California
Blitzkrieg Development
Orange County's most powerful builder plans to develop 7,000 acres of unincorporated east Orange with stripmalls and multifamily apartments, condos and houses.
NPS Sued Over Yosemite Management Plan
Environmental groups sue National Park Service over Merced River management plan.
El Toro Lease Still Up In Air
Negotiations with the Navy snag on potential environmental problems with base reuse.
Huge Developer Catellus Restructuring
Real estate: With a surge in major urban projects, the developer has the potential to boost its earnings, analysts say.
A Metro Aqua Line?
A Metro Aqua Line on the Westside? A civic group decided to promote transportation dialogue by posting 8 MTA-like signs showing westside stations.
Burbank Airport Compromise
A smaller terminal may be the middle ground in an ongoing dispute over the future of Burbank airport.
Giant Santa a Historical Mistake?
Preservationists want to keep a 50-year old giant Santa in Santa Barbara, CA, while opponents say the statue is a "historical mistake."
Court Denies Affluent City's Redevelopment District
California Supreme Court refuses to review alower court decision ordering the city of Diamond Bar to disband its redevelopment district, saying the affluent suburb failed to prove therewas any blight.
Growth Halted In Sacramento's Final Frontier
Judge calls North Natomas plan illegal: Environmental concerns could halt development
A Chicagoan's View Of LA Subways
Chicago writer describes her experience on the LA Subway: "The honor system on a city subway? Isn't that a little like an honor system at an ATM?"
LA Sees Profit
This is how good the times are: Even the Los Angeles city government has managed to produce a surplus.
Humboldt's Environmental Deal
A forest deal is cutting heavily into Pacific Lumber's Business in Humboldt County.
Sculptor Compensated For Destruction of Public Art Work
There's at least one incentive for property owners to maintain required public artwork.
Orange County Home Sales Cooling
Orange County's median home price drops after four record-breaking months.
Breaking LA Into Pieces
Hollywood, the symbolic heart of Los Angeles, has enough signatures to join the San Fernando Valley in a study of breaking up Los Angeles.
Water War Counterattack
The public counterattack in the San Joaquin Valley's newest water war surfaces as Kern County confront Westlands Water District.
Bad News for O.C. Commuters
Going to Orange County? Plan to spend a lot more time in getting there.
Transit Success Downside
The North Hollywood subway is so successful, that there is a shortage of parking. Commuters are frustrated.
Is Density Good or Bad?
There is a clear movement toward increasing residential development densities.
Visioning Downtown
San Carlos, CA, city officials introduce the process of "visioning" to enthusiastic residents as the city decides how to balance growth with keeping the small-town charm.
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.
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
