LETTERS: SimCity
Earl Bossard writes, May 12, 2021, how SimCity designer Will Wright was urged to use his computer game skills to model city development.
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 of statewide concern and does not unduly interfere with the City of Berkeley’s historic preservation authority.
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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 and real estate development and speculation along the Alum Rock Avenue Business Corridor in East San José.
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Director’s note: Planning Positivity
By Florentina Craciun, May 13, 2021. From the list of our 2021 winners, I highlight two efforts that overcame the pandemic’s challenges to produce innovative and beneficial results for communities.
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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 of showing up. This easy-to-read and well-written article explains why. (~8 min.)
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Meet a local planner: Alex Hinds
Interviewed by Catarina Kidd, AICP. Hinds was the planning director for three different California counties over a 24-year span. He led the 2007 Marin Countywide Plan, recognized nationally for its sustainability and climate change implementation measures.
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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.)
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There’s still time to apply for a CPF scholarship
Continuing students, APPLY BY MAY 31. Watch a webinar with information on the scholarships and tips for a winning application .
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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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