California
Terror's Impact On Architecture
Planning for building security in urban downtowns is a balancing act. How much security at what aesthetic cost?
Giving Downtown Los Angeles A Chance
A dialogue between an Orange County shopper and an L.A. Councilperson about downtown Los Angeles.
Is Smart Growth A Runaway Train?
Because "smart growth" defies an easy definition, it's being applied to all sorts of growth. And much of it may not be smart.
The Dark Side Of Growth In Silicon Valley
Though Silicon Valley has created millionaires it has also generated sky-rocketing housing prices, sprawl, and traffic congestion.
The Latest In Bus Tracking Systems
San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency is adding GPS units to all lines within five years.
Who Has The Nation's Worst Roads?
California has the nation's worst roads, followed by Louisiana, Massachusetts and New Jersey.
San Francisco's Dirty Housing Secret
Although San Francisco's Chinatown is popular with tourists, it hides the city's worst housing conditions in high-density SROs.
Clinton-Era Sierra Nevada Plan Upheld
A Clinton-era plan to protect old-growth forests in the Sierra Nevada will be implemented by the Bush administration.
Fiscalization Stalks The 'Burbs
Officials and planners in Agoura Hills, CA, argue over the efficacy of big-box retail.
The Future Of Planning Support Technologies
Why aren't these cutting-edge planning tools in the mainstream planner's toolbox?
L.A.'s Building Boom
A variety of significant civic projects are all under development in Southern California.
California Fights Sprawl With New Water Law
A new water law in California aimed at curbing sprawl may dramatically change the way the state manages open space.
California Malls Being Recycled As Homes
From San Jose to Los Angeles, California's dying malls are being repurposed as mixed use livng spaces.
Building The Nation's Biggest Cathedral
The New Times LA offers some surpriring information about the planning and financing of the largest Roman Catholic cathedral in the U.S.
Skyscraper Architecture At A Crossroads
For builders and designers, the collapse of the World Trade Center has led to a trouble sense of culpability.
San Francisco Bay's $10.5 Billion Transit Plan
The new regional plan is part of a $82 billion comprehensive transit blueprint for the Bay Area.
BART Extension To San Jose Approved
An Bay Area Rapid Transit extension to San Jose, CA, has been approved.
Sonoma County Offers Lessons In Preserving Land
Ventura County, CA is proposing the creation of a land conservation district.
Affordable Housing: The Problem Is Planning
A Northern California community development director says that the problem of affodable housing is the fault of poor planning.
L.A.'s Crackdown On Illegal Housing
Los Angeles' code enforcement crackdown on illegal housing units has several unforunate consequences.
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
