California
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.
Sleek And Modern Is Back In LA Buildings
There is a demand in LA for futuristic buildings. The sleek lines of modernism are popular with image-conscious firms.
Orange County Light Rail Study Released
The report offers three possible routes for OCTA's CenterLine system that appear to address concerns of cities and residents.
High Transportation Costs For Bay Area
Study finds that Bay Area households spend fifteen percent of their budget on Transportation.
Agency Missing The Train On Sprawl?
The Sacramento LAFCO is finding it difficult to control sprawl in the outer county.
San Francisco's Building Competition
Reviving an old policy, developers in San Francisco must compete to build based on the building's architectural beauty.
Homes For LA's Poor
The federal government is providing millions of dollars to rehabilitate homes for sale to LA's poor.
Fear Of Toxin In Tap Water Rocks California Valley
Discovery of high toxic levels in tap water has set off a "political and scientific scramble" in Southern California.
Infill Housing In Los Angeles: Will It Work?
What is required to make market-rate infill housing in the Los Angeles area work? The Urban Land Institute reports.
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
