By Sandy Smith, June 16, 2021. Without auto access, businesses and visitor destinations may suffer. But some data suggest cities would be better off leaving those car-free spaces permanently car-free.
Cars want the streets back; cities could do better without them Read More »
SF skyline from Barcelona Avenue (Aliza Knox). IN THIS ISSUE: Meet a local planner • Planning through an equity lens • Cities are better without cars • Contracts compromise equity, access • Get CM ethics credits • Who’s where (7) • Planning news roundup (17) • Where in the world (4).
Northern News July-August 2021 Read More »
Catarina Kidd, AICP, interviewed Ellie Fiore, AICP, who is Director of Planning at MIG Berkeley and Vice President for Public Information for APA California. She holds degrees from Portland State and Cornell universities.
Meet a local planner: Ellie Fiore, AICP Read More »
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 »
