Podcast

<p> Rick Cole, the consummate California urbanist, is the new executive director of the Congress for the New Urbanism.</p>

Bill Fulton and Josh Stephens break down the biggest trend in local planning -- the abolition of single-unit zoning -- and a few of the key land-use bills, out of many, that the legislature is considering. >>Listen Now

In November, Nithya Raman became only the second trained urban planner to be elected to the Los Angeles city council. CP&DR spoke with Raman about how planning influences her political agenda.

Bill and Josh discuss CP&DR's most popular stories of the year.

An impressive array of books on urban planning came out in 2020; Bill and Josh discuss with Planetizen Editor James Brasuell.

Even as the single-family home maintains its grip on the American Dream, alternatives are emerging. Author Diana Lind explores the future of housing in her new book Brave New Home. >>read more

Anna Nelson, of advocacy group Neighbors for more Neighbors, will tell the California APA conference how grassroots activism defeated single-unit zoning in Minneapolis.

Bill Fulton and Josh Stephens host a roundtable of Black planners from around the state.

SCAG Regional Council President Rex Richardson proposed a resolution to declare racism a public health crisis and a top priority for SCAG >>read more

New head of Bay Area think tank discusses housing, tech, and the impact of the pandemic. >>read more

Planners often focus on the minutiae of their cities. But cities are greater than the sum of their parts. CP&DR Contributing Editor Josh Stephens explains how the parts fit together in California.

Josh Stephens speaks with California APA President Julia Lave Johnston.