Land Use
OC's El Toro: Airport Or Horse Stables?
The agreement for the heavily polluted and much disputed former marine base only covers horse stables, a golf course and community programs.
Election Focus: Land Use
Two candidates stake out similar positions on Stanford University's proposed 10-year development plan.
Conservation Plan Alarms Landowners
Riverside County's ambitious plan to map out land usedesignations for wildlife preservation, housing and transportationcorridors has caused concern among local landowners and city officialsin the area.
Inside City Parks
Inside City Parks, a new reprort, from The Trust for Public Land and the Urban Land Institute analyzes park systems in the nation's 25 largest cities.
Court Backs Farmers in Water Rights
Court sides with farmers that challenged a water agreement and the ruling will make it more difficult for California's booming cities to get the water they need.
Unintended Sprawl In Colorado?
Colorado ballot initiative critics predict efforts to curb sprawl might push it where no growth laws are in effect.
Monster Homes: Castle Or Eyesore?
San Francisco joins the ranks of cities trying to rein in 'monster' homes, saying they destroy local charm.
Where Will 10 Million New Californians Live?
In an international competition architects were challenged to develop a growth pattern in the Central Valley that would have minimal encroachment on farmland.
SF: Even More Slow Growth
A second slow-growth measure on San Francisco's ballot will compete with a similar plan supported by the Mayor.
Streamlining Permitting Of Power Plants
Environmentalists and regulators support a bill that would streamline the permitting and construction of power plants in California.
UC Riverside's Growing Pains
The fastest-growing UC campus is giving up acres of agriculture to accommodate growth. The proposal has aroused mixed emotions.
Fire Protection or Subsidized Sprawl?
Proposed legislation is irresponsible and would encourage urban sprawl into fire prone wildlife areas in El Doradao County.
Farmers Oppose Rural Land Initiative
Sonoma County's farming community has announced its opposition to a rural land initiative that aims to prevent large-scale development on agricultural land.
Telco Hotels Worry Cities
Even as California cities rush to restrain the spread of "telco hotels," investors can't get enough of them.
El Toro Lease Still Up In Air
Negotiations with the Navy snag on potential environmental problems with base reuse.
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.
Boulder's Experiment With Transit
Residents in eight neighborhoods could be the first in the country to tax themselves for a seat on every commuter bus and train in a metro area.
Growth Halted In Sacramento's Final Frontier
Judge calls North Natomas plan illegal: Environmental concerns could halt development
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.
Is Density Good or Bad?
There is a clear movement toward increasing residential development densities.
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.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
