California
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.
The Most Vital 'Boomburbs' In The Country
The Fannie Mae Foundation has listed the 53 most vital 'boomburbs' in the country. Almost half are in California.
California's Water Deals
Is the battle for Californian's state water rights turning ugly?
Banning Weekend Noise In San Marino, CA
Wealth lives in San Marino, California. And they don't like the noise from power lawn tools on weekends and holidays.
Gehry To Plan Playa Vista, CA Project
Frank Gehry has been hired to plan and design, with other architects, 60 acres of the former DreamWorks site.
Oakland Plans Massive Waterfront Redevelopment
The redevelopment of waterfront area in Oakland, CA, will cost $1.2 billion.
50 Years Of Botany In S.F.'s Golden Gate Park
A San Francisco botanist finally gets her due after 50 years of research in Golden Gate Park.
Los Angeles City Hall's Historic Preservation
The L.A. Times architectural critic praises the historic preservation of Los Angeles' City Hall, but notes a few minor flaws.
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.
Gallatin County Department of Planning & Community Development
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
JM Goldson LLC
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont
