As California brings the gas-powered car era to a close, let's remember: It was just awful enough, at just the right moment, to inspire a revolution in land use regulation. >>read more

The state's MPOs will be sitting large amounts of cash to implement sustainable communities strategies -- a boon to local governments and planning consultants alike. >>read more

We're supposed to hate Solvang's kitsch. But it's got great bones -- for several blocks in all directions >>read more

Broad ruling in Sacramento case gives cities great lattitude in approving infill projects. >>read more

Thanks to SB 375, we have all kinds of transportation and land use policies designed to reduce driving. It's time to start figuring out whether they work. >>read more

“California’s SB 375 and the Pursuit of Sustainable and Affordable Development” zeroes in on SB 375’s influence on housing policy and housing production in the state’s four major urban regions. >>read more

Air Resources Board lowers 2035 targets by a percentage point, or more, for many MPOs >>read more

A coalition of civil rights groups is suing the Air Resources Board, claiming its 2017 greenhouse gas reduction Scoping Plan will impede development of housing >>read more

The environmental review law often runs along a completely separate track from planning and policy processes -- thus causing a lot of confusion. >>read more

Justices overturn lower court but can't say what adequate GHG analysis would be in the future. >>read more