California

Revitalizing The Inner City With Economics

The market appears to be doing what years of social policy could not -- revitalize the inner city.

May 14, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Making A Gritty Urban Neighborhood Safe For Kids

An innovative "kids watch" community development program in downtown Los Angeles has proved highly successful.

May 14, 2001 - USC Trojan Family Magazine

San Jose Wants High-Density Housing In Downtown

Officials from San Jose, CA, are urging developers to build high-density housing in dilapidated downtown areas to meet housing demand.

May 13, 2001 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Jon Jerde: Building Urban Legends

Elitists may sneer, but California architect Jon Jerde has captured the public imagination in his designs.

May 13, 2001 - USC Trojan Family Magazine

BLM Violated Agreement To Protect Tortoise Land

A federal judge ruled that the Bureau of Land Management violated a court-ordered arrangement to protect sensitive public land.

May 12, 2001 - The Washington Post

Keeping Computers From Landfills

Each year, millions of outdated computerand television monitors end up in landfills. New programs are working to recycle obsolete machines, which often contain toxic materials.

May 12, 2001 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

No Support For An Airport? Use A Bus.

Irvine does not want an airport at El Toro, so this is its alternate proposal: shuttle OC passengers to LAX for $20.

May 11, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Dot-Com Slowdown Hurts Bay Area Real Estate

Study finds declining commercial rents and higher vacancy rates in the home of the once booming dot-com companies.

May 10, 2001 - CNET News

Reforming Government Finance May Help Slow Sprawl

Assembly bill 680 proposes to redistribute tax revenues by population rather than by purchases, which some lawmakers hope will encourage more affordable housing in already developed cities.

May 10, 2001 - The Sacramento Bee

Downtown Los Angeles' New Fiber Optic Map

The heart of Los Angeles is now wired. A fiber-optic map now details the central city's 65-block fiber rich district.

May 10, 2001 - PRNewswire

Does Cohousing Work?

Cohousing communities are cropping up around the state. In a surreal sort of way, they might be perfect.

May 9, 2001 - The San Francisco Chronicle

King Of The Lofts In Downtown L.A.

Wade Killefer is the architect du jour for bringing new life to historic downtown L.A. buildings.

May 8, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Conflict Of Interest Rules Affect Land Use

New California conflict-of-interest rules went affect public officials who make land use decisions.

May 8, 2001 - California Planning and Development Report

Kotkin To L.A. Real Estate: Watch Out!

Joel Kotkin points to several trends in Southern California that should sound the warning bells for real estate investors.

May 7, 2001 - REIS

A New Concept For Affordable Housing

Architectural firms throughout the country are improving low cost housing to enhance life style and foster community.

May 7, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Making SUVs More Fuel Efficient

A new senate bill hopes to close a loophole that allows sport utility vehicles to have lower fuel efficiency standards than passenger cars.

May 7, 2001 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Developers Challenging Growth Measure

A North Livermore developer has filed suit to overturn a recent growth measure passed by voters in November.

May 7, 2001 - The San Francisco Chronicle

The Future Of California

Once a beacon of hope, California's fortune has dropped like a rock. Is this a warning for the rest of the nation?

May 7, 2001 - Business Week

California Churches Exempt From Preservation Laws

The Supreme Court let stand a California court decision that religious organizations are exempt from landmark preservation laws.

May 7, 2001 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Sprawl Along San Diego's Freeway

The Union-Tribue speaks out about San Diego's many new housing developments along Interstate 15.

May 6, 2001 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.