California
California Cities Under Pressure
A new report examines local growth controls and residential development policy in California cities.
Eco Terrorists Convicted
It's much harder for the FBI to catch and convict these anti-growth terrorists than you might expect.
Advocating For A Green City
Richard Register is the Berkeley, California's chief spokesman for building a 'Green' Berkeley.
California's Hottest Land Use Legislation
Assembly Bill 680 might be the hottest land use measure this year. It divides up sales tax based on population and affordable housing.
Preservation Or Housing? California Can't Decide
State policy encourages farmland preservation while at the same time mandating thousands of new homes in agricultural areas.
A So. CA City That Wants To Stay Rural
Activists who want to save mountain paths, horse trails and wildlife, are fighting development in San Gabriel hills.
Don't Sacrifice The Environment
Environmental Defense's Tom Graff advice to California legislators: Don't sacrifice the environment for anything.
Moratorium On Cybercafes
In Orange Grove, CA, the city has put a moratorium on cybercafes, which have become centers of gang activity.
Interview With L.A. Transit's New CEO
Roger Snoble brings A multi-modal transit vision to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Agency.
Transit Agencies Lash Back At EPA
The fight over the suspension of California Bay Area's transportation project turns decidedly nastier.
Money For Brownfield Cleanup In So. CA
The city of Ventura, CA is aiming for a share of the $250 million in federal cleanup funds for former industrial sites.
Redondo's Heart Is At The Beach
Redondo Beach, CA, has what the city's chief planner considers aonce-in-a-lifetime opportunity to remake the coastal suburb.
Stalled Housing Production In California?
An panel of experts discusses how new prevailing wage legislation will impact housing production in Southern California.
Cities Should Incentivize Good Urban Design
Architect Johannes Van Tilburg argues that cities need to be more stringent in telling developers what kinds of buildings they will design.
CA Freeways To Join Rest Of The Nation
California will finally join the rest of the nation in numbering its state and interstate freeway exits.
From Industrial Tract To L.A. Urban Lake
Harvard graduate students offer a plan envisioning a lake, housing and parks for the worst idustrial areas along the Los Angeles River.
Impact Of Hollywood Retail Center
Will the new 640,000-square-foot retail complex in Hollywood, CA, become a tourist destination?
The Ultimate Los Angeles Planning Insider
Dan Garcia, who has served on nearly every significant commission in Los Angeles, offers his vision for planning in L.A.
How Are Low-Income Housing Goals Set?
Opening arguments are made in a suit challenging state goals for the inland Southern California region.
San Francisco Cracks Down On Homeless
Proposed ordinances in San Francisco are a result of the city's "growing impatience" with people living in the streets.
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
