California
The Continuing Playa Vista Saga
The LA Weekly continues its ongoing and heated commentary about the continuing saga that is Playa Vista.
Principles for Smart Growth
The League of California Cities has adopted 10 principles for smart growth.
Wetlands Restoration Near S.F. Airport
Governor Davis signed a bill to purchase 19,000 acres of salt flats south of the San Francisco Airport for $25 million.
New Runways Into S.F. Bay Approved
Panel approves new runways into the San Francisco Bay; environmentalists oppose the decision.
Density At Issue In Riverside County
With population expected to double in 20 years, Riverside County officialsprepare blueprint for future.
San Bernardino Seeks Ideas For Downtown
"The downtown area should be the signature of a city," Mayor Judith Vallessaid. "We don't have a signature right now."
A New Runway In The San Francisco Bay
Regional planners paved the way yesterday for San Francisco and Oakland airports to build new runways out into San Francisco Bay.
Twain's Frog Could Limit Development
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal to designate 5.4 million acres as critical habitat for the threatened California red-legged frog could limit development in the state.
Smart Conservation Instead Of Sprawl?
Is "conservation development" a viable method to combat sprawl? If so, city planners will need to be flexible.
Cities Are Playing A Blight Game
Is the original purpose of redevelopment-- creating more jobs, and better housing -- being fulfilled in California?
Bolsa Chica Wetlands Cost Rises
An additional $30 million may be needed to complete the restoration of the 12,000 acres of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands near Huntington Beach.
Frog Habitat To Affect Housing
A proposed 5.4 million acre habitat for the red-legged frog could affect major housing developments planned in Southern California.
Plant Buys 'Mobile Offsets' From Trucks
A new San Diego County power plant will convert a truck fleet to natural gas togain pollution credits.
Contrarian Views on Sprawl
Planners, journalists, officials, and politicians differ on how to address sprawl.
When Anti-Growth Goes Too Far
Will anti-growth activists in Santa Monica, California cause world-renowned think tank RAND to leave the city it has called home for 50 years?
Is California Ready For Big Spill?
Environmentalists and officials disagree over whether California is prepared for a major offshore oil spill.
Anti-Growth Initiative In San Diego County
San Marcos measure would require voter approval of density increases.
Potential Harbor Oil Spills Debated
Environment Now reports that Santa Monica Bay and Los Angeles and Long Beach harbors face a spill risk because of a lack of planning.
CA Nonresidential Activity Mixed in July
Nonresidential data from the California Construction Industry Research Board's July report was uneven.
San Mateo Halts Influx Of Dot-coms
The San Mateo City Council voted 4-1 to pass a 45-day moratorium on the conversion of storefronts to office space.
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
