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 projects and planners shined in […]
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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 use planners. Alexandra Barnhill. PAGE
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 vastly improved capacity, computing capability, and comprehensive
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 in PDF or a virtual
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 read as a PDF, click
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 a virtual online magazine. PDF, Section
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
Crowdsourcing and virtual town halls: New ways to engage. Bay Area cities adjust to life after Redevelopment Available in two PDFs or a virtual online magazine. PDF, Section A PDF, Section B northern-news-April-2012
Legislative Director Alexandra Barnhill, Esq., reviews the RDA dissolution process along with Senate and Assembly bills designed to prolong some services. (PAGE 1). Kelsey Moldenke, AICP, shares some of his year-long urban planning experiences working in India. (PAGE 5). Available as a PDF or a virtual online magazine. To download the PDF, click here. northern-news-March-2012
Section A Redevelopment as we’ve known it is gone, but the issues it was originally designed to address are not (PAGE 1). What you can do to make yourself more competitive in today’s tight job market (PAGE 7). Section B Housing preferences are changing rapidly as homeownership rates decline (PAGE 13). Strategic sustainability challenges (PAGE
