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Meet a local planner – Duncan Watry, AICP
Catarina Kidd, AICP, interviews Duncan Watry, AICP, about his role (since January 2020) as planning manager for the New Transbay Rail Crossing, a project of BART and the Capital Corridor Joint Powers Authority.
In memoriam, Judith Innes, UC Berkeley planning theorist
From CED Berkeley News. From the early 1980s, Professor Innes was an authority on collaborative approaches to urban planning and decision-making, and was twice director of the Institute of Urban and Regional Development at UC Berkeley.
Where in the world?
Three from the water; tap for the answer
Northern Section news, views, and announcements
Call for nominations: Election of Northern Section leaders
Beginning Nov. 2nd, you will be electing a new Director-Elect and Administrative Director. But first, we need nominations (due by October 16).
Director’s note: Planning in a State of Change
By Jonathan Schuppert, AICP, September 17, 2020. We continually adapt to environmental, societal, economic, and other changes. But adaptation doesn’t come easily and it doesn’t happen by promoting the status quo.
Share your best 2020 experiences during our annual holiday celebration
Celebrate the best of 2020 with a single hashtag. Submit 2020’s positive, wholesome, amazing, or good planning-related events, experiences, projects, or ideas.
Orange Day photos
By Brendan Hurley. The Bay Bridge seen from the Embarcadero on April 14 and September 9, 2020.
AICP | CM: Leading in a crisis with spatial data
SJSU’s 90-minute webinar is on October 2 at 11:30. AICP | CM 1.5 credits pending.
Northern Section is more than the San Francisco and Monterey Bay Areas
By Alex Hinds, September 11, 2020. Small town post offices dot our Northern Section. They’re critical, and loved.
SFCTA, looking to congestion pricing, wants input
By Carly Graf, SF Examiner. A study recommendation is to be presented to the SFCTA board by next year. Implementation would take two years.
‘Monster in the Mission’ site slated for affordable housing
By Jared Brey, September 11, 2020. A group has agreed to buy the site and donate the land to the city for affordable housing to fulfill the affordability requirements of a separate project of nearly 1,000 units.
Northern News recognizes our photographers for 2019
Thanks to the 21 people who provided photos for this publication last year. Andrea Mardesich scoured past issues to prepare this list.
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