Democracy in action: Berkeley’s Downtown Area Plan, by Matthew Taecker, AICP. Highrise? In Berkeley? It took seven years, but Berkeley has finally adopted a downtown plan to replace a 1990 plan. Available in two PDFs or a virtual online magazine. PDF, Section A PDF, Section B northern-news-May-2012
Click here to view the recipients of the 2012 Northern Section Planning Awards. The awards will be presented at the 2012 Planning Awards Celebration on Friday, May 11 at the PARC 55 Wyndham Hotel in San Francisco. Join us!
Announcing the Northern Section 2012 Planning Awards Winners! Read More »
Crowdsourcing and virtual town halls: New ways to engage. Bay Area cities adjust to life after Redevelopment Available in two PDFs or a virtual online magazine. PDF, Section A PDF, Section B northern-news-April-2012
Legislative Director Alexandra Barnhill, Esq., reviews the RDA dissolution process along with Senate and Assembly bills designed to prolong some services. (PAGE 1). Kelsey Moldenke, AICP, shares some of his year-long urban planning experiences working in India. (PAGE 5). Available as a PDF or a virtual online magazine. To download the PDF, click here. northern-news-March-2012
Section A Redevelopment as we’ve known it is gone, but the issues it was originally designed to address are not (PAGE 1). What you can do to make yourself more competitive in today’s tight job market (PAGE 7). Section B Housing preferences are changing rapidly as homeownership rates decline (PAGE 13). Strategic sustainability challenges (PAGE
Section A The once and future General Plan; Distributed renewable energy – Plan on it; Urban fabric – Strategies for American cities; Mentorship. Section B Reinventing the General Plan; Plan-it Sustainably; Clean Energy showcase.
December 2011/January 2012 Read More »
“How ‘Less is More’ in solving the parking dilemma,” by Janet Palma, AICP: A short introduction to the GreenTRIP program and its director, Ann Cheng, with lots of links. northern-news-November-2011
Redistricting—my view as a Commissioner By Connie Galambos Malloy, AICP northern-news-September-2011
SCS—What’s the big idea? Moving toward adoption in 2013, the Bay Area Sustainable Communities Strategy will change where our cities grow By Naphtali H. Knox, FAICP, Editor northern-news-July-2011
