California
Dublin Supports Vision 2010 Plan
The Dublin City Council favors two of the three anti-growth measures due for the November ballot, each of which aim to curb city sprawl.
How to Finance LA's New Schools?
Los Angeles Unified School District is presenting a new facilities master plan for $2.4 billion for new school construction and renovation.
New Funds for New Schools in LA
New state allocation system may mean millions more for LAUSD to help with land-acquisition and development of new schools.
Traffic Problem? Send In The Robots!
University of California professor is developing robotsto automatically respond to traffic emergenciesfaster than humans could.
The Real (Estate) Technology Deal
InformationWeek Stock Index reports that the new hot trend is a focusing on a decidedly real estate issue -- which companies own office property in LA, SF and Seattle?
$400 Million North Hollywood Project Stalled
A six month delay is granted to JARCO's 2-million-square-foot retail redevelopment project near North Hollywood's Red Line station.
Hillside Project Rejected To Protect Sheep
Plan to construct 63 hillside homes is rejected to protect thehabitat of the endangered Peninsular Bighorn Sheep in California's Riverside County.
Contra Costa's Urban Growth Boundary
Contra Costa Times columnist Theresa Keegan discusses Conta Costa's urban growth boundary. The goal should not be where Contra Costa grows, but how it grows -- slowly.
Caltrans To Use Fast-Setting Concrete
New fast-setting concrete that sets in four hours instead of two to three days helps Caltrans reduce traffic problems due to construction.
Santa Clara Voters Want BART
Poll finds Santa Clara County voters want the BART in San Jose and are willing to pay more taxes to make it happen.
Dearth Valley
How would you like to commute 100 miles in each direction? It's happening in Silicon Valley because jobs there are a dime a dozen. Housing isn't.
Celebrities Donate For Headwaters Bond
Major donations from celebrity entertainers help environmentalists meet court deadline to post a $250,000 bond to temporarily halt logging near the Headwaters preserve in the North Coast regionof California.
Analysts Find Open Space Proposal Flawed
County planning analysis finds Sierra Club's open space initiative unlikely to ease traffic and or save agriculturein Alameda County, California.
$30 Million San Francisco Waterfront Project
An entertainment complex is planned for San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. Too much like Las Vegas, say critics. Great tourist appeal say supporters.
Oceanfront Land Development Blocked
Increased housing pressure from hi-tech millionaires prompts conservation group to purchase oceanfront land to prevent development of trophy homes along California's San Mateo County coastline.
Oceanside Approves 1000-Home Project
Proposed 1000-home project in Oceanside, CA, approved by City Council.
UC Merced's New Wetlands Preserve
Amid concern about the environmental impacts of a new UC Merced campus, 60,000 acrese around the campus will be purchased as a wetlands preserve.
San Diego Growth Survey
Concerns about growth loom large in San Diego. Residents see government as major part of problem, but optimism about region’s future reigns.
Attack of the Killer Billboards
Monster billboards are becoming the bane of San Francisco planners, wher huge dot-com billboards are being hoised without permits.
Old Mill Camp May See Chips Fly Yet Again
Somoa, a former mill town 300 miles north of San Francisco, has offered itself for sale as an opportunity for historic preservation or affordable housing.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
