Housing
National City Projects Back on Track
National City, CA, plans to replace abandoned industrial buildings and unused railroads with tourist attractions.
Genesis LA Targets Inner City Development
With support of Mayor Riordan a new project called Genesis LA is focusing $250 million on 15 major unused parcels in Los Angeles.
San Francisco's Loft Movement
Joe O'Donoghue, director of the San Francisco Residential Builders Association, has reshaped the San Francisco landscape through loft construction.
Rents Soar in Silicon Valley
Up to 40 percent increase in apartment rents hits the Silicon Valley.
Planners Tour SeaWorld
Members of the San Diego Planning Commission tour San Diego's SeaWorld to investigate proposedrides.
A New Airport for Las Vegas
Senate approves a bill to allow construction of a new airport in the Mojave Desert outside of Las Vegas.
Norco Ridge Ok'd
Norco Planning Commission recommends subdivision of the 978-acre site in Norco Hills into 588 residential lots.
Record Price for San Diego County Residence
A 1937 residence in Del Mar, CA, sold for $25 million asnew wealth from high-tech industries flows into real estate.
San Francisco's Monster Homes
Starter Castles. McMansions. Edifice Rezes. Monster houses in San Francisco have residents enraged and planners on the defensive.
Home Builders Assn Markets Smart Growth?
The National National Association of Home Builders outrages opponents by co-opting Smart Growth concepts in their own advertising efforts.
Property Values Skyrocket in Santa Cruz
Property values in Santa Cruz County, CA, have gone up by 8 percent over the previous year.
Expansion Follows Convention Center
While construction continues on the San Diego Convention Center, its board is ready to commission new studies for a bigger facility.
Fresno's Expecting ... a Population Explosion
Fresno's population increases and so does residents' ire at Mayor Jim Pattersonplan to deal with it.
Tahoe's Tent City
Facing an affordable housing crisis, a Lake Tahoe businessman has built a tent city for his college-age employees.
Traffic, Housing Concerns at Moffett Hearing
At a public hearing focusing on NASA's plans for a formal naval air base in Mountain View, CA, residents expressed concern over traffic, housing, and public transportation issues.
Catellus Gets Out of Home-Building
Catellus Development Corp., one of the West's largest developers, is selling the majority of its home building operations. Is this a sign?
Paradise Lost: High-Tech in Orange County
Orange County boosters envisioned an oasis for high-tech firms. But high-tech firms have a negative impression of suburbia.
Experiments in New Urbanism: Planning or Fantasy?
Oregon is experimenting with a new urban village in Orenco. Right now it's just a field of grass with a railway station. Is this planning, or fantasy?
Public Housing Desegregation Report
HUD publishes its results on research into voluntarily entering into consent decrees on discriminatory housing practices instead of litigating.
SF's New Housing Proposal
A proposed plan would make it easier for developers in San Francisco to build taller residential buildings and sidestep planning regulations in return for more affordable units.
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
