California
An LA River Park System: Reality or Dream?
Can an $88.5 million park system along the 51-mile-long Los Angeles River unite the social and community divides in the city?
Battle Brewing Over SF's Cab Permits
San Francisco cab companies want more permits for cabs, which under current law are allotted to individuals.
Queensway Bay: Will It Float?
Is a $100 million entertainment complex on the Long Beach waterfront permissible or prohibited under the Tidelands Trust?
Happiest Place on Earth May Get Happier!
Second Disney theme park will open in February 2001. Third park for Anaheim planned.
Santa Barbara's Lost Historical Treasures
Some are questioning county's permit process after old Montecito home was partially demolished
Dublin Supports Vision 2010 Plan
The Dublin City Council favors two of the three anti-growth measures due for the November ballot, each of which aim to curb city sprawl.
How to Finance LA's New Schools?
Los Angeles Unified School District is presenting a new facilities master plan for $2.4 billion for new school construction and renovation.
New Funds for New Schools in LA
New state allocation system may mean millions more for LAUSD to help with land-acquisition and development of new schools.
Traffic Problem? Send In The Robots!
University of California professor is developing robotsto automatically respond to traffic emergenciesfaster than humans could.
The Real (Estate) Technology Deal
InformationWeek Stock Index reports that the new hot trend is a focusing on a decidedly real estate issue -- which companies own office property in LA, SF and Seattle?
$400 Million North Hollywood Project Stalled
A six month delay is granted to JARCO's 2-million-square-foot retail redevelopment project near North Hollywood's Red Line station.
Hillside Project Rejected To Protect Sheep
Plan to construct 63 hillside homes is rejected to protect thehabitat of the endangered Peninsular Bighorn Sheep in California's Riverside County.
Contra Costa's Urban Growth Boundary
Contra Costa Times columnist Theresa Keegan discusses Conta Costa's urban growth boundary. The goal should not be where Contra Costa grows, but how it grows -- slowly.
Caltrans To Use Fast-Setting Concrete
New fast-setting concrete that sets in four hours instead of two to three days helps Caltrans reduce traffic problems due to construction.
Santa Clara Voters Want BART
Poll finds Santa Clara County voters want the BART in San Jose and are willing to pay more taxes to make it happen.
Dearth Valley
How would you like to commute 100 miles in each direction? It's happening in Silicon Valley because jobs there are a dime a dozen. Housing isn't.
Celebrities Donate For Headwaters Bond
Major donations from celebrity entertainers help environmentalists meet court deadline to post a $250,000 bond to temporarily halt logging near the Headwaters preserve in the North Coast regionof California.
Analysts Find Open Space Proposal Flawed
County planning analysis finds Sierra Club's open space initiative unlikely to ease traffic and or save agriculturein Alameda County, California.
$30 Million San Francisco Waterfront Project
An entertainment complex is planned for San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. Too much like Las Vegas, say critics. Great tourist appeal say supporters.
Oceanfront Land Development Blocked
Increased housing pressure from hi-tech millionaires prompts conservation group to purchase oceanfront land to prevent development of trophy homes along California's San Mateo County coastline.
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
