California
Calif. Cabinet Secretary Endorses 'Anti-Dumb Growth'
California Secretary of Business, Transportation & Housing details the Schwarzenegger Administration's efforts to fight dumb growth.
Abandoning New Light Rail Line For Old Car
Delays, inconvenience and inefficient service force LA Times reporter to abandon use of Pasadena Gold Line.
California Jumps On The Transit Community Bandwagon
Orange County, with little open land and high housing demand, broke ground on its first brownfield mass-transit-oriented development.
L.A.'s Gold Line Ponders Failures, Achievements
The Gold Line LRT, which connects central Los Angeles to Pasadena, has failed to meet predicted ridership levels. Yet rail authorities remain hopeful.
Environmentalists Vs. Environmentalists
Open space advocates clash against other environmentalists over planned environmental education center in San Francisco.
When Slow Growth Doesn't Slow Growth
Southern California's Ventura County -- a model of slow growth with a range of growth control limits -- is growing just as fast as it's larger neighbors.
12,700 Photographs Are Worth A Lot Of Words
An ongoing photographic survey of the California coastline reveals dramatic changes since a similar 1979 survey.
Remaking A City Center
Southern California's Inland Empire city of Ontario moves to remake its civic center.
UCLA's Smart Growth Conference Revolution Or Hot Air?
Dan Rosenfeld pins down the ubiquitous yet evasive term, smart growth and argues that UCLA Extension's Smart Growth Conference has advanced the smart growth cause among the development community..
Anglo 'Reconquista' Of Downtown L.A.
After four decades of decline, Los Angeles' core is seeing a white 'yuppie' influx. Gregory Rodriguez argues that in the long run, the traditional residents of the neighborhood will do the most for the city.
Not Another Megaproject Or Sports Arena
Jane Jacobs Reading Group proposes mixed-use redevelopment for former Southern Pacific rail yards.
More Coastal Preservation In California?
Plans to preserve the Hearst Ranch and one of the most scenic coastal real estate in California gains support.
Is Steve Jobs A Teardown Terror?
Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple Computer and Pixar, wants to tear down a 1926 house that preservationists say has historic value.
Private Views Vs. Public Trees
The City of Dana Point sues a resident who chopped off the tops of seven pine trees in a public park to improve the view from his multimillion-dollar home.
LA Braces For $1 Billion Staples Center Development
Covering six blocks, the mixed-use plan will include theaters, restaurants, and a massive hotel within walking distance of the Convention Center. City officials have yet to include financial support.
Cookie-Cutter Suburb Uses Pride to Distinguish Itself From Others
Fifty years later, Lakewood, the Los Angeles Levittown, proudly holds on to its working-class roots.
Residential Contruction Costs Increase
Increase in home prices can be attributed to the rising costs of construction material.
Owens Valley: Never Trust Los Angeles
Locals see a proposal by Los Angeles Mayor Hahn to ban development in the Owens Valley as a ploy.
The Train That Goes From 'Nowhere To Nowhere'
Now 10 years after opening, boardings on Los Angeles' much-maligned Green Line are increasing.
Palm Trees' Fortunes Waning In LA
The signature plants aren't being replanted as urban foresters look to cheaper pollution-fighting shade trees.
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
