Government / Politics
Los Angeles: Hapless Giant?
Columnist Dan Walters asks: Is LA's political clout clouded by a population that is heavily low-income?
A Sewer Runs Through it
A story of raw sewage, public health, environmental justice, and politics.
APA Poll Finds Support For Managing Growth
The results of the American Planning Association poll show broad public support for a federal Smart Growth Agenda.
City Won't Take Mall Stores
Huntington Beach City Council blocks the use of eminent domain to makeover aging mall.
Goodbye To Hollywood?
The study begins to see if Hollywood can afford independence. The vote to secede may come in 2002.
Neighborhood Councils: Good News-Bad News
An editorial discusses the disparity between affluent and poor neighborhoods in the creation of neighborhood councils.
Do Voters Support Open Space?
A report on last week's election from the Land Trust Alliance shows that citizens votedoverwhelmingly for parks and open space.
California Cities Make The Grade
See how the Golden State's cities stack up in this report card of the 35 largest metropolitan areas in the United States.
Repealing Oregon's Land Use System
Opponents of measure 7 say it's a radical and deceptive scheme to dismantle Oregon's environmental and land-use legacy.
Ballot Box Planning Initiatives By State
The Brookings Institute presents a preliminary survey of state-wide ballot initiatives and key local initiatives that impact smart growth.
Prop. 35 Pits Public Vs. Private Engineers
State architects and engineers and private firms are battlingto determine the outcome of Proposition 35, an initiative that wouldlift restrictions on the state and allow it to contract out to privatecompanies for public projects
Growth Control Ads Go For Emotions
Colorado's beauty is what unites both sides of the growth control debate. The similarities end there.
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.
Gore Goes Green
Threatened by Nader's popularity, Vice President Gore emphasizes environment in stump speeches.
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.
Millions Ride on Prop. 35
What is Prop. 35? Why have private companies contributed $11.5 million to try to convince voters to approve it?
Smart, Equitable Investment
Phil Angelides advances smart, equitable investment in urban infrastructure in his first year as California's State Treasurer.
Open Space, Urban Sprawl On Ballots Around The Bay
Local growth control measures will be on 50 ballots statewidein the November elections, and several Bay Area cities in particularwill be voting on whether to enact strict measures to limit developmentand preserve open space.
Housing Q&A With Presidential Candidates
The National Association of Home Builders presents a Housing Q&A with the presidential candidates.
California's Problems Need Regional Solutions
California State Assembly Speaker Hertzberg announces the formation of a new commission to evaluate regional solutions.
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.
Florida Atlantic University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
City of Piedmont, CA
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
City of Cambridge, Maryland
