Solving the stakeholder engagement puzzle, by Al Savay, AICP. The ideal is everyone in agreement at the final decision-making point. PAGE 1 Plan Bay Area draft EIR available. Public workshops will be held in April and May on MTC’s draft Plan Bay Area and EIR. PAGE 7 Off-site public improvements as a Map Condition. By Alan A. Sozio, Thomas D. Jex, and […]
Alex Steffen, Planetary Futurist, Journalist/Author, Entrepreneur, and Thought Leader. Alex Steffen is a global voice of clarity on sustainability, social innovation and planetary futurism. He is an award-winning writer who speaks to audiences around the world. Alex was Executive Editor of Worldchanging.com after he co-founded the organization in 2003 until it closed in 2010. See
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Next Wednesday (Mar. 20, 2013), the Sustainability Committee is supporting Passive House California’s one-day symposium on Building Carbon Zero California: Implementing Efficiency for Cities and Regions. Go here for more information and to register (see also Passive House California). The basic information is excerpted below with additional information provided for the main speakers. In addition,
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The Board is seeking a dedicated individual to serve as Membership Director and improve membership services. Please see below for more information. Nominations will be open until March 31, 2013.
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Meet a local planner. A new column by Tania Sheyner, AICP. PAGE 1 AB 1616, the California Homemade Food Act. The planning and zoning issues the law poses for cities and counties, and the regulatory and oversight roles that local governments can still play. Stephen A. McEwen, Esq. PAGE 4 A short history of the professionalization of city planning. How we became
Now is the time to apply for the APA California Northern Section 2013 Planning Awards for outstanding planning projects, programs, and people. The purpose of the Northern Section Awards Program is to encourage quality in planning and increase the public’s awareness of the planning profession by honoring the most outstanding efforts in planning in the
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If you have a Linked-In account, go here to read the info and join the discussion. Or just read the following: Sustainable Communities Division events at the 2013 APA National Conference Preliminary programs for this year’s national conference (in Chicago, April 13-17) are arriving in your mailbox this week. Mark your calendars for the three
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A new era for Housing Elements? By Pete Parkinson, AICP, and Barbara Kautz, FAICP. PAGE 1. HCD’s Housing Element Update Guidance will make housing element reviews less frustrating. San Jose State students assess an urban neighborhood. Dwight Brown, Jennifer Piozet, Jacqueline Vance. PAGE 7 Newby Island recovers resources, generates power. By Ray Hashimoto, AICP, and
<<As of 011913, this draft appearin in the Northern News is being expanded with additional links and possibly discussion>> (Note: originally published in the Northern News, Plan-it sustainably Column, February 2013.) Welcome to 2013. The New Year begins with a mixed but hopeful forecast for sustainability even as unsustainability trends accelerate and responses seem tepid.
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We are looking for enthusiastic and energetic individuals willing to serve on the 2013 APA California Chapter – Northern Awards Jury. Each juror will independently review and evaluate some of the finest planning work from within the Section, then will confer with the jury to determine the winners.
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