California
Electric Utility Asset Sale Raises Growth Issues
A PG&E proposal to auction its hydroelectric assets could bring about a new land rush in the Sierra Nevada.
Pasadena: A Hot Marketplace
If there is an economic slowdown, nobody told Pasadena. A building boom is ongoing there, with no end in sight.
Planning For Future Water For California
California has only 15 more years to receive Colorado River water surplus. Where to get water then is the issue.
Los Angeles With A Borough System?
What would happen if Los Angeles took a lesson from New York City and developed a federation of boroughs? Would it work?
No Housing In California For Middle Class
California communities are unraveling as the cost of housing in some areas becomes prohibitive for the middle class.
The Story Of A Successful Sewage Plant
A successful sewage plant in Pacifica converts sludge into protected wetlands.
Traffic, Housing Are Madness In San Francisco
A survey finds that congestion and housing costs are driving San Francisco region residents mad.
OC Approves $1.5 Million For El Toro
The county supervisors vote 3-2 to set aside money for Washington lobbyists to transfer the base to the county.
LA's Playa Vista: New Urbanism Or Disaster?
Land use critic Jill Stewart compares Los Angeles' Playa Vista development to the disasterous Belmont school development site.
Land Value Drive Up Transit Costs
Transit planners in Silicon Valley are faced with rapidly rising costs -- and $300 million for a mile of new road is a good deal.
California's Diversity Is It's Strength
Diverse Californians hold similar views of California's changing social landscape.
A New International Airport In So. Ca.
The FAA is looking at El Toro, the former Marine airfield, in Orange County as a possible new international airport.
Learning From San Francisco's Housing Crisis
Soaring housing prices are driving the middle class out of the Bay Area; experts and economists warn that the crisis could spread to other parts of California.
Wetlands As Purifier For Urban Runoff
Laguna Niguel has begun to establish a network of wetlands that will treat polluted water and provide habitat for numerous species.
A City Commons In Downtown L.A.
A park has been proposed for the heart of the city, linking the new concert hall, the cathedral and current buildings.
So. California's Infrastructure Needs Attention
How will Southern California deal with an unprecedented pressure on the region's infrastructure?
What Makes Regionalism Work?
The Alliance for Regional Stewardship publishes a reports on what makes regionalism work.
Preserving History In Parks
Orange County plans to preserve some of its agricultural heritage by transforming the Irvine Ranch into a regional historic park.
California's Housing Crisis
California's housing crisis has no cure without Proposition 13 reforms.
How LA Escaped California's Energy Crisis
Los Angeles' Department of Water & Power is a poster-child of success while California experiences a full-fledged energy crisis.
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
