Planning Library
The videos, articles, podcasts, and other media linked on this page are presented as a resource to help you learn more about different types of ideas and strategies that planning as a field touches on. Some of these present ideas that can be directly incorporated into the General Plan Update, others present ideas that can be implemented through policies and programs.
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“Great public spaces are those places where celebrations are held, social and economic
exchanges occur, friends run into each other, and cultures mix.
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“Race is a reliable predictor of climate
hazard risk, including vulnerability to many of the
hazards projected to intensify under changing
climate conditions...
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“We need more housing, particularly
affordable housing, but building more housing
cannot be done in a vacuum. There is a whole
community of infrastructure that goes with
that housing...
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“The built environment is a key component of those factors and can affect all chronic conditions. Walkable neighborhoods promote physical activity, improving health outcomes
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Library by Topic
+ Covid-19 and Planning
- William Fulton (2020). Here’s what our cities will look like after the coronavirus pandemic. Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University
- Robert Muggah and Thomas Ermacora (2020). Redesigning The COVID-19 City, NPR.
- Todd Litman (2020). Planners and Pandemics: Identifying Problems and Providing Solutions. Planetizen.
- Local Government Commission (2020). Rebuilding Better — Planning for a Climate Resilient COVID-19 Recovery.
- UC Berkeley Terner Center for Housing Innovation. Right Type Right Place.
+ Land Use, Housing, and Economic Development
- American Planning Association, California Chapter (2020). Housing Debate, CalPlanner.
- League of California Cities (2019). A 2018 Guide to New Housing Law in California.
- Donald Shoup (2019). Graduated Density Zoning.
+ Urban Design and Placemaking
- Project for Public Spaces (2009). What Makes a Successful Place.
- Project for Public Spaces (2015). The Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper Transformation of Public Spaces.
- 99% Invisible (2019). Palaces for the People.
- Jan Gehl (2015). In Search of the Human Scale.
- Walter Hood (2018). How Urban Spaces Can Preserve History and Build Community.
- Cara Courage (2017). Placemaking and Community.
+ Community Health and Equity
- California Office of Planning and Research (2017). Healthy Communities.
- ChangeLab Solutions (2020). Long-Range Planning for Health, Equity & Prosperity A Primer for Local Governments.
- Designed to Move (2015). Active Cities.
- Anna Ricklin, AICP and Sagar Shah (2017). Metrics for Planning Healthy Communities. American Planning Association.
- Plan4Health (2016). Health in all Planning Policies.
- American Planning Association (2017). Healthy Communities Policy Guide.
- Citylab (2018). The Age-Friendly City Can't Just Be for the Wealthy.
+ Environment and Climate Change
- Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance (2015). Framework for Long-Term Deep Carbon Reduction Planning.
- Urban Sustainability Director’s Network and Raimi + Associates (2017). Guide to Equitable, Community Driven Climate Preparedness Planning.
- American Planning Association (2015). Sustaining Places: Best Practices for Comprehensive Plans.
+ Arts and Culture
- Adrian Ellis (2020). Not a Pretty Picture.
- Theaster Gates (2015). How to Revive a Neighborhood: with Imagination, Beauty, and Art.
- American Planning Association (2011). Economic Vitality-Arts and Culture Briefing Papers.
+ Transportation
- 99% Invisible (2020). Missing the Bus.
- Jeff Speck (2013). The Walkable City.
- Smart Growth America and National Complete Streets Coalition (2019). Dangerous by Design.
- Richard Wilson (2016). Parking Management for Smart Growth.
- Brian Taylor (2017). Congestion is Counter-Intuitive and Fixable.
- Janette Sadik-Khan (2013). New York’s streets? Not so mean anymore.