California
Urban Sprawl Slowing In Ventura County
Ventura County, CA has slow-growth policies. So while sprawl is increasing nationally, Ventura County's trend is the opposite.
San Francisco's San Quentin May Become Suburbia
Thanks to skyrocketing housing prices, San Quentin -- the oldest penitentiary in California -- may be razed and replaced with housing.
Orange County, CA Faces More Development
With ever higher rents and low vacancy levels, Orange County's only choice may be to move ahead with more development if it wants to house its work force.
Theme Park Project's Success Worries Residents
The creator of the Bonfonte Gardens theme park in Gilroy, CA, claims it celebrates nature. If it is sucessful, residents worry the park may change the very lifestyle it celebrates.
Planning Vs. Markets Is An Oxymoron
The new issue of the electronic journal asks why Planning Vs. Markets is an Oxymoron, and argues that we must ask the right question.
Town Uses
A mixed-use, infill project is giving San Bruno the makings of a small town.
Recycling Architecture For Schools: Is It Viable?
Converting existing buildings into schools is seen as a solution by some for California's urgent school shortage. Opponents think conversions are more expensive than new construction.
Report: California's 'Missing Linkages'
The complete report "Missing Linkages: Restoring Connectivity to the California Landscape" is available online.
Linking Habitat Areas Crucial For Wildlife
Report titled "Missing Linkages" emphasizes the importance of linking habitat areas in California.
Takings Is Still A Messy Issue
Bill Futon compares Takings to a poker game between planner and developers, where the court holds all the cards.
Frank Gehry And The Ballona Wetlands
Frank Gehry's involvement in a massive Playa Vista development is causing concern among environmentalists in CA.
Central Valley Cities Enter Regional Planning Agreement
Fresno County and the cities of Fresno and Clovis are celebrating an agreement which they hope will dictate regional growth for the next 20 years and protect farmland.
Oakland Airport Expansion Project
The Oakland International Airport gets a $1.4 billion budget for expansion.
The Difference Between A Real And Pretend Downtown
San Jose's downtown development needs courage to go beyond tired formulas and cliches.
California: Housing Is Scarce And Expensive
According to number released by the U.S. Census Bureau, housing costs in California are spiralling up as the state suffers from a housing shortage.
Beauty And The Beastly Project
Disney Hall in downtown Los Angeles, is a Frank Gehry design. And it's a challenge to construct.
'Planning Sage' Seeks To Transform Oakland
Merritt Sher claims he is not in the real estate business but in the business of building communities.
It's Too Expensive To Do Business In Los Angeles
According to a study for the L.A. Downtown News, Los Angeles is far more expensive for businesses than neighboring cities.
Anti-Logging Movement Revives Activism
As a response to what they claim is a "well-funded timber industry with friends" in high places, the anti-logging movement has stepped up its efforts.
Takeoff From Tijuana?
Can't decide where to site an airport? How about a bi-national terminal across the U.S.-Mexico border?
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
