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Stream 5 – Pushing the Boundaries: Net Positive Buildings (SB13), CaGBC National Conference and Expo, Vancouver BC, June 4-6, 2013 D. Waldron, Synapse Strategies/University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada A. Cayuela, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada D. Miller, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada ABSTRACT: Emerging approaches support regenerative design and development at the […]

Plan-it sustainably  By Scott T. Edmondson, AICP, Northern News, September 2014 A peek into the future of planning and sustainable urban development tools What if SimCity were more than just a video game and you could imagine your city in the future, apply real-life zoning standards, and whip up 3D visualization of the resulting urban

Next class, Feb/May 2015.  Applications due by Jan. 9, 2015.  Click here for information.

University of California, Rm 106 Wurster Hall, Berkeley, 11:30am-2:30pm.  CM | self-report option (1-4 credits) Come hear the final UCB class assessment and recommendations of a SWOT analysis of our One Bay Plan Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS) on local sustainability planning in 11 Bay Area Cities: Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Mountain View, Oakland, Petaluma, Richmond,

Northern News invites you to submit photos for its magazine cover and for its “Where in the world” feature. The newsletter uses a cover photo and a WITW photo 10 times each year. Cover photos will be cropped to square format and should be at least 3000 pixels wide. The subject can be anything of

The 2014 APA California Northern Section Election ballot is now available. The elected Board positions on the ballot are Director-Elect and Administrative Director. Voting is now open and closes on November 30th. We encourage all members to take a few minutes to review the nominee statements published in the November 2014 issue of Northern News.

The APA California – Northern Section Holiday Party is around the corner, and if you haven’t bought your tickets, make sure to do that now! This year’s event will be held this Friday, November 21, 2014 in San Francisco at Bluestem Brasserie. As always, we will have a drawing for the California Planning Foundation to

Asian Diversity Oakland Chinatown is just a few blocks away from Downtown Oakland and encompasses an area roughly between the 12th Street City Center and Lake Merritt BART Stations. Its boundaries are generally 12th Street to the north, Oak Street and Laney College to the east, I-880 to the south, and Broadway to the west.

The Original Transit Village Get your cameras ready, Rockridge is the Bay Area’s original transit village. You won’t find a TOD Master Plan or complicated redevelopment scheme here; this neighborhood has evolved organically for more than a century. Today, it is an Oakland showcase, beloved for its Craftsman bungalows, tony restaurants and food markets, funky