California
Newport Beach Growth Battle Costs Skyrocket
A growth control measure in Newport Beach called Measure S, orthe Greenlight Initiative, would require a citywide vote to allowdevelopments which exceed the city's General Plan guidelines over a setamount.
Teaming Up To Fight Urban Limit Line
Developers combine lawsuits against county's urban growth limit.
LA Considers Limits On Megastores
The Los Angeles City Council is considering a bank on big-box retailers.
Growth Control Ads Go For Emotions
Colorado's beauty is what unites both sides of the growth control debate. The similarities end there.
Selling Fuel Cells
Oil companies and the South Coast Air QualityManagement District will join together to formthe California Fuel Cell Partnership in efforts to make fuel cells practical.
Hi-Tech Paradise Or Campus Sprawl?
Cisco Systems' plan for a new corporate complex in CoyoteValley was unanimously approved by the San Jose City Council.
Ports, Highways & Sewage Demystified
An Infrastructure Panel Discussion: Ports, Highways & Sewage Demystified, an excerpt from APA's recent regional conference in Long Beach.
Independence in California's Urban & Agricultural Regions
MIR presents an exceprt between two prominent Civic Entrepreneur Summit participants: Richard Hollingsworth and Carol Whiteside.
Silicon Valley Sprouts Grand Estates Amidst Housing Shortage
While middle-class and low-wage workers suffer from an acute housing shortage, Silicon Valley magnates are erecting large estates.
Los Angeles' Vision for Neighborhood Empowerment
Los Angeles' new Department of Neighborhood Empowerment is creating a system of neighborhood councils to restructure city government and local planning. Will it succeed?
Relocation Money Equals New Home
Glendale's Edison-Pacific project creates housing problems for some, but dream fulfillment for others.
Complete List of California's Landuse-Related Local Measures
The California 2000 (C2K) Project has compiled comprehensive summariesof 58 local traffic, housing, and open space measures on Novemberballots throughout the state with direct land use implications.
California Voters Face Quality of Life Issues
Californians face a myriad of local initiatives addressing 'quality of life' issues- specifically traffic, housing, and open space; these measures will have a longstanding affect on future land-use decisions statewide.
Selling City Lights
While most cities fight power plants this city is inviting the power companies in.
If You Build Housing, Will They Come?
The San Jose Mercury News urges San Jose officials to carefully analyze the housing situation in the city before proceeding with housing in Coyote Valley.
Is Deregulation Still the Answer?
California State Senator Bowen offers perspective on whether deregulation is the answer to this summer's shocking electricity price hikes in San Diego.
The History of California's Varied Regions
State Librarian, Kevin Starr, chronicles the history of California's varied regions.
California Water Wars On Again
An editorial discusses the recurrence of the California water wars. Everyone thought peace was established in June. It was short-lived.
BART-San Jose Plan Flawed, Critics Say
Measure A, a ballot measure sponsored by the ValleyTransportation Authority that would implement a30 year half-cent sales tax to be used for transportation projects, hasbeen criticized for not doing enough to alleviate congestion.
State Legislature's Environmental Record
Metro Investment Report presents an insider's candid review of what happens when a former environmental advocate finds himself working from the inside.
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
