Housing
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.
A Fake San Francisco
Opponents deride a plan for a huge history museum about San Francisco -- with fake fog and a mini-Golden Gate Bridge -- to be built in San Francisco.
HUD Budget Cuts Would Limit Senior Housing
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo today urged Congressnot to cut the proposed HUD budget because it would limit the number of new units of housing andsupportive services available for the elderly.
LAUSD To Sell Prime Land Parcel
Los Angeles Unified School District will sella prime land parcel valued at $14 million so profits can be used to buy school sites.
Contra Costa Limits Sprawl
Contra Costa County banned development on 22 square miles of prime open space.
Cuomo Says HUD Housing "Good Investment"
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomosays nationwide inspection results show HUD housing is "Good Investment" for owners, residents, & taxpayers.
Future of San Francisco's Bay Bridge
The tug-of-war over the rebuilding of San Francisco's Bay Bridge continues.
Strolling Ventura Boulevard
Conceived in the 1980s, and scaled down in 1996, a plan to make Ventura Boulevard walker-friendly is again being discussed. But it looks as though it will be a very slow go.
Stanford Univ. Landuse Plans Under Scrutiny
Standford University, the largest single landowner in the Bay Area, has drawn up a landuse map for the future that is facing unprecedented community scrutiny.
Water Source For Newhall Ranch Project
Newhall Ranch development has gained a water diversion agreement from a Ventura County water district. Five other issues must be resolved before the project can restart.
Housing America's Seniors
America's growing elderly population is reshaping the market for housing, forcing planners and developers to modify their approach to housing.
Cisco To Wire L.A. Homes
Cisco Systems is teaming up with a Southern California land developer and a service provider to wire to wire 13,000 new homes in Los Angeles with networking technology.
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.
Clanton & Associates, Inc.
Jessamine County Fiscal Court
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
