By Maggie Angst, Mercury News, May 26, 2021. The monumental project marks the largest economic development deal ever made in San Jose.
San Jose approves Google’s downtown village and campus in historic vote Read More »
From Office of Planning and Research, May 24, 2021. OPR’s survey reveals the impacts of COVID-19 on city and county planning departments and actions taken on a range of current challenges.
2020 annual statewide planning survey results released Read More »
By J.K. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, May 21, 2021. The legislation requires 15 percent of new housing units be affordable to low-income families and that the projects be built with union labor.
SB 7 could speed up housing, but it’s unclear how much it will help Read More »
Tom Holub describes how shared mobility principles for equitable access are compromised in toothless public-private partnership agreements. You can help improve those.
Compromising equity and accessibility Read More »
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 »
