California
The 'Anti-Developer Developer' Does L.A.
You may not have heard of him, but Portland's Homer Williams is busily making big changes in Downtown Los Angeles.
One Urban Planner's Dream Job
Two weeks after graduating from UW-Madison with a Master's degree in urban and regional planning, Ryan Ziegelbauer is competing against 23 other finalists to be a Legoland California model builder. The coveted position is highly competitive.
Does Land Use Planning Equal Unaffordable Housing In San Francisco?
Randal O'Toole blames land use planning for high housing costs in San Francisco in this op-ed column.
California City May Stop Wal-Mart By Taking Its Land
Hercules, California, known for a recent New Urbanist development, may stop a proposed Wal-Mart by using eminent domain to take its land. This would be the first time that a city took land from Wal-Mart.
City of Illusion: Los Angeles In The Movies
Why does Los Angeles have an inferiority complex?
Editorial Criticizes California Governor For Raiding Public Transit Fund
California's November transportation bond is $20 billion, with $4 billion for transit. Yet Gov. Schwarzenegger proposes to use a public transit account for the same amount, to help pay off the bond's debt payments.
Stars Align For Griffith Observatory's Re-Opening
Arguably the most popular observatory-museum-planetarium in the world, the newly-restored Griffith Observatory is also one of the most recognizable buildings in Los Angeles.
Two Futures For Los Angeles' Skid Row
Los Angeles has to choose between luxury condos or more homeless services for skid row.
Exxon Takes Heat For Not Addressing Global Warming
The world's largest oil company takes heat from major state government pension fund investors for not owning up to an obligation to address global warming.
California's Official Pro-Sprawl City?
At the southern tip of California's San Joaquin Valley lies Bakersfield, a city of 312,000, expected to grow to 730,000 in three decades. It has just doubled its sphere of influence and shows little inclination to put restraints on growth.
Duany Brings New Urbanism To Pacifica, California
Andres Duany is working with developer Don Peebles and the residents of Pacifica to develop a New Urbanist project on an 87 acre parcel.
A 'Soft Landing' In Southern California?
The median home price in the six-county Southern California region rose a modest nine percent during the last 12 months, compared to the muscular 26 percent climb on a year-over-year basis at the market's peak in Spring 2004.
California City Calls Time-Out To Reduce Stress
Poway, California, wants to take the afternoon off on May 22. In an attempt to reduce community stress and bring families together, the town will celebrate Family Focus Night between the hours of 5 and 9 p.m.
California Misses Conservation Needs On Infrastructure Ballot Initiative
While praising California's long ethos of conservation, which separates it from most of the country, Sacramento Bee columnist Peter Schrag laments that conservation was not included in the $37 billion bond issue scheduled for the November ballot.
Small, New, Ubiquitous Design Elements Of The 2006 City
Scattered throughout the urban landscape, new design elements have emerged that identify our times.
San Francisco Studies Effectiveness Of Congestion Pricing
While congestion pricing has proven effective in London, and now Stockholm, will it work in San Francisco? City Supervisor Jake McGoldrick, who also presides over the San Francisco Transportation Authority, suggests doing a study first.
Military Reluctant To Allow Land Use For San Diego Airport
An analysis of three military sites will be released today in an effort to narrow down the choices for re-siting the Lindbergh Field international airport, a decision facing voters in November.
California's Partisan Divide Flows From Land Use
California's changing political make-up can be traced to its growth patterns: the fastest growth in the Inland Empire and Central Valley has made those areas more Republican, while the slower growing coastal, urban centers remain Democratic.
Life In The Middle Of The Freeway
In the hostile median of Los Angeles' Santa Monica Freeway, a diverse landscape thrives against all odds.
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
