California
A New Twist In The Wal-Mart Wars
In a nod to small retailers, Los Angeles will make it much harder for 'big box' stores to expand.
Who Should Pay For The Bay Bridge?
As construction costs increase to $5 billion to rebuild the quake-damaged Bay Bridge, should all of California chip in?
L.A. To Restrict Wal-Marts
Los Angeles City passes legislation that will require Wal Mart to conduct an economic analysis to determine the impacts of new superstores.
How A New Yorker Grew To Love L.A.
New York native Sam Hall Kaplan sums up his "25 years writing about architecture and urban design in L.A. in a New York minute."
L.A. Selects N.Y. Developer For Downtown Centerpiece
The Related Cos. of New York-based has been selected to create the $1.2-billion centerpiece on Grand Ave. in downtown L.A.
The New Environmentalism: Follow The Money
Randy Hayes of the Rainforest Action Network champions the environment by challenging corporations. Welcome to Hayes' 500-year plan.
Developing Workforce Housing In Los Angeles
Livable Places has developed a brief paper that de-mystifies the current dynamics of the housing market in Los Angeles.
The Dangerous Developer
The Los Angeles Times profiles the controversial and litigious real estate developer Alan Casden.
State Questions Deal For Hearst Ranch
The $95-million deal to preserve an 18-mile stretch of coastal land that surround Hearst Castle in San Simeon, California, is being questioned as too generous to Hearst Ranch.
San Francisco's Homeless Problem
Can the Mayor make good on his committment?
L.A. May Require Economic Impact Studies From Wal-Mart
The Los Angeles City Council considers an ordinance that would require Wal-Mart style stores to fund economic impact studies before opening new stores.
Cleaner Growth For America's Largest Ports
The largest ports in America are missing major, obvious opportunities to clean up its air and publicly demonstrate its commitment to lowering emissions.
California's Most Deadly Highways
When roadway improvements do not keep pace with rapid urbanization in smaller towns, the results can be deadly.
San Bernardino County Struggles With Infrastructure
The Executive Director of the San Bernardino Associated Governments addresses the challenge of meeting the region's infrastructure needs in today's fiscal climate.
Urban Runoff Fees Grow In Popularity
Southern California cities and counties are increasingly adopting runoff fees to remediate urban runoff that contaminates coastal waters.
Incentivizing Brownfields
A proposed California bill would make it easier for developers to build on urban brownfield sites.
The Need To Reform California's EIR Process
The Planning and Conservation League's Executive Director discusses the possibility of CEQA reform and urban growth boundaries.
Ethnic Change Energizes Redevelopment In L.A. Suburb
San Gabriel's emergence as an Asian shopping and cultural hub has created opportunity for denser development and other urban improvements.
A Bold Regional Comprehensive Plan
A regional comprehensive plan aims to tame San Diego county's inexorable growth.
Miami Beach Condos In Downtown Los Angeles
The battle over property adjacent to SCI-Arc in a formerly-abandoned area will speak volume about the rebirth of downtown Los Angeles.
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
