Northern News archives
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…
February 2013
A new era for Housing Elements? By Pete Parkinson, AICP, and Barbara Kautz, FAICP. PAGE 1. HCD’s Housing Element Update Guidance will make housing element reviews less frustrating. San Jose State students assess an urban neighborhood. Dwight Brown, Jennifer Piozet, Jacqueline Vance. PAGE 7 Newby Island recovers resources, generates power….
December 2012/January 2013
A Taiwan reflection. A planning intern summarizes her experience. Lydia Yen. PAGE 1 Director’s note. Recap of Northern Section accomplishments, 2011–2012. Hanson Hom, AICP. PAGE 3 “Smart Parking” solutions. Summary of policy workshop on AB 904. PAGE 7 Holiday Party photos. PAGE 13 The 2013 Northern Section planning awards. Which…
November 2012
Lessons learned from LEED to lean. We can promote pedestrian mobility and wellness with mixed-use zoning models. Peter Pirnejad. PAGE 1 What’s inside: complete contents, PAGE 2 Your help wanted to plan Chapter Conference in 2015 in Northern Section. Hanson Hom, AICP. PAGE 3 2012 Legislative Year in Review for land…
October 2012
Beyond Boom-Bust-Boom. The 2010 census shows how remarkably San Jose changed in 10 years. Michael Bills. PAGE 1 What’s inside: complete contents, PAGE 2 Director’s note, Hanson Hom, AICP. P. 3 Intelligent gigabyte cities — the wave of the future. Michele Rodriguez, AICP, looks at our outmoded energy system and grid and what smart grid can offer in…
September 2012
Green update for supportive housing in Berkeley, HUD USER. PAGE 1 What’s inside: complete contents, PAGE 2 Director’s note, Hanson Hom. Upcoming election for two board positions. Nominations for FAICP. PAGE 3 Norcal roundup, Erik Balsley. PAGE 5 Plan-it Sustainably: Biophilic cities. Scott Edmondson. PAGE 9 Measuring Healthy Development, Poonam Narkar. PAGE 13 Available…
July/August 2012
Grants fund San Francisco Planning to 1.5 million annually. PAGE 1 What’s inside: complete contents, PAGE 2 Wrap-up of recent planning-related court decisions. PAGE 8 Who’s where: Julie B. Eldridge, AICP; Delilah Leval; Lisa Bates; John David Beutler, AICP. PAGE 10 Available in PDF or a virtual online magazine. To…
June 2012
Birds of a feather flock together: The Jailbirds of Elmwood Prison, by Bill Goggin, senior biologist at EMC Planning Group, PAGE 1 What’s inside: complete contents, PAGE 2 Volunteering: an interview with Jennifer Lehane, PAGE 5 2012 Planning Award Winners, APA California – Northern, PAGE 9 Available in two PDFs or…
May 2012
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