California
Oakland Airport Expansion Project
The Oakland International Airport gets a $1.4 billion budget for expansion.
The Difference Between A Real And Pretend Downtown
San Jose's downtown development needs courage to go beyond tired formulas and cliches.
California: Housing Is Scarce And Expensive
According to number released by the U.S. Census Bureau, housing costs in California are spiralling up as the state suffers from a housing shortage.
Beauty And The Beastly Project
Disney Hall in downtown Los Angeles, is a Frank Gehry design. And it's a challenge to construct.
'Planning Sage' Seeks To Transform Oakland
Merritt Sher claims he is not in the real estate business but in the business of building communities.
It's Too Expensive To Do Business In Los Angeles
According to a study for the L.A. Downtown News, Los Angeles is far more expensive for businesses than neighboring cities.
Anti-Logging Movement Revives Activism
As a response to what they claim is a "well-funded timber industry with friends" in high places, the anti-logging movement has stepped up its efforts.
Takeoff From Tijuana?
Can't decide where to site an airport? How about a bi-national terminal across the U.S.-Mexico border?
The Los Angeles Transit Underclass
Residents of the Los Angeles Valley paid millions for transit and got nothing.
Residents Oppose Los Gatos Subdivision
Opponents of a subdivision in Los Gatos, CA, are concerned about traffic and redwood trees.
MTA Wins $29 Million From Contractor
Subway contractor, Tutor-Saliba, has been ordered to pay $29 million to Los Angeles' transit agency for business misconduct.
Housing Costs Forcing Blacks To Leave San Francisco
As housing costs rise to record levels, African-Americans are leaving San Francisco "in droves" according to Census figures.
Preserving The Presidio
A plan drafted with input from environmentalists and neighbors, aims to preserve wilderness and history in San Francisco's Presidio while allowing new development including hotels for bringing in tourists.
California's Nostalgia For Modernism
California's love affair with modernism is rekindled -- especially in the Los Angeles Hills and Palm Springs.
African-American Neighborhoods Changing
Historic African-American neighborhoods are transforming as a result of a Latino influx.
Socio-economic Bias Behind Location of Power Plants?
The Los Angeles Times analyzes 42 new and proposed power plants in California and asks the question: are these power plants being 'dumped' in poor or minority neighborhoods?
Sacramento Stops Regional Car-pool Plan
A 20-year plan for expansion of Sacramento's HOV lanes is halted by Sacramento -- for fear it will cause urban sprawl.
Cities And Schools Give A Lesson In Sharing
Santa Ana school officials needed additional land for a school. So the city gave it to them in exchange for use of the facilities.
Pasadena's City Hall: Past Its Prime
Considered by many as the most beautiful city Hall in the country, Pasadena needs close to $80 million to retrofit it.
EPA Proposal To Ease Smog Controls
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Whitman proposed major changes in the regulation of industrial air pollution that would be more flexible in favor of power plants.
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
