California
Create Homeowners and Eliminate Blight
Repossessed HUD homes are being renovated and sold to low and moderate-income buyers. Community rejuvenation is a plus.
Bringing Back The Red Cars
The restored trolley line is returning to So. CA after 40 years. Will the trolley will stimulate tourism?
California's Ten Safest Cities
The FBI has ranked CA cities that are the safest. City crime rates reflect the ratio of population to 8 areas of crime.
A Discussion On New Urbanism
The City of Palo Alto publishes a fascinating discussion paper about new urbanism and zoning.
California: No Longer A Smart Growth Innovator
San Francisco Chronicle columnist John King argues that California is falling behind when it comes to smart growth.
Advocates Demand Affordable Housing In San Diego
Housing advocates in San Diego, CA, are calling for more housing that working people can afford.
Urban Runoff Rules Heat Up In California
Local Orange County officials say the regulations will be very expensive and may not improve water quality.
L.A.'s Billion Dollar Downtown Checklist
The Los Angeles Downtown News takes a retrospective look at the "sure things" that were supposed to revitalize downtown Los Angeles.
San Diego County Transit Report Card
The San Diego County Taxpayers Association reports on transportation, growth, infrastructure and finance issues of the county.
Conservation Grazing
A unique conservation deal for 3,000 acres in San Mateo County, CA will result in an experiment in "conservation grazing."
San Diego's Sewage Problems
The City of San Diego, CA is criticized for failing to address chronic sewage spills.
It's Official: Drive-In Theaters Have Historic Value
Azusa Foothill Drive-In's designation as a California historical resource gives it a fighting chance against demolition.
Transforming Downtown Los Angeles
Reinventing downtown Los Angeles will lead the city to maturity.
Home Sweet Home In A Trailer Park
To some it's an urban junkyard, but to it's close-knit residents -- it's a community.
Barracks To Townhomes: Public Housing
A young architect returns to the East L.A. projects to make them safer and more livable.
Los Angeles Goes Green
Los Angeles is no longer content to be the smoggy, energy-hogging city of the past.
Downtown Los Angeles Poised For Renewal
The prospects for downtown Los Angeles, the "last big urban frontier in the US," are bright.
Why Isn't The Bay Area A Center For New Urbanism?
Even though New Urbanism wouldn't exist without the Bay Area and its visionaries, the movement still lacks a presence in the region. Why?
The Most Crowded Communities In CA
Analysis of the 2000 census indicates that the most crowded communities in California are desolate rural towns.
What Makes For Good Ferry Design?
San Francisco Bay Crossing Magazine offers up a curmudgeonly-review of the new Alameda – Oakland ferry, Peralta.
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
