Housing
Garden Grove Gambles on New Hotels
Garden Grove, CA, is planning six new hotels but some question if the city will benefit from the heavily subsidized hotels.
Disney's Third California Theme Park
Disney plans to build a third theme park in Anaheim, California, alongside existing Disneyland,and Disney's California Adventure.
San Bernardino's Bold Rejuvenation Plan -- Use Water!
A plan to use excess water to rejuvenate San Bernardino's blighted areas is proposed. Lakes, streams, running paths, parks and waterfront shops are included in this $200 million first phase estimate.
Cisco Details Campus Plans
Cisco systems, San Jose's largest private employer, detailsplans for a controversial $1.3 billion campus development in Coyote Valley - the city's most desirable open space.
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.
The Paradox of Infrasructure Investment
The potential benefits of public capital investments are of two sorts -- market benefits and "quality of life" benefits.
$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.
Coastal Growth Boom a National Phenomenon
Wealthy retirees, aging baby-boomers, and professionals with flexible work arrangements aided by technologyare flocking to coastal areas and the resulting growth boom is reshaping the nation's coasts.
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.
Dirt Into Dollars
The Brookings Review takes a new approach to converting vacant land into valuable development.
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.
Oceanside Approves 1000-Home Project
Proposed 1000-home project in Oceanside, CA, approved by City Council.
San Diego Growth Survey
Concerns about growth loom large in San Diego. Residents see government as major part of problem, but optimism about region’s future reigns.
$39 Million for San Mateo County Land
The Peninsula Open Space Trust plans to purchase 1,719 acres of land along California's San Mateo coast for $39 million.
Buyer Be Worried!
Not enough sellers, not enough homes, what's a prospective homebuyer to do?
Delta's Field of Dreams
San Joaquin farming town hedges future on theme park and European villages despite warnings that plan is doomed.
Cinema Proposal Sparks Debate
In Redwood City, CA, a downtown cinema complex is being designed to blend in with surrounding historic buildings, but also comes with a five story garage.
Southern California's Hot Housing Market
Job growth in Los Angeles and Orange Counties has resulted in housing prices reaching an all-time high.
Toward a New Urban Agenda
The marginalization of urban policies is in part a response to the diminishing political influence of cities after decades of depopulation and suburban growth.
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
