California
State, Feds, Fight Polluted Urban Runoff
State and federal environmental agencies announce a plan to fight polluted urban runoff.
BART Tax Plan Criticized For Ignoring Buses
Coalition of Santa Clara community organizations criticized a proposes BART tax plan for meeting transit needs of minorities and low-income families.
LA Weekly On LA's Neighborhood Councils
The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, created to run LA's new neighborhood councils, is under fire.
Coming Clean About 'Clean' Industry
High-tech manufacturing is seen as a "clean" industry and cities court such companies, but there is a growing awareness of dangerous chemicals used in this industry.
East Palo Alto Struggles With Success
East Palo Alto is experiencing long-sought after redevelopment and growth, but the economic boom is upsetting the balance of power.
Going With The Flow
$200 million project to reduce Napa river flooding by working with the river rather than trying to tame it may usher in a new era in water planning.
Pipe Rupture Caused Beach Closure
Sewage spill that closed the Aliso Beach was causedby a pipeline rupture inside the Aliso Water Management Agency sanitation plant.
Conservation Group Buys Backcountry Areas
The Nature Conservancy completes acquisition ofa historic ranch in the San Diego backcountry.
Sanitation Infrastructure for LA
The amount of waste produced daily by the City of LA is mind-boggling. L.A.'s Bureau of Sanitation is investing heavily in infrastructure.
The First Geographic Information Officer
Information technology director for California's Resources Agency will become the nation's first Geographic Information Officer for a state.
California's Sweeping Polluted Runoff Strategy
California maps an ambitious 15-year strategy to reduce polluted runoff that causes widespread beach closings and water pollution.
It's Not Easy Being Green
The LA Weekly reports on some brilliant - and bungled - attempts to save Los Angeles' urban forest.
Future of San Francisco's Bay Bridge
The tug-of-war over the rebuilding of San Francisco's Bay Bridge continues.
Strolling Ventura Boulevard
Conceived in the 1980s, and scaled down in 1996, a plan to make Ventura Boulevard walker-friendly is again being discussed. But it looks as though it will be a very slow go.
Stanford Univ. Landuse Plans Under Scrutiny
Standford University, the largest single landowner in the Bay Area, has drawn up a landuse map for the future that is facing unprecedented community scrutiny.
Tracy Becomes Poster Child For Sprawl
The Sierra Club has joined the political political battle over growth in south San Joaquin County, and Tracy is ground zero.
Baldwin Hills' Own Central Park?
Those barren fields of oil wells in Baldwin Hills may become a 700 acre park, larger than Golden Gate Park or Central Park. This is the largest area of undeveloped land in urban LA.
Water Source For Newhall Ranch Project
Newhall Ranch development has gained a water diversion agreement from a Ventura County water district. Five other issues must be resolved before the project can restart.
California Must Give Up Colorado Water
California has signed a tentative pact giving the state 15 years to reduce its use of Colorado River water by 800,000 acre-feet per year.
Local Governments Suffer Under State Budget
The passage of the state budget late last month begins another year of belt tightening by city and county governments.
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
