California
Nine Things To Save Los Angeles
Los Angeles Time columnist Bill Boyarsky offers his list of nine things the new mayor should do to save L.A.
Sea Ranch: Influential Architecture Threatened By Sprawl
Sea Ranch, a community established by Lawrence Haprin, Charles Moore and others in the 1960s, combined ecology and inventive architecture.
Guideway Or The Highway?
Competition is heating up between Bay Area transit advocates and highway industry officials to secure project funding from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
Giving The Housing Element Teeth
Proposed legislation would establish penalties for California cities who are not in compliance with their housing element.
L.A.'s Sports District Is A Go!
"A model for urban partnerships." That is how the proposed entertainment and sports district in L.A. is being described.
Bush Talks Green In California
President Bush announced new measures to improve national parks. Critics say it is an effort to reverse his anti-environment image.
Drawing Board Freeways In L.A. County
There is a Caltrans master plan that was developed in 1958. Only 61% of those roads have been built.
Why Isn't Solar Energy Popular In Sunny L.A.?
Los Angeles wanted to become the "Solar Capital of the World." What happened?
L.A.'s Unofficial State Of The City Address
A respected businessman gives a no-holds barred review of urban development in Los Angeles.
California Coastal Commission Unconstitutional?
The California Coastal Commission is held unconstitutional. The executive director says the State will appeal.
Can Gambling Revitalize The Inner City?
Detroit has become the nation's largest testing ground for urban casinos. Now Oakland, CA is considering its own inner-city gambling.
The California Dream: Transit Oriented Development?
An editorial in the San Jose Mercury News suggests that more and more Californian's are favoring new transit oriented development ideas over the traditional autocentric commnunity.
Let The Builder Beware
Cisco joins a growing list of technology companies that suddenly find themselves in the development and real estate business.
Public Schools As Neighborhood Centers
A St. Louis developer thrives on mixing land uses with schools in California.
Mayor Ridicules Planning At Land Use Conference
At the Critical Issues Conference on land use planning, Jerry Brown, Oakland mayor and former governor, used humor to draw attention to planning issues.
L.A.'s Arena Finally Gets An Entertainment Center
The L.A. City Planning Commission has approved a hotel and entertainment complex next to Staples Center.
If We Don't Build It, They Won't Come
Even as the demand for housing increases, fewer homes are being built in Southern California. The slowing economy and growth foes are blamed.
A Glut Of Office Space In Orange County
Orange County's largest commercial property owner has slashed rents by as much as 20% to prevent a market slump.
City's Homebuyer Program A Success
The program, which provides interest-free loans of up to $20,000 to qualifying first-time homeowners living and working in the city, has eased the strain of the affordable housing crisis for low-income families.
Connecting Population Control And Sprawl
Population Action International, a nonprofit organization inWashington DC, is working in Southern California to promote population control initiatives that the group says will help stop sprawl.
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
