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Getting downtowns moving with convenient and sustainable access
More than 30 local residents, stakeholders, and policymakers attended and participated in a spirited discussion around the opportunities for — and constraints around — accessing busy downtowns through more sustainable modes, the role parking management plays in increasing access and mitigating congestion, and the idea that building affordable housing near job centers is a TDM measure.
An American planner in Canada
“Logistically, crossing the border to the north and working as a planner couldn’t have been easier. The position of urban…
Meet a local planner – Danielle DeRuiter-Williams
Catarina Kidd, AICP, interviews Danielle DeRuiter-Williams, Co-Founder and Head of Growth and Expansion at The Justice Collective in Oakland, a…
A community engagement project: Toward a Vision for the Alum Rock Community of San Jose
“The goal of this graduate student ‘capstone’ project was to assist San Jose’s Alum Rock community in creating a vision…
New state law helps kids and communities thrive, while relieving zoning headaches
SB 234 (Skinner), signed by Governor Newsom on September 5, 2019, makes every licensed large-family child care home a permitted…
Northern Section News & Announcements
Northern Section Holiday Party kicks off the Season
Who’s where
Houston is calling: NPC Member-only registration through January 8
Last chance to register for the May 2020 AICP EXAM
Libby Tyler, FAICP, is a 2020 Dale Prize Winner
Northern Section election result
Databases updated for California’s protected areas
pLANNING nEWS rOUND uP
where in the woRLD? MEMBERS SHARE EXPERIENCES FROM NEAR AND FAR



