California
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.
Livermore Tries To Decide If It Should Go North
County's November approval of urban growth limit measure comes in the way of city's long planned development.
ZEV Incentive Program Released
The California EPA's Air Resources Board approved guidelines for zero-emission vehicle incentives.
San Diego's City Of Villages General Plan
San Diego's new general plan creates a "City of Villages", and increases housing density around designated urban centers.
Orange County Outlook Good For 2001
New jobs, defense spending and exports are expected to continue the county's upward economic trend.
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
