California
San Diego's Infrastructure Planning -- What Went Wrong?
While San Diego's planning successes are the envy of many, big infrastructure projects face major problems.
Convention Center Expansion as Revitilization Tool
San Diego expansion will be complete in 2001, and is generating new investment in downtown.
Golf or Sheep?
Environmentalists fight golf course in Palm Springs to protect endangered species.
Leave Urban Planning for Professionals?
LA Times Op-Ed by two attorneys argue that citizens should let professional urban planners plan.
Urbanism, Suburbanism and The Good Life
Hour-long PBS special on new urbanism in Portland and California leaves viewers with a negative impression of smart growth.
Sacramento Addresses the Cost of Sprawl
Sacramento considers shifting more of the cost of infrastructure required for new development to new homes buyers.
Vineyards, Activists, Clash in Sonoma County
Activists are concerned about wineries transforming the landscape but vineyards counter that they are taking measures to mitigate adverse impact.
Planning for Ethnicity and Technology in San Jose
Urban Land Institute takes on planning project to revitalize culturally diverse downtown San Jose
Kennedy Dicusses Hudson's Lessons for LA River
Attorney for the NRDC shares his perspective on LA and Hudson Rivers and the role of environmental litigation in protecting the environment.
Bacteria on California's Beaches
Dangerous ocean water bacteria levels resulting in beach closuresthreaten California's tourism industry.
Competing High Speed Rail Projects
Local LA-region maglev proposal is capturing interest at the expense of $25-billion Sacramento to San Diego line.
School Bond Measure Failure Forces Re-districting
Failed school bond measure forces Folsom Cordova Unified School District to redraw school attendance boundaries to reduce overcrowding
Communities Urge 710 Long Beach Freeway Completion
San Gabriel Valley cities say expansion is important to compliance with regional air quality, but EPA refutes claim.
Lake Elsinore Plans Antenna Tower Ordinance
City doesn't want towers to be an aethetic nuisance, but can it require a conditional use permit for every tower?
L.A. County Cities Appeal Water Plan
Cities fear county-wide plan will increase development costs.
LA Times Editorial: Why Can't LA Stop Bickering Over Transit?
Governor Davis has committed to get California moving. But will LA be able to take advantage of this opportunity?
Can LA's Redevelopment Agency Avoid 20% Affordable Housing?
Columnist Morrison asks: Is downtown Los Angeles going to become a vertical San Marino?
California's Clear-cutting Explosion
Enviromentalists and the timber industry clash over increase in clear-cutting.
LAUSD's Crisis: How to Site, Plan and Build 30 New Schools?
LA Weekly challenges Mayor Riordan and LAUSD's new Chief: Build new schools. Fast.
New Red Line is First to Extend into San Fernando Valley
The North Hollywood station opened on Wednesday for a media preview event and demonstration.
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
