California
Community Building With Al Gore At UCLA
Al Gore will be working with staff at UCLA to develop a family-centered community building curriculum.
The Most Dense City You've Never Heard Of
The City of Maywood in Los Angeles is the most densely populated city in California. Chances are you've never heard of it.
Transit-oriented Housing In San Francisco
San Francisco needs housing but the question is where to put it. How about along a transit route?
Congestion Diminishing Quality Of Life
It's not just a traffic issue anymore; congestion in Peninsula is a business issue.
LA's Mega-Billboard Plan: Visual Blight?
What started out as a welcome effort to thin out the city's 7,000 billboards may become visual blight in Los Angeles.
Builders Reassess Attached Housing
Builders are scared of constructing condominiums because of the threat of lawsuits but looking at ways to live with the risk as demand for less-expensive homes increases.
Sonoma County Simplifies Recycling
The Sonoma County Waste Management Agency plans to adopt a "single-stream" recycling program.
Is San Francisco's BART Broken?
A three-part expose looks at rising public dissatisfaction with San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system.
Who's Responsibility Is Clean Air?
A new report by the State of California evaluates the responsibility for clean air among the state and local air districts.
LAX Expansion Built On Faulty Premise
Critics of LAX expansion say that regional airports will not absorb traffic because airlines don't want to go there.
The Los Angeles River: An Urban Hell
Many people think that the L.A. River is a giant gutter. But now the flow of trash will stop, according to a landmark order.
Electric Car In Not Too Near Future
State air-quality officials voted to give Detroit more time to meet its electric car mandate.
Tribe Wants To Build Off The Reservation
The Pomo Indians want to build a high-end housing development 65 miles from its reservation. Foes protest and appeal.
LA's Hollywood And Western: Developers Move In
A group of Los Angeles investors who became friends while at UCLA specialize in opening hip businesses in troubled areas.
Planning Challenges For 2001
The Planning Report publishes its reader's thoughts on the new millennium, and the challenges it brings.
Starbucks Subway Station?
The San Francisco Area's BART has decided to reject the proposal to sell naming rights of transit stations, while cities like Boston hope to take in $20 million from corporate sponsors.
California's Housing Crisis
State legistators discuss the challenges facing the state in coping with the housing crunch.
Electric Cars Coming To CA By 2003
Despite objections from the automobile industry, the CA. Air Resources Board ordered the new cars to be here by 2003.
Black Churches Drive Urban Renewal
Black churches are playing an ever-more important role in urban revitalization efforts -- including buying stadiums.
Dangerous Legacy Of The Gold Rush
California state study finds 39,000 abandoned mines throughout the state. These mines, dating back to the 19th century, are safety hazards and can contaminate air and water.
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.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Ada County Highway District
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
