California
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.
Electric Car In Not Too Near Future
State air-quality officials voted to give Detroit more time to meet its electric car mandate.
Tribe Wants To Build Off The Reservation
The Pomo Indians want to build a high-end housing development 65 miles from its reservation. Foes protest and appeal.
LA's Hollywood And Western: Developers Move In
A group of Los Angeles investors who became friends while at UCLA specialize in opening hip businesses in troubled areas.
Planning Challenges For 2001
The Planning Report publishes its reader's thoughts on the new millennium, and the challenges it brings.
Starbucks Subway Station?
The San Francisco Area's BART has decided to reject the proposal to sell naming rights of transit stations, while cities like Boston hope to take in $20 million from corporate sponsors.
California's Housing Crisis
State legistators discuss the challenges facing the state in coping with the housing crunch.
Electric Cars Coming To CA By 2003
Despite objections from the automobile industry, the CA. Air Resources Board ordered the new cars to be here by 2003.
Black Churches Drive Urban Renewal
Black churches are playing an ever-more important role in urban revitalization efforts -- including buying stadiums.
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
