California
Dynamically Pricing Parking, Or The Goldilocks Principle
Will new curbside sensor technology make it possible to price parking spaces based on demand and usage?
A History Of Transit Planning (And Not), In Los Angeles
Can LA's new mayor beat back the 'demons that have derailed L.A.’s most ambitious transit plans' and build the rail system Los Angeles deserves?
A Financial Analysis Of L.A.'s Grand Ave. Plan
An independent financial analysis of LA's iconic Grand Ave. plan shows just how complex big public-private deals can be.
Economic Development Through Video Surveillance
Video surveillance cameras have been keeping taggers away from selected neighborhoods. The city considers expanding the program citywide.
San Francisco Least Affordable Place To Live
According to a new study, buying and renting a house in the Bay area is all but impossible for most people.
A Big-Box Wasteland?
Big box retail stores are eating away at the 'American soul like a cancer', argues SF Gate Columnist, Mark Morford.
California's Ocean Economy
A new report highlights the importance of the ocean and coast to California's economy.
Gas Prices Aren't Driving Los Angelenos To Transit
For the most part, higher gas prices don't induce drivers to take public transit. Extra time required for public transit is a major disincentive.
Feel Better About Being In Traffic
The California Department of Transportation is using a new system of electric signs to give motorists more information about freeway traffic.
Saving Compton's Creek
In a city famous for gangs, it's hard to imagine how a creek could improve life.
Freeway Tunnel Would Be Nation
Congress has approved $2.4 million to study a five-mile, $2 billion tunnel that would be the longest continuous highway tunnel in the US.
Remembering The Watts Riots
Mystery writer Walter Mosley reminds Angelinos that on the 40th anniversary of the Watts Riots, rage still smolders in the city.
Ventura, CA Passes All-infill General Plan
The City of Ventura, CA adopts an all-infill general plan, replacing it's previous plan from 1989.
Downtown L.A's High-rise Housing Boom
The latest high-rise building boom to hit downtown Los Angeles is focusing on housing, not office, space.
'Historic Deal' for Responsible Development In San Francisco
Board of Supervisors approve a landmark agreement to use development impact fees to stabilize vulnerable residents.
L.A.'s Mall Makeover: Introducing Mixed Use
An ailing retail center in a high-density area of Los Angeles proposes to introduce a mixed use mall to include senior housing.
Small Marina Receives Huge Windfall In Federal Transportation Funding
A small marina owner in the northern San Francisco Bay Area has received $20 million to initiate ferry service -- all beneath the radar of the Bay Area Water Transit Authority.
Kern County's Highway Coup
Representative Bill Thomas scores over $722 million from the Federal Highway Bill for Kerns County -- a move that has many in California perplexed.
San Francisco Mayor Promises Ambitious Housing Goals
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has proposed a dramatic expansion in the number of housing units by 2010 to alleviate housing affordability problems.
Affordable Homes Drawing People To Working-Class Towns
As the real estate boom in Los Angeles continues, many are looking at out of the way towns to settle down.
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
