California
California Transit Measures Win
Both Alameda and Santa Clara Counties approved sales tax increases to fund transit measures, including the extension of BART to San Jose.
NAACP Asks Palm Springs To Apologize For Destroying Homes
NAACP is demanding an apology and reparations from Palm Springs for destroying homes in a "city-engineered holocaust."
Sweeping Victories For Open Space And Transit
The Greenbelt Alliance highlights seven Bay Area ballot measures approved by voters November 7.
Air Quality Law Would Regulate New Fireplaces
New homes face design limitations if county passes air quality law.
Historic Deal Establishes Environmental Value Of Trees
Landmark sale of "carbon-credits" establishes environmental value of standing forests "independent of their worth as cut timber."
California Redevelopment Projects Get Bigger
Redevelopment is supposed to be out of fashion and more difficult these days. But some cities and even counties are moving ahead with gigantic redevelopment projects.
Orange County Supervisor Will Help Shape El Toro Redevelopment
The new member of the Southern California Regional Airport Authority will play a role in the future of the El Toro Airbase.
California Cities Make The Grade
See how the Golden State's cities stack up in this report card of the 35 largest metropolitan areas in the United States.
LA's School Construction: A Model For The Future?
The Los Angeles Unified School District hasn't built a school in 20 years. Their most recent attempt has been a disaster. Is this the future?
Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct: Goodbye?
The Alaskan Way Viaduct hugs downtown Seattle's Waterfront. Now there's talk about getting rid of it and opening up access to the waterfront.
A Silicon Valley Trailer Park
Yes, there is a trailer park in the middle of Silicon Valley...and rents are high.
LA Changes Its Mind About Telco Hotels
Los Angeles city officials are reconsidering earlier plans to limit telco hotels in downtown Los Angeles.
California Land Use Ballot Measure Results
California Planning and Development Report publishes the results of 60 California land-use-related ballot measures.
Opportunity For Inner City Theaters
Developers say there is significant demand and no competition for building inner city movie theaters.
Is Your City Prepared For Disaster?
Western City discusses disaster planning for vunlerable populations.
A Park Renaissance In Los Angeles
Nature is working its way into Los Angeles, where only 10% of the land within city limits is designated as open space.
Retail Vs. Religion
A church and a developer have contrasting visions for the same piece of land.
The Million Band March
Punks, rockers and artists protest skyrocketing San Francisco rents.
Will What Has Gone Up Ever Come Back Down Again?
The white-hot housing market in the Bay Area, has some wondering if a real estate crash is possible.
List Of California Land Use Ballot Measures
CP&DR lists all the 54 local land use ballot measures for November 8, 2000.
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
