The Devil’s Slide Trail. Jonathan Berlin. How a state highway became a scenic paradise. Page 1 Who’s where. Veronica Flores, Thalia Leng, AICP, and Amit Price Patel. Page 5 Meet a local planner. Sian Llewellyn, FAICP, interviews Victoria Walker, Director, Community and Economic Development, Concord. Page 6 ACCESS magazine available. New emphasis on economic competitiveness in transportation. Page 11 Where in the world? Photo by Veronica Flores. […]
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,
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
10 Great Novels every urbanist should read, Anna Clark. Selected fiction: failures and possibilities of city planning. Page 1 Plan-it sustainably, Scott T. Edmondson, AICP. APA’s new Sustainability Champion program. Page 4 Boomers, Millennials, and changing demographics. Melissa Ruhl reports on SJSU symposium: the sharing economy, transportation, and housing. Page 6 Who’s where. Mark Brodeur;
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Latino Vernacular, James Rojas. Cultural values are transforming our streets. P. 1 Meet a local planner, Siân Llewellyn, AICP, interviews Hing Wong, AICP. Page 4 2014 APA Holiday Party, Nov. 21, Bluestem Brasserie, San Francisco. Page 8 Northern Section Board elections in Nov. Brief candidate statements. Page 10 Oakland wants you! Call for presenta-tions, panelists, moderators, and guides for 2015 APA Conference.
Big changes on horizon for traffic impact analysis under CEQA. Stephen E. Velyvis and Amy E. Hoyt, Page 1 Where in the world. Hugh Graham, P. 3 My Oakland. Erika J. Sawyer, AICP, interviews Mike Rivera, Page 7 Japan’s Bullet Train turns 50. Cameron Allen McKean, NEXT CITY. World’s first high-speed rail network remains the gold standard in train travel, Page 9 Who’s where. Marco
Around the Bay in 500 miles. Jonathan Berlin, recipient, Northern News Silver Pen Award. The San Francisco Bay Trail, 25 years old and a planning landmark. Page 1 Plan-it sustainably. Scott T. Edmondson, AICP. SF experiments with new visualization tools. Page 7 Five from area receive State APA awards. Page 9 Downtown San Jose is becoming a vibrant urban center. Matt Taecker,
Old meets new as mixed-use campus opens in Oakland. By Lyn Hikida. Historic St. Joseph’s complex adapted for affordable housing. Page 1 Our 2015 Chapter Conference logo. Designed by Circlepoint’s Amie Krager to showcase Oakland’s skyline and roots. Page 7 My Oakland. Erika J. Sawyer, AICP, interviews Rosie Dudley — urban designer, Oakland resident, and artist. Page 12 Northern Section’s
Report from the APA Conference. Barry Miller, FAICP. The good and not so good of the Atlanta conference. Page 1 Meet a local planner. Siân Llewellyn, AICP, interviews Alex Amoroso, AICP, principal planner, Berkeley. Page 3 Planners’ program in Brazil. Northern section’s newest international collaboration and exchange program. Page 5 2014 Award winners, APA California-Northern. Summaries and photos for seven Awards of Merit
Smart Growth America honors Bay Area cities. Peter Costa, AICP, PTP. Oakland, Hayward, and Livermore cited for complete streets policies. Page 1 Meet a local planner. Naphtali H. Knox, FAICP, interviews Joe Horwedel, AICP, p. 5 Ecodistricts: from notions to actions. Scott T. Edmonson, AICP. Moving from sustainability ideas to neighborhood action. Page 8 Two thirds of California’s developed land is under extreme stress. By
