The slow streets of College Terrace
By Naphtali H. Knox, FAICP. What can we learn from a 1974 project that keeps streets quiet and safe in an 1890s neighborhood?
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Sacramento City Council votes to allow fourplexes in all single-family zones
By Jared Brey, Next City, January 22, 2021. The proposal does not increase existing height restrictions in single-family neighborhoods, and would not affect historic protections for existing houses.
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Small Towns take planning big
By Krystle Heaney, AICP, January 18, 2021. California’s North Coast cities and towns are small and spread-out, agriculture and tourism provide the economic base, and local planners need and develop many different planning skills.
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28 planners added AICP to their names last year
If you recently passed the AICP exam and your name is not on this list but should be, please write us at news@norcalapa.org
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Who’s where
By Hazel Choi, associate editor. News about Carolyn Fahey, AICP; Arielle Fleisher, Brendan Hurley, Darcy Kremin, AICP; Edgar Maravilla, Brynn McKiernan, AICP; Carolyn Neer, Leslie Trejo, and Ellen Yau.
Director’s note: New Year, same you, with an opportunity to grow
By Florentina Craciun, January 19, 2021. Let’s bring our authentic selves to our profession. Let’s help pave the path towards a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive planning profession and world.
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Register now for AICP Exam Prep Trivia Night (Virtual)
This virtual event will help you test your planning knowledge using actual questions from past AICP exams, and responses are timed.
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Storytelling workshops: Galvanizing community around displacement
By Reanna Tong, AICP, January 17, 2021. Two free workshops on February 13 will focus on anti-displacement campaigns to teach storytelling to planners.
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Meet a local planner – Elizabeth “Libby” Tyler, Ph.D., FAICP
By Catarina Kidd, AICP. Libby Tyler worked in both the public and private sectors and in planning education. Her longest tenure — 17 years — was as Community Development Director for the City of Urbana, Illinois.
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Northern Section leadership election results
Northern Section’s new Director-Elect is Michael Cass, and Veronica Flores continues as Administrative Director.
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