California
Why U.S. Architecture Fails So Often
The failure of architecture in the U.S. is a result of poor architectural competition.
Lancaster, CA May Give Over Parkland For Development
The city of Lancaster is prepared give more than five acres of the city park for a shopping center, but residents and two former mayors oppose the plan.
L.A. Central City West Dispute On Housing
The western fringe of downtown L.A. has become the stage in a battle between luxury and affordable housing advocates.
LAX Expansion Opposed By L.A.'s New Mayor
Mayor-elect Jim Hahn opposes the proposed airport expansion supported by pilots and air-traffic controllers, citing environmental concerns over increased emissions.
Straw Is Surpisingly Good For Home Building
Homes built with bales of straw are immune to earthquake and fire, and don't need air conditioning.
Is San Francisco Too Good For Kids And Their Families?
With a severe shortage of affordable housing, the city, once considered an ideal spot to raise a family, has lost 4,100 children in the past decade.
Orange County Residents Oppose Highway Due To Sprawl
33 percent of residents surveyed about a new toll highway in Orange County oppose it. Their reason - increased urban sprawl.
Low Income Housing Can Lead To Segregation
Officials in San Diego cite that unless affordable housing starts being built throughout the county, the region will be racially segregated.
East Bay Housing Week: Finding An Affordable Home
Several events help first-time buyers and renters find affordable housing.
North County Needs A Voice In Regional Planning Debate
An editorial argues for North San Diego County's importance in regional planning as the Regional Government Efficiency Commission moves toward its state-mandated Aug. 11 deadline for recommending the best way to decide major housing, transit and land-use
Portland Is Seattle Without The Attitude
Portland has all the grace of Seattle 20 years ago, and San Francisco 30 years ago -- before the high-tech attitude.
Jeff Morales Wants To Transform Caltrans
Caltrans may have budget cuts ahead but its director is still planning to tranform the agency.
Nine Things To Save Los Angeles
Los Angeles Time columnist Bill Boyarsky offers his list of nine things the new mayor should do to save L.A.
Sea Ranch: Influential Architecture Threatened By Sprawl
Sea Ranch, a community established by Lawrence Haprin, Charles Moore and others in the 1960s, combined ecology and inventive architecture.
Guideway Or The Highway?
Competition is heating up between Bay Area transit advocates and highway industry officials to secure project funding from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
Giving The Housing Element Teeth
Proposed legislation would establish penalties for California cities who are not in compliance with their housing element.
L.A.'s Sports District Is A Go!
"A model for urban partnerships." That is how the proposed entertainment and sports district in L.A. is being described.
Bush Talks Green In California
President Bush announced new measures to improve national parks. Critics say it is an effort to reverse his anti-environment image.
Drawing Board Freeways In L.A. County
There is a Caltrans master plan that was developed in 1958. Only 61% of those roads have been built.
Why Isn't Solar Energy Popular In Sunny L.A.?
Los Angeles wanted to become the "Solar Capital of the World." What happened?
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
