By Cindy Ma, AICP. 2020 provided an opportunity to consider how our actions may have led to the inequities in where we live, work, and play — and how to move toward better and more equitable planning and design.
Approaching planning AND design through an Equity Lens Read More »
He rose to prominence in the 1970s as mayor of Curitiba, Brazil, when he launched the city’s Bus Rapid Transit system.
Jaime Lerner, 83, urban planner credited with BRT Read More »
Meet a local planner • Big GP update for Oakland (photo above) • Two articles on SB 35 ruling • Student field research results • How to fix participatory planning • ‘Where in the world’ photos • Who’s where • Planning news roundup, and much more.
Northern News June 2021 Read More »
By Taylor Moore, Planning Magazine, Spring 2021. This roundup selects just three of the 12 described in the article.
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who’ve shaped our cities Read More »
By Nico Savidge, Mercury News, May 11, 2021. One of the Bay Area’s least-used freeways could become a tree-lined boulevard with new parks, housing and other development.
By Leonardo Castañeda, Mercury News, May 7, 2021. The population loss was felt strongly in the Bay Area, where Contra Costa was the only county to gain residents.
California’s population declined for the first time, and only one Bay Area county grew Read More »
By Adrian Rodriguez, Marin Independent Journal, May 7, 2021. Repaving, extending sidewalks, and a new bike lane are part of the plan.
San Rafael council approves downtown corridor overhaul Read More »
By Austin Walsh, Daily Journal, May 3, 2021. City Council considered raising commercial linkage fees to purchase land for affordable housing development and further negotiations on some large projects.
South City scopes affordable housing options Read More »
By Lisa Song and James Temple, ProPublica, April 29, 2021. A new analysis identifies serious flaws in the methodology used by the state Air Resources Board to assign carbon offset value to forests.
Redwood Coast forests may be involved in justifying higher CO2 emissions Read More »
By Chris Lee and Marina Espinoza, California State Association of Counties, April 23, 2021. The dashboard consolidates previously scattered state housing data into an easy-to-use visual format.
HCD launches housing element Annual Progress Report dashboard Read More »
