California
Redeveloped Areas Get Electric Cars in OC
Anaheim, CA is giving free use of electric cars to low-income residents as part of an antipollution project.
San Francisco's Urban Design Sensibilities
New "starchitects" are challening San Francisco's traditional sense of urban design.
Dot-Com Slump In O.C. Affecting Real Estate
There is a research park being built next to UC Irvine. The technology slump is causing companies to pull out of their leases.
Can California Combat Freeway Congestion?
A recent analysis of Governor Davis' $5.3 billion transportation spending package concluded that population growth over the next 25 years may nearly outpace efforts to relieve gridlock on Southern California freeways.
BART Shuttles To Ease Parking Shortage
Shuttles will transport commuters to BART station in order to ease parking shortage at the station.
Berkeley Extends Ban On New Cell Phone Antennas
Berkeley, CA, has extended a ban on new cell phone antennas due to health and visual concerns.
When A Public Utility Listens To Citizens
The beautiful Rowena Reservoir in Los Feliz is the result of Los Angeles' DWP and local residents working together.
Community Looks To Spur Growth, Slowly
Petuluma, a small city 40 miles north of San Francisco, is planning on allowing new development in the face of increasing pressure for housing and revenue.
San Diego Winning The Fight Against NIMBYism
Gail Goldberg, the city's Planning Director, outlines the new general plan that has begun to change the public's perception of population and density.
Transit Villages Springing Up In Los Angeles
Sylmar, a suburb of Los Angeles in San Fernando Valley, has planned a series of housing projects around Metrolink commuter rail stations.
Profile Of A NIMBY
Do NIMBY residents prevent good planning, or serve as the last defense of traditional neighborhoods? A San Francisco Chronicle columnist investigates.
California's Unsung Architect
An overview of the architecture of Rudolph Michael Schindler whose work was dismissed during his lifetime but continues to inspire a new generation of architects.
Valley Recreation Area To Filter Sewage
Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area, the Valley's second-largest park, is proposed to be converted to wetlands to filter sewage.
Transit Villages: A National Trend
It's a growing national trend: linking commercial and residential projects to transportation hubs. There's one in Sylmar,CA.
Sprawl More Expensive Than Infill Development
University study says new sprawling development in Bakersfield, CA will be expensive, and the city should consider infill development instead.
Will Los Angeles Break Up Into Smaller Cities?
The neighborhoods of Los Angeles, CA, will play an important role in determining if the "City of Angels" will break up into smaller cities.
What Makes The Best Main Streets?
A development team from Rancho Cucamonga, CA travels across the country to evaluate what makes the best main streets.
Feds OK New Bay Area Bridge Project
Caltrans to solicit bids for the largest contract in its history - the $700 million "Skyway" phase.
Fixing San Francisco's Public Transit
San Francisco's reputation as a great public-transit mecca is being tarnished by poor reliability of its buses, trains and cable cars.
'Bus Rapid Transit': An Alternative For Light Rail?
The 'bus rapid transit system" is a bus service made to work like a rail system without the high cost of a light-rail system.
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
