California
California's Power Plant Zoning Dilemma
Amid California's power crisis, the battle over the new Metcalf Energy Center heats up.
New Concept: Environmental Water
CALFED has begun a new program to acquire water for endangered species and hold it in reserve for when endangered species need it most.
California's Housing Crisis - What To Do?
Business leaders, labor representatives, and housing and consumer advocates are pleading for the state legislature to take action to alleviate the housing shortage.
Preserving California's Coastline
County officials and activists will lobby for millions in state conservation dollars to saving precious coastal wetlands.
A Black LA Church On Fire--With Vision
The new sanctuary is a synthesis-'which is what we're trying to do with society.'It will renew the Southwest LA area.
Orange County A Hot Spot For Office Space
A survey shows Orange County, CA, is one of the nation's top 10 office space hot spots.
Sprawl Vs. Development
The land between San Francisco and Sacramento in California has become too valuable for crops. Farmers are crying "Sprawl!".
Proactive Ecological Review In LA County
The Regional Planning Commission is beginning its first review of significant ecological areas in 20 years.
Smog And Mirrors
The Bush administration says allowing more smog will solve California's energy crisis. The energy industry states that environmental regulations are not affecting power production. Paul Krugman asks, "What exactly is going on here?"
Community Building With Al Gore At UCLA
Al Gore will be working with staff at UCLA to develop a family-centered community building curriculum.
The Most Dense City You've Never Heard Of
The City of Maywood in Los Angeles is the most densely populated city in California. Chances are you've never heard of it.
Transit-oriented Housing In San Francisco
San Francisco needs housing but the question is where to put it. How about along a transit route?
Congestion Diminishing Quality Of Life
It's not just a traffic issue anymore; congestion in Peninsula is a business issue.
LA's Mega-Billboard Plan: Visual Blight?
What started out as a welcome effort to thin out the city's 7,000 billboards may become visual blight in Los Angeles.
Builders Reassess Attached Housing
Builders are scared of constructing condominiums because of the threat of lawsuits but looking at ways to live with the risk as demand for less-expensive homes increases.
Sonoma County Simplifies Recycling
The Sonoma County Waste Management Agency plans to adopt a "single-stream" recycling program.
Is San Francisco's BART Broken?
A three-part expose looks at rising public dissatisfaction with San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system.
Who's Responsibility Is Clean Air?
A new report by the State of California evaluates the responsibility for clean air among the state and local air districts.
LAX Expansion Built On Faulty Premise
Critics of LAX expansion say that regional airports will not absorb traffic because airlines don't want to go there.
The Los Angeles River: An Urban Hell
Many people think that the L.A. River is a giant gutter. But now the flow of trash will stop, according to a landmark order.
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.
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
