California
GPS: An Alternative for the Gas Tax?
Nine states are conducting a feasibility study to find out if global positioning technology (GPS) can be an alternative to the gas tax by tracking each car and charging drivers based on where and how many miles they drive.
Public Transit Shapes Housing
In San Francisco, proximity to public transit has become a major factor in purchasing a home.
Geography-Based Domain Names
A private firm will license .la domain names to Los Angeles-based companies.
Lawmaker Proposes Bill To Slow Sprawl
The new bill would authorize the state to sell bonds to buy development rights to farmland threatened by sprawl.
Can Los Angeles Be Split In Two?
Income versus expenditures for services is causing disputes already as the study about the breakup of L.A. begins.
Bay Area Transit Must Involve Public
A review by a consulting group determined that the Metropolitan Transportation Commission must work to involve citizens in the decision making process.
Private Developers Love LA School Site
The site near downtown Los Angeles is a prime location. But the developers will wait until the wrangling is settled.
Orange County Park One Step Further
The Irvine City Council voted to retain local control of a plan to transform the El Toro Airbase into a large park.
Planners Look At SC's Transit Future
The future of Southern California's transportation system will be overwhelmed by new demands. Creative plans are vital.
Making LA More Pedestrian Friendly
A three-phased plan is proposed to make the downtown Los Angeles civic center pedestrian-friendly.
CA Coastal Commission May Battle U.S.
The U.S.Department of Commerce may deny a request by the California Coastal Commission for a seat to review plans.
Unraveling Transportation and Land Use
How 1.6 million people became part of the transportation and land use solution.
Group Calls for Vast Plaza in Revival of Civic Center
Proposal by city's influential figures calls for a pedestrian-friendly plaza in downtown Los Angeles but faces "formidable political andfinancial obstacles."
Belmont Learning Center Revisited
By a margin of one vote, Superintendent Romer was given permission to explore 3 possibilities for Belmont.
Los Angeles: Hapless Giant?
Columnist Dan Walters asks: Is LA's political clout clouded by a population that is heavily low-income?
Land Compensation Approved For Salton Sea Tribe
U.S. Congress has approved land compensation for Native American tribe that lost half its reservation to flooding.
Huntington Beach Sewer Leaks Kept Secret
Fouled waters off the city's shore kept the beach closed for two months in 1999. The city knew the extent of the leaks.
Culver City's High-Tech Advantage
Culver City, CA has created it's own high-tech nirvana in the The Heart of Screenland.
Across The Bay Bridge
Modern pressures for car-pooling bring back echoes of a more innocent era.
Public Beach Access Fight
Santa Barbara case has implications for public beach access on both coasts. Wendy McCaw says that her easement is illegal.
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
JM Goldson LLC
Custer County Colorado
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont
