Making meaningful progress towards California’s climate mitigation goal — reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050 — is one of the front-line sustainability challenges facing planners. This reduction is the minimum required globally to stay within a safe trajectory of global warming and, hopefully, climate re-stabilization. Meeting this challenge requires […]
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6:00 – 7:30 PM, SPUR, 654 Mission Street, SAN FRANCISCO. Beverages and light snacks available. A new, neighborhood-scale greenhouse gas inventory of the Bay Area suggests that responding effectively to climate change requires a more nuanced, place-based approach. The authors of the study – Chris Jones of UC Berkeley’s Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory, and
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On January 23rd at the Net Positive (Energy+Water) Conference in San Francisco, the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) released their recently completed Living Community Patterns (LCP) – Exploratory Strategies for a Sustainable San Francisco, a research report prepared in collaboration with the San Francisco Planning Department. Planning teams can use this report to spur innovation
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My Oakland. Erika Sawyer, AICP, interviews Elizabeth Greene, AICP. Page 1 Director’s note, Andrea Ouse, AICP. P 3 Seattle grits its way through tunnel project. Josh Cohen, Next City. Will other cities will look to Bertha-like megaprojects that run over budget and reconsider plans to be the biggest and boldest? Page 5 Who’s where. Carmela Campbell, AICP; Dionne Early, Karly Kaufman, Stefanie Krantz,
Where the city meets the country Stretching 12 miles from the UC Berkeley Campus to San Leandro, the Oakland Hills are a world unto themselves. The hills rise from the Oakland flatlands to an elevation of about 1,500 feet along Skyline Boulevard. Visible from almost everywhere in Oakland, the hills are noted for their steep
The Crown Jewel of Oakland Lake Merritt is the epicenter of Oakland. Affectionately referred to as the city’s “crown jewel,” the Lake is to Oakland what Central Park is to New York, and the National Mall is to Washington DC. It is Oakland’s aesthetic and spiritual heart—a place where residents from all corners of the
Why do we love City Planning? David Hogan, AICP. Contestants reply. Page 1 How much Public Space does a city need? Greg Scruggs, Next City. When we think about public space, we overlook the largest single public space asset in any city’s rolls: streets. Page 7 2015 APA Northern Section awards. Enter nominations by March 5 — recognize the best in
Beautiful enclave with stunning homes and landscaping The City of Piedmont is a small community surrounded by Oakland. It is a much sought after address, due to its appealing neighborhoods, excellent schools, and the prestige that comes with living in one of the country’s wealthiest communities. Incorporated in 1907 to avoid a pending annexation by
Shop Oakland! Piedmont Avenue is a commercial corridor branching off of Broadway on the south and ending at the Mountain View Cemetery on the north. Not to be mistaken with the nearby City of Piedmont, Piedmont Avenue is located entirely in Oakland. The neighborhood is roughly bounded by Broadway on the west and Oakland Avenue
Small town feel, active shoreline, strong efforts for business attraction San Leandro is located directly south of Oakland. Downtown is centered on East 14th Street between Davis Street and Thornton Street. San Leandro is one of the oldest cities in the East Bay and was the original county seat of Alameda County. Originally part of
