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CNU NorCal Speaker Series- Heather Fargo: California's Strategic Growth Council
Submitted by srlawton on Thu, 08/09/2012 - 11:30amWednesday, August 15, 2012 - 6:00pm
Heather Fargo: California's Strategic Growth Council
YOU'RE INVITED!
Wednesday, August 15th
6:00pm (lecture begins at 6:15)
AIA East Bay
1405 Clay Street
Oakland, CA
The California Redevelopment Challenge
Submitted by srlawton on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 5:17pmLet's start thinking carefully about the policy targets for replacing California's redevelopment program.
First, consider this very cogent and pointed assessment of the current situation from USC planning professor Lisa Schweitzer.
This piece is required reading for New Urbanists practicing in California The NU movement here must be seen in context of land use, energy use and the scale of California's economy. http://www.cp-dr.com/node/3141
Retail Update: Simple Suburban Crashes, Complex Urban Thrives
Submitted by srlawton on Tue, 12/27/2011 - 3:01pmWhile Sears' K-mart unit struggles downward, the benefits of curated (but higher-cost) stores that require complex urbanism win press:
Sears to Close 100+ Kmart stores: http://bit.ly/vFXRnR
Hyper-local markets provide big economic boost: http://bit.ly/s0F1Zr