California
Redondo Beach Reduces Construction Noise
Stiff penalties for unlawful construction noise has reducednoise violations in Redondo Beach, California.
California Traffic Budget Criticized
A plan to pay for transportation projects is being called a breakthrough but critics says it isinadequate.
Orange County Traffic to Worsen
Regional transportation study finds Organge County trafficwill worsen over the next 20 years
Conservancy To Expand Land Holdings
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is embarking on its largest expansion in 10 years, linking two parts of the Angeles Forest.
San Diego's "Inclusionary Housing" Policy
San Diego State University professor writes in favor of a Citywide policy would require that a portion of all new housing be desginated as "affordable."
Irvine Company Supports Open Space
$20 million for the preservation and restoration of open space on Irvine Ranch committed by Irvine Company and the foundation formed by it's Chairman.
Livermore's Vision Isn't the Sierra Club's
Livermore's Vision 2010 plan is opposed the Sierra Club, which is offering it's own plan. Both would change urban growth boundaries.
Live Webcast of CA Budget Signing
Governor Gray Davis plans to sign the 2000-01 budget for the State of California in a live webcast on Friday, June 30 at 11:30 a.m. on the east steps of the Capitol building.
Sacramento Votes For Flood Assessment
Sacramento property owners vote for largest flood control project since Fulsom dam.
LA's Porter Ranch Downsized and Approved
Porter Ranch requests and receives approval for scaled-back development from Los Angeles Planning Commisssion.
Cities Choose Renewable Energy Sources
Oakland, Santa Monica and Palmdale have become the first cities in the state to choose "green power."
Pasadena's Urban Investment Priorities
Pasadena's Mayor Bill Bogaard discusses 710 Freeway expansion, his vision for alternative transit, Pasadena's power company. and how to maintain a high quality of life.
TRPA Lifts Tahoe Construction Ban
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) has lifted a limited ban on condominium construction in the Tahoe Basin.
Congestion Relief Plan... Or Pork?
CP&DR Editor Bill Fulton suggests that Governor Davis' new Congestion Relief Plan is "called a plan, but it looks a lot like pork."
San Jose Funding for Affordable Housing
San Jose City Council approved $150 million funding for 2,056 new affordable homes.
New Report Supports BART Expansion to San Jose
Report suggests that BART expansion from Fremont to San Jose would lure 44,800 commuters onto BART.
Clash over North Coast's Redwoods
Pacific Lumber, environmentalists clash over loggingin the last unprotected area within the Headwaters Forest Reserve in California's North Coast.
BART Extension Plan in Jeopardy?
A sales tax to fund a BART extension to San Jose may be in jeopardy after the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors gave it a lukewarm endorsement.
Zoning Approved for Shoreline Hotel
Mountain View, California, approveszoning changes to make way for a hotel complex that could add to rush-hour traffic problems.
Plan to Dump Runoff In Delta Dropped
Controversial plan to drain agricultural runoff into the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is rejected.
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
