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News about Della Acosta, AICP; Marielle (Mari) Hsu; and Kate Sargent — assembled by associate editor Haeseo (Hazel) Choi.
April 2021
BOOK REVIEW: “Brave New Home – Our Future in Smarter, Simpler, Happier Housing,” by Diana Lind
Reviewed by Krystle Heaney, AICP. How did the American Dream — a single-family home on a privately owned lot — become an overpriced nightmare? Which new trends in housing are promising?
Milpitas Metro Plan takes full advantage of transit
By Ned Thomas, AICP, and Kevin Riley, AICP, April 13, 2021. (Image: Draft Metro Plan Land Use Diagram, courtesy City of Milpitas.) Over the past decade, Milpitas converted 375 acres of older industrial and office uses around its new transit center to affordable housing and jobs.
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Post-pandemic planning, Part 2: Insights from market research
By Alan Hoffman, April 15, 2021. Transit is one of the few public services that actually competes for business. People who can choose won’t ride transit if it takes longer than driving, if stations/stops are inconveniently located, or if the experience is stressful.
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American cities should be more colorful
By Rachael Smith, AICP, via Next City, March 26. Swiss painter Johannes Itten (1888-1967) said, “Color is life; for a world without colors appears to us as dead.” Many structures in our gray cities would look far nicer with a touch of color. Think about what you can do to liven up your community.
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Northern News May 2021
(Above: The Ferry Point tunnel connects Point Richmond’s ‘Bayside’ with its ‘refinery side.’ Photo: George Osner, AICP) • IN THE MAY ISSUE: Updating plans for Milpitas’ already successful TOD • Market research for post-pandemic planning • Northern Section’s 2021 award winners • A book review • ‘Where in the world’ photos • ‘Who’s where’ • ‘Planning news roundup,’ and much more.
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Calif. officials announce plan to house 75% of Bay Area’s homeless population by 2024
By Jana Kadah, SFGate, April 14, 2021. The regional plan has input and organizing from the Governor’s Office, local governments, and philanthropic partners.
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Millbrae blocks housing deal that would create hundreds of apartments near SFO
By J.K. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, April 14, 2021. The California Department of Housing and Community Development warned that Millbrae’s zoning change violated state law.
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San Francisco Bay: Protection from costly disasters is being thrown away, scientists say
By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News, April 13, 2021. Experts say that recovering dredged sediment costs less than seawalls and brings more benefits.
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Stocky modular buildings are popping up in East Bay – developers share their experience
By John King, San Francisco Chronicle, April 10, 2021. Sometimes the potential savings meet expectations; often, they don’t.
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