California
Problems With Cisco-Greenbelt Truce
The alliance between Cisco Systems and the Greenbelt Alliance surrounding a proposed 20,000 worker campus meets opposition from other environmental groups.
Queensway Bay Project May Not Float
The entertainment portion of the final phase of the Queensway Bay Project is in trouble because the theaters have gone bankrupt. A new plan is needed.
Wealth Altering L.A.'s Beachfront Bohemia
Known for its muscle men and rollerbladers in bikinis, Venice may be Southern California's most distinctive neighborhood but new wealth and rising real estate prices is threatening L.A. beachfront Bohemia.
California's Problems Need Regional Solutions
California State Assembly Speaker Hertzberg announces the formation of a new commission to evaluate regional solutions.
Fifteen New LAUSD High Schools
Two properties are close to finalizing sales. Others pose some problems. LAUSD expects peak enrollment by 2006.
Skiing In The Desert
Southern California must reduce reliance on Colorado River water even as its population increases, so plans to build water-ski projects southeast of Palm Springs is raising eybrows.
County Must Answer for Lack of Affordable Homes
A Superior Court judge has tentatively ruled that Sonoma CountySupervisors failed to address their obligations to affordable housing inthe region.
L.A.'s Booming Korean American Mall
Built in 1929, the historic Chapman Park Market on Sixth Street, is experiencing a resurgence, drawing a new generation of Korean Americans.
How Do You Fix Los Angeles?
LA's mayoral candidates explain how they will retool Los Angeles to cure its urban ills.
House of the Rising Slum
Leaving growth management in the hands of California’s local governments is a guarantee of increasingly large-scale slums.
Mobile Communications: Everywhere And Nowhere
The era of mobile communications creates a new breed of digital nomad. Some fear it may be eroding the sense of belonging, community.
$6 Billion Transit Tax In San Jose
The San Jose BART transit plan is flawed, critics say.Backers' projections show traffic worsening.
Planning For The Santa Monicas Is Praised
An editorial piece praises the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy as it acquires 326 acres which is called "the last piece of rural L.A."
Homeless Man Sues Over Closed Housing List
Homeless man claims the Richmond Housing Authority violated state and federal fair housing laws by blocking persons with disabilities from a waiting list.
EPA to Clean World's Worst Water
EPA has awarded a contract to clean one of the most toxic Superfund sites in the nation that is "home to the world's most acidic water."
Village Green Is People
A residential development in north Los Angeles is smart, sustainable, and, most of all, affordable.
LA's School District --Can They Build 'Em?
Consider the bleak picture: the Los Angeles Unified School District must create 85,000 new seats in the next five years.
Berkeley Tells Jack to Hit the Road
City Council approves a proposal for a block on new fast-food restaurants along popular corridor.
Harvesting Carbon Credits From Forests
Group wants to bring to Caifornia the practice of buying "credits" for preserving a forest's carbon-absorbing capacity by industries looking to offset their companies' pollution contribution
State Barreling Ahead Toward a Fuel Shortage
California could face a 10% shortfall in gasoline when theCalifornia Air Resources Board mandate for cleaner burning gasoline by2003 comes into play, energy officials say.
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.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
