California
LA's Playa Vista: New Urbanism Or Disaster?
Land use critic Jill Stewart compares Los Angeles' Playa Vista development to the disasterous Belmont school development site.
Land Value Drive Up Transit Costs
Transit planners in Silicon Valley are faced with rapidly rising costs -- and $300 million for a mile of new road is a good deal.
California's Diversity Is It's Strength
Diverse Californians hold similar views of California's changing social landscape.
A New International Airport In So. Ca.
The FAA is looking at El Toro, the former Marine airfield, in Orange County as a possible new international airport.
Learning From San Francisco's Housing Crisis
Soaring housing prices are driving the middle class out of the Bay Area; experts and economists warn that the crisis could spread to other parts of California.
Wetlands As Purifier For Urban Runoff
Laguna Niguel has begun to establish a network of wetlands that will treat polluted water and provide habitat for numerous species.
A City Commons In Downtown L.A.
A park has been proposed for the heart of the city, linking the new concert hall, the cathedral and current buildings.
So. California's Infrastructure Needs Attention
How will Southern California deal with an unprecedented pressure on the region's infrastructure?
What Makes Regionalism Work?
The Alliance for Regional Stewardship publishes a reports on what makes regionalism work.
Preserving History In Parks
Orange County plans to preserve some of its agricultural heritage by transforming the Irvine Ranch into a regional historic park.
California's Housing Crisis
California's housing crisis has no cure without Proposition 13 reforms.
How LA Escaped California's Energy Crisis
Los Angeles' Department of Water & Power is a poster-child of success while California experiences a full-fledged energy crisis.
Orange County Skyline May See New Building
The developer of a new 37-story building submitted revised plans to protect historical buildings and win approval for the project.
Building To Withstand A Catastrophic Earthquake
Los Angeles' new Catholic cathedral is being built to withstand a catastrophic earthquake -- even 500 years from now.
Natural Urban Runoff Treatment
Man-made wetlands are being used to help remove fecal coliform from urban runoff.
San Diego County Backcountry Battle Continues
Planning for a long stretch of rural lands on the fringe of suburban San Diego County continues to be a roiling controversy.
Extreme Commuting: California Land Rush Continues
Silicon Valley's high housing prices are pushing homeowners into outlying areas where growth is exploding into farmland. The typical "Bay Area transplant" faces an average one-way commute of 58.3 miles from work.
Homeless Families On The Rise
The problem of homelessness is getting worse. The gap between the demand for affordable housing and supply is making families with children the fastest growing segment of the homeless population in the U.S.
Putting A Price On The Value Of Open Space
How important is open space to the economic prosperity of an area?
Las Vegas-style Gaming In Cities?
How California handles requests for urban casinos in Northern California may set the future of Las Vegas-style gaming in cities.
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
