California
Smart Growth Vs. Environmental Activism
With the need for more housing in California, should a frog and a flower determine the housing future?
San Francisco's $8 Billion Bridge
A new bridge spanning the San Francisco Bay would cost a staggering $8 billion, according to a new study.
Building An Urban Core Into Suburbs
Suburban Orange County planners are trying to retrofit suburbs with what the suburbs are missing -- an urban core.
Tutorial On Building Affordable Housing
This article follows a nonprofit developer through the arduous process of building an affordable housing project.
Cities Pressure San Francisco To Repair Hetch Hetchy
Worried about water reliability and feeling neglected, Bay Area water agencies are taking the situation into their own hands.
Beyond Clustering
Joel Kotkin writes on emerging high-tech location strategy.
More Golf Courses In The Desert
Environmentalists and a developer clash over a proposed 9,000-acre development near the Joshua Tree National Park in California.
Downtown L.A. Sells Naming Rights
Officials in Los Angeles are close to closing a naming rights deal for $500 million or more for the entire downtown area.
California's Designer Desert Development
Mirada is the only master-planned community built entirely within a federal parkland.
Arizona's Fake Lakes
Thanks to a complex set of water laws, Arizona residents can count on full "fake lakes" even during a drought.
Mass Transit Grants For Low Income Residents
Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission to federal and state funding to assist low-income residents with transportation needs.
A Cautionary Tale Of Mall Revitalization
Radical design changes don't always result in an improvement. They didn't for this mall in a Northern California suburb.
Dot-Com Slowdown Speeds Up Bay Area Traffic
The collapse of the dot-coms in the Bay Area has eased traffic on the area's freeways. It is the biggest one-year decline in nearly a decade.
Tough Loss For San Jose Redevelopment Effort
New York's Palladium Company dropped plans to build a $1 billion retail and enterainment complex in downtown San Jose, CA.
Bush And Critters
It's how you interpret the species law, not what it says.
Paramount,, CA: A Brave Turnaround
Declared a "disaster area" in a 1982 HUD study, the city of Paramount, CA, is fighting blight and remaking itself.
And The Winner Is...Hollywood?
Redevelopment efforts in Hollywood are responsible for the return of tourists and the Oscars, but current residents say all the new buildings have done little to improve the quality of life.
Combatting Sprawl With A Radical Tax Plan
California legislators are considering a radical new tax-sharing plan that would change sales tax incentives on land use.
Incentivize Infrastructure Investment
California Governor's Building For The 21st Century report looks to incentivize infrastructure investment.
Seawater As Water Source
In this opinion piece, Turner looks at the potential of sea water as a source for fresh water in the San Diego region.
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
