California
New Commuter Rail Plans In Southern California
A coalition of 10 cities in Southern California is looking at a 13-mile rail line. The plan, previously doomed, is steaming up.
Environmentalists Urge Gehry To Quit Wetlands Project
Environmentalists protest against the Ballona Wetlands project in Southern California and urge architect Frank Gehry to quit the project.
New Plan For Los Angeles Int'l Airport
After six years and millions of dollars spent looking at ways to expand LAX, Mayor Jim Hahn announced that the airport's master plan is being scaled back, with the emphasis on increasing passenger safety.
California's Last Best Train?
Is high-speed rail the answer to California's traffic? Maybe, but politics may be the biggest roadblock of all.
Will California Be Buried Under A Mountain Of Trash?
As California's population climbs past 34 million people, a heralded decade of recycling and trash diversion is being overtaken by unceasing population growth.
Can Los Angeles Build Safe Schools?
The environmental regulations for school building in California should be changed. The existing process is deeply flawed.
An Insider's Look At Los Angeles' Transit Agency
Metro Investment Report presents an honest look at the inner machinations of the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Downtown Lofts Become Hot Properties
Lofts in downtown Los Angeles are spacious and rich with architecture. The Los Angeles Times Magazine reports with a profile of five lofts.
Housing Advocates Meet To Discuss Older Neighborhoods
Local housing advocates and policymakers from SanDiego's central-city community met during a half-day forum toaddress how older neighborhoods will meet the region'sexpected population growth of 1 million people.
San Francisco: Tourism Down, Neighborhoods Up
In San Francisco, tourist areas are deserted, while neigbhorhood areas are bustling.
Rediscovering Los Angeles' Core
Los Angeles' new 'Historic Core' is the best place to find non-traditional -- but very desirable -- housing.
A Cautionary Tale Of New Urbanism
In Santa Monica, CA, the city-planning vogue of New Urbanism has run up against a more powerful force -- the demand for easy traffic flow.
L.A.'s Challenge: To Secede Or Not To Secede
Will secession rip apart a city that is finally beginning to be strong, flexible and responsive?
Urban Village Opens In Pasadena, CA
Paseo Colorado is a New Urbanism project that covers three blocks of Colorado Blvd. Will the retail-residential work?
Mayor Hahn Involved In Dividing Up L.A.
The Mayor of Los Angeles and the City Council want a say in what goes before voters in 2002 regarding secession.
Home Depot Ballot Box Planning
The Home Depot takes its case directly to voters for a new store in Mountain View, California.
Security, Not Expansion, New Airport Focus
The controversial $12-billion plan to expand LAX and accomodate more flights, is to be redrawn to focus on security.
Plan To Fight Total Gridlock In Southern CA
The regional population continues to grow, and with the growth, gridlock in Orange County. Plans to fight are underway.
Public Sector Role In Growth: Lead Or Get Out
Azusa, CA City Manager Rick Cole, offers a blunt perspective of some of the dilemmas inherent in planning, and how they should be solved.
Southern California Bike Highway Plans
Southern California cities moving ahead with bike highway plans -- dubbed the 'Coastal Rail Trail.'
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
