California
Stalled Housing Production In California?
An panel of experts discusses how new prevailing wage legislation will impact housing production in Southern California.
Cities Should Incentivize Good Urban Design
Architect Johannes Van Tilburg argues that cities need to be more stringent in telling developers what kinds of buildings they will design.
CA Freeways To Join Rest Of The Nation
California will finally join the rest of the nation in numbering its state and interstate freeway exits.
From Industrial Tract To L.A. Urban Lake
Harvard graduate students offer a plan envisioning a lake, housing and parks for the worst idustrial areas along the Los Angeles River.
Impact Of Hollywood Retail Center
Will the new 640,000-square-foot retail complex in Hollywood, CA, become a tourist destination?
The Ultimate Los Angeles Planning Insider
Dan Garcia, who has served on nearly every significant commission in Los Angeles, offers his vision for planning in L.A.
How Are Low-Income Housing Goals Set?
Opening arguments are made in a suit challenging state goals for the inland Southern California region.
San Francisco Cracks Down On Homeless
Proposed ordinances in San Francisco are a result of the city's "growing impatience" with people living in the streets.
Terrorist Attack Refocuses Transportation Debate
Los Angeles International Airport was a mess six months ago, and it is a mess now. But it is a mess of an entirely different kind.
Fantasy Homes Bilbo Baggins Would Love
The three homes in Southern California are in the Fantasy Revival style, also known as Storybook architecture.
Los Angeles Scooter Transit
Driving a mile or two to your local MTA parking lot? For half the parking fee, you can lease a scooter from them.
A Cleaner But Meaner San Francisco
In an attempt to clean up the streets and alleys of San Francisco, critics say the government violates rights of homeless.
A Building Fantasy Gone Bad
Los Angeles Unified School District project frustrates parents and teachers with no accountability or even concern.
Gritty By The Bay: S.F.'s Dirty Transit Secret
Thirteen of 15 San Francisco Bay area transit agencies selected diesel bus fleets over cleaner-air alternatives.
Make Planned Communities More Walkable
A Los Angeles Times editorial calls for creating less sprawl and more walkable communities in Southern California.
Development Moratorium Is Too Extreme
The Christian Science Monitor casts its vote against the right of government to put long-term moratoriums on property.
Merging Northern CA's Regional Planning Agencies
A new bill would force the merger of northern Califronia's Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments.
2002's Top Land Use Supreme Court Case
The year's key land use case before the U.S. Supreme Court is a 32-month building moratorium an unconstitutional taking of property rights.
Profile Of L.A.'s New Transit Chief
Roger Snoble is a planner who suddenly found himself running a major transit agency.
A Southern CA City Comes Of Age
It's a small oil town of 9,300 residents, surrounded by a big city. All they want is their own zip code.
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
