By James Rojas, February 12, 2021. A workshop on public spaces in the Diridon Station Area of San Jose was a perfect opportunity to experiment with innovative, creative, and virtual engagement tools to connect people to the planning process and influence the outcomes.
Artist-driven community engagement — and all that jazz! Read More »
By Sandra Hamlat, January 25, 2021. The City of San Francisco’s Climate Resilience Team recently prepared a white paper on a Climate-Resilient Economic Recovery.
Climate-resilient economic recovery, racial equity, and public health Read More »
By Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg, January 12, 2021. There are already signs of an early rebound in leases.
San Francisco office vacancy rate eclipses financial-crisis high Read More »
Josh Stephens, California Planning & Development Report, January 11, 2021. The unit will act as a housing ‘ombudsman’ and help cities navigate RHNA compliance.
Newsom’s proposed budget includes intergovernmental Housing Accountability Unit Read More »
NBC Bay Area, January 4, 2021, and SF Examiner, January 11, 2021. The hospital modernization and expansion promises investments in housing, transit, and workforce training, but supervisors want legal assurance of UCSF’s commitments.
SF, UCSF community benefits package for Parnassus Heights project not enforceable Read More »
Curtis Driscoll, Daily Journal Staff, January 8, 2021. A possible partnership with BART would integrate transit schedules and services.
Caltrain talks regional rail Read More »
Ben Christopher, CalMatters, January 8, 2021. It’s not clear when these proposed measures will be formally introduced and if they actually pass the legislature.
Newsom wants to send $600 to millions of Californians, extend renter protections Read More »
By David Grossman, Inverse, January 7, 2021. Contrary to their expectations, researchers found a slight increase on average across 224 cities.
New study suggests Uber and Lyft could increase car ownership Read More »
Laura Bliss, Bloomberg CityLab, January 6, 2021. City planners and equity advocates in Oakland and across the country reflect on the potential for trauma-informed planning.
‘Slow Streets’ disrupted city planning. What comes next? Read More »
By Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, January 5, 2021. Seasonal effects on rents mean they are likely to stay low for several more months.
Steep rent declines across the Bay Area in 2020 Read More »
