billion over the next decade.
Sprawl Is Expensive
A study by Cal State Bakersfield correlates the cost of building homes with the distance of the home from the City's core.
Housing Lottery Offers Families The American Dream
In Silicon Valley, a creative housing lottery has given some families the opportunity to own a home, though some participants walk away with crushed hopes.
The L.A. River Is Nurturing Wildlife
Birds and other animals thrive in what critics have called the 'puny" L.A. River. Work is beginning on improvements.
Sprawl Isn't Only In The Eye Of The Beholder
Columnist Daniel Weintraub recounts Sacramento State public policy professor Rob Wassmer's criticisms of a recent Brookings Institution study on sprawl in the U.S.
Frank Gehry vs Playa Vista Environmentalists
Architect Frank Gehry has been asked by environmentalists to resign from his position as designer of the Playa Vista project.
Military Base To Tourist Attraction
San Francisco's old Presidio military base will be converted to a tourist attraction and campus.
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
