Category: California
San Francisco Releases Framework for Ecodistrict
The San Francisco Planning Department has released a framework for an ecodistrict in the Central Corridor, a region inside the city’s rapidly developing South of Market neighborhood. The area is expecting about 10,000 units of new housing and 35,000 new… more »
Fresno Considers Ordinance for Infill
The Fresno City Council will consider an Infill Development Act in early November that may help with the area's blueprint for growth. Under the new act, nearly half of the 76,000 residential units that Fresno is expected to need by 2035 would be infill… more »
Sacramento Railyards Redevelopment Underway
Kaid Benfield of the Natural Resources Defense Council blogged recently that Sacramento is redeveloping one of the nation's largest brownfields, transforming almost 250 acres into a new train and bus station, thousands of new homes, stores, a public mar… more »
Two High Speed Rail Plans on Fast Track
The California High Speed Rail Authority has received expedited federal approval to move forward with its final review of two new high speed rail proposals — the 60-mile Merced to Fresno segment, and the 114-mile Fresno to Bakersfield segment. The envir… more »
Parklets Demonstration in Los Angeles
Four "parklets" are about to spring up in Los Angeles, part of a pilot project that could lead to hundreds more. A parklet transforms one or two parking spaces on a busy street into a space ringed with plants, featuring benches, tables, and bike racks.… more »
Los Angeles Launches Fifty Parks Initiative
Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa recently announced the city's Fifty Parks Initiative. The city is acquiring land for fifty new parks, predominantly in park-poor, population-dense neighborhoods. The new city parks will feature a number of sustainability f… more »
San Francisco to Streamline Permitting for Urban Gardens
The city of San Francisco changed its zoning rules in 2011 to allow residents to grow and sell food from urban farms and gardens. But the process entailed working with up to seven city agencies just to get the required approvals. City Supervisor David… more »
Monumental Regional Plan for Southern California Receives Final Approval
The Southern California Association of Governments' general assembly has unanimously adopted the organization's 2012-2035 Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy. Pam O'Connor with the SCAG hailed the new plan as "a roadmap to… more »
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