Northern News archives
February 2014
Home deconstruction program reduces landfill waste and promotes recycling. By Scott McKay, AICP. PAGE 1 Meet a local planner. Jennifer Piozet, associate editor, interviews Jason Rogers, AICP, senior planner with the City of San Jose. PAGE 4 November membership survey results. By Scott Davidson, AICP. PAGE 8 National APA awards go…
December 2013/January 2014
Exurban and super-high density. By Jennifer Piozet, associate editor. Turkish hillside development and its impacts on existing housing. PAGE 1 Where in the world. Photo by Elizabeth Rynecki. PAGE 4 Call for nominations, APA California Northern 2014 awards. PAGE 8 Planning students make an impact with Fall events. By Mark Young and Amanda Becker. PAGE 11 Eight…
November 2013
San Francisco’s street wars, By James Rojas & Fay Darmawi. Re-imagining Columbus Avenue. PAGE 1 Call for Section Treasurer nominations. PAGE 3 Legislative Year in Review for land use planners, By Alexander Barnhill. Another year without major CEQA reform. PAGE 5 More eastern span photos. PAGE 16 Australian planning surprises, By John F. Livingstone, AICP. PAGE…
October 2013
Artists and community beautify San Jose Neighborhoods. By Tina Morrill. Art Box Project encourages community pride, reduces graffiti. PAGE 1 John Blayney, FAICP, 1927-2013: An appreciation. Ellen Greenberg, AICP, honors long-time Bay Area planner. PAGE 4 Who’s where: Gitelman, Hefner, Moloney, Sharma, Watson, and Wong. PAGE 5 Letters: W. Paul Farmer, FAICP; Gary Binger. PAGE 7…
September 2013
Light rail returns to LA’s West Side, By Ellen Gelbard. 15.2-mile “Expo line” will soon serve western LA County. PAGE 1 Bay Area Bike Share. By Jonathan Schuppert, AICP. Bike Share launches with 70 stations and 700 bikes. PAGE 8 Due process. By Stephen A. McEwen, Esq. Recent appellate decisions clarify how local agencies should…
July/August 2013
Locals assist Vietnam preservation efforts. Stefan Pellegrini, AICP, reports on a two-week workshop to establish policies for lands surrounding Hué’s historic, world heritage monuments. PAGE 1 Meet a local planner. Tania Sheyner, AICP, interviews Kim Jordan, Ukiah senior planner. Fifth in a series. PAGE 6 Plan-it sustainably, by Dave Javid, AICP. The future of livable…
June 2013
Infill and reuse enliven Oakland’s Uptown, Matt Taecker, AICP. PAGE 1 When CEQA and Initiatives collide, planners need to be prepared, Matthew Visick and Alexandra Barnhill. Proactively analyze environmental impact when a land use measure is proposed for the ballot. PAGE 9 Northern Section’s 2014 international planning tour, Alex Hinds and…
May 2013
Tweet, like, post. How APA California – Northern Section is using social media, by Erik S. Balsley, AICP. PAGE 1 Shared equity homeownership. San Francisco’s Below Market program preserves future affordability. Condensed from HUD USER, Fall 2012. PAGE 8 Chicago conference reminiscences, by Naphtali H. Knox, FAICP. PAGE 9 Creating better streets. The…
April 2013
Solving the stakeholder engagement puzzle, by Al Savay, AICP. The ideal is everyone in agreement at the final decision-making point. PAGE 1 Plan Bay Area draft EIR available. Public workshops will be held in April and May on MTC’s draft Plan Bay Area and EIR. PAGE 7 Off-site public improvements as a Map Condition. By Alan A….
March 2013
Meet a local planner. A new column by Tania Sheyner, AICP. PAGE 1 AB 1616, the California Homemade Food Act. The planning and zoning issues the law poses for cities and counties, and the regulatory and oversight roles that local governments can still play. Stephen A. McEwen, Esq. PAGE 4 A short history of the professionalization of…