Housing
Testing The Limit...In Court
City of Brentwood, CA, decides to challenge the environmental justifications put forth by Contra Costa County for redrawing the urban development limit line.
Livin' on the Dock of the Bay
Silicon Valley's soaring housing prices are driving home-seekers to "floating homes" to escape highrents or mortages.
Building Permits Increase -- But Will Housing?
Good news for those struggling with California's housing shortage -- multifamily building permits shot up in June to it's highest level in a decade.
SF's New Waterfront Sports Arena?
The idea of building a waterfront sports arena in San Francisco is starting to become more than just talk...
County Limits Monster Homes on Coast
California's San Mateo County votes to limit thesize of single-family houses on unincoporated landalong the coast.
Nonresidential Construction Healthy
For the first 6 months of 2000, new industrial construction in Los Angeles has inched back into the positive column, with permit values up by 2.6%.
Better Residential Structural Design
The Residential Structural Design Guide documents improvements in structural engineering for housing design and performance.
Innovative Inner-City Infill Housing Venture
Fomer HUD Secretary Cisneros and home builder Kaufman & Broad will joint venture to build infill projects in central city areas.
HUD Grants For 28 Cities
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it has awardednearly $564 million to 28 cities and the Virgin Islands in its latest round of grants to replace orrenovate some of the nation's worst public housing.
Homebuilding Strong in June
There was a 9.9% increase over the year in total housing permits issued in California. Permits for multi-family units jumped 127.4% over June 1999.
Riverside's New Traffic Impact Fees
Cities in western Riverside County are proposing to improve area roads by having developers pay traffic impact fees.
Redevelopment Plan for East Palo Alto
Developers plan to attract high-tech and bio-tech firms, restaurants, and stores to 130 acres of bay shore land.
What Cities Need To Know About Green Power
Green energy comes from environmentally preferable, renewable resources like the sun and wind. Western City Magazine explains why cities should care.
LA's Water Replenishment District
New Times LA features an expose on the LA Water Replenishment District, which was a nice, quite bureaucracy for years...
End Of The Line For L.A. River Park
LA Weekly comes out against the first major decision of the new Area Planning Commission.
San Francisco's Dot-Compromise
Mayor to unveil a proposal intended to balance needs of the high-tech industry with residents' concern for their neighborhooods.
Will Housing Costs Harm Silicon Valley?
As housing rents soar in Silicon Valley experts debate whether housing costs will harm the Silicon Valley economy.
Lompoc Prison or Salamanders?
Small salamanders and expensive home prices are overlooked in plan to build maximum-security prison near Lompoc.
160 Prime Acres in Downey
Boeing left Downey and 160 acres of prime commercial property. Companies are rushing to move in.
Housing Plan To Proceed Without HUD
San Francisco school officials still intend to build a teacher housing project but will proceed without a controversial partnership with HUD.
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.
Economic & Planning Systems, Inc.
UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
City of Piedmont, CA
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
