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Big plan update for big East Bay city
By Naphtali H. Knox, FAICP. Oakland is planning to be comprehensively inclusive as it embarks on a transformative update of its 20th Century general plan. (Proposals are due June 25.)
Jaime Lerner, 83, urban planner credited with BRT
He rose to prominence in the 1970s as mayor of Curitiba, Brazil, when he launched the city’s Bus Rapid Transit…
SB 35 streamlining upheld against “home rule” challenge
By Alan Murphy, May 6, 2021. The appeals court determined that SB 35 is reasonably related to resolving an issue…
Translating business and customer perspectives into recommendations for change
By Matthew Moore, May 12, 2021. Fourteen SJSU graduate students reported on how to ameliorate challenges stemming from the pandemic…
Why participatory planning fails (and how to fix it)
By Arielle Milkman, April 28, 2021. City planners ask the public to participate in planning processes, but people are tired…