Northern News archives
February 2015
Why do we love City Planning? David Hogan, AICP. Contestants reply. Page 1 How much Public Space does a city need? Greg Scruggs, Next City. When we think about public space, we overlook the largest single public space asset in any city’s rolls: streets. Page 7 2015 APA Northern Section awards. Enter nominations by March 5…
December 2014–January 2015
10 Great Novels every urbanist should read, Anna Clark. Selected fiction: failures and possibilities of city planning. Page 1 Plan-it sustainably, Scott T. Edmondson, AICP. APA’s new Sustainability Champion program. Page 4 Boomers, Millennials, and changing demographics. Melissa Ruhl reports on SJSU symposium: the sharing economy, transportation, and housing. Page…
November 2014
Latino Vernacular, James Rojas. Cultural values are transforming our streets. P. 1 Meet a local planner, Siân Llewellyn, AICP, interviews Hing Wong, AICP. Page 4 2014 APA Holiday Party, Nov. 21, Bluestem Brasserie, San Francisco. Page 8 Northern Section Board elections in Nov. Brief candidate statements. Page 10 Oakland wants you! Call for presenta-tions, panelists, moderators, and…
October 2014
Big changes on horizon for traffic impact analysis under CEQA. Stephen E. Velyvis and Amy E. Hoyt, Page 1 Where in the world. Hugh Graham, P. 3 My Oakland. Erika J. Sawyer, AICP, interviews Mike Rivera, Page 7 Japan’s Bullet Train turns 50. Cameron Allen McKean, NEXT CITY. World’s first high-speed rail network remains the gold standard in…
September 2014
Around the Bay in 500 miles. Jonathan Berlin, recipient, Northern News Silver Pen Award. The San Francisco Bay Trail, 25 years old and a planning landmark. Page 1 Plan-it sustainably. Scott T. Edmondson, AICP. SF experiments with new visualization tools. Page 7 Five from area receive State APA awards. Page 9 Downtown San Jose is becoming…
July/August 2014
Old meets new as mixed-use campus opens in Oakland. By Lyn Hikida. Historic St. Joseph’s complex adapted for affordable housing. Page 1 Our 2015 Chapter Conference logo. Designed by Circlepoint’s Amie Krager to showcase Oakland’s skyline and roots. Page 7 My Oakland. Erika J. Sawyer, AICP, interviews Rosie Dudley — urban designer, Oakland resident,…
June 2014
Report from the APA Conference. Barry Miller, FAICP. The good and not so good of the Atlanta conference. Page 1 Meet a local planner. Siân Llewellyn, AICP, interviews Alex Amoroso, AICP, principal planner, Berkeley. Page 3 Planners’ program in Brazil. Northern section’s newest international collaboration and exchange program. Page 5 2014 Award winners, APA California-Northern. Summaries and photos…
May 2014
Smart Growth America honors Bay Area cities. Peter Costa, AICP, PTP. Oakland, Hayward, and Livermore cited for complete streets policies. Page 1 Meet a local planner. Naphtali H. Knox, FAICP, interviews Joe Horwedel, AICP, p. 5 Ecodistricts: from notions to actions. Scott T. Edmonson, AICP. Moving from sustainability ideas to neighborhood action. Page 8 Two thirds of California’s developed…
April 2014
My Oakland. Erik Balsley, AICP, interviews Cindy Ma. Second in a series. Page 1 Planners, public health, and healthy cities. Donald W. Bradley, Ph.D., AICP. Our full circle on public health. Page 3 Meet a local planner. Jennifer Piozet interviews Michael Groves, AICP. Page 6 Two research projects seek input. California’s…
March 2014
So you want to be a Planning Director. Curtis S. Williams, AICP. Five key characteristics for becoming a successful planning director. Page 1 Meet a local planner. Jennifer Piozet interviews Siân Llewellyn, AICP, Vice Pres. design+planning, AECOM. Page 4 Pollution in paradise. Adam Turréy and Dana Turréy. Thailand: rapid development, lax environmental…