Nate Berg
Nate Berg is a former contributing editor for Planetizen and a freelance journalist.
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Nate Berg is a former contributing editor for Planetizen and a freelance journalist. He has contributed to The New York Times, National Public Radio, Wired, Fast Company, Metropolis, Next American City, Dwell, the Christian Science Monitor, the Guardian, and Domus, among others. Nate studied print journalism and environmental planning at the University of Southern California. He lives in Los Angeles.
Sacramento Outsmarts San Francisco, L.A.
<p>Residents of San Francisco and Los Angeles like to feel superior to supposedly unsophisticated Sacramento. Yet, Sacramento appears to be ahead of the hip coastal areas when it comes to actually implementing smart growth.</p>
Guarding the Hollywood Sign
This report from NPR looks at the impending sale of land on the hillside above the infamous Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, and the local official who's trying to prevent it.
The Developing Role of Charrettes
<p>This episode of <em>Smart City</em> includes a discussion about charrettes with Bill Lennertz of the National Charrette Institute.</p>
Urbanismo Nuevo
<p>New Urbanism sprouts up in Baja California, Mexico.</p>
'Cathedral Thinking' For Transit
<p>This editorial argues that cities should build transit the way they used to build cathedrals: with a long-term mindset from the start.</p>