Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Urban Planning

Andres Power Helps Lead a Streets Renaissance One Parklet at a Time

By Bryan Goebel | May 9, 2011 | 10 Comments

City planners often get very little public recognition for the work they do, and can sometimes take the heat on a project if it doesn’t prove politically popular. In the case of San Francisco’s revolutionary Pavement to Parks program, the early resistance to reclaiming public space from cars to create convivial spaces for people has […]

Transit: The Greenest Technology

By Peter Calthorpe | Feb 3, 2011 | 2 Comments

Editor’s note: This concludes our 5-part series of excerpts from Peter Calthorpe’s book, “Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change.” Thanks to Island Press, a few lucky Streetsblog readers will be selected to receive a free copy of the book. To enter the contest, fill out this form. We’ll choose the winners tomorrow. The most […]

Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change: Green Technology

By Peter Calthorpe | Feb 2, 2011 | 4 Comments

Editor’s note: This week, we continue our 5-part series of excerpts from Peter Calthorpe’s book, “Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change.” This is installment number four. Thanks to Island Press, a few lucky Streetsblog readers will be selected to receive a free copy of the book. To enter the contest, fill out this form. […]

Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change: Urbanism Expanded

By Peter Calthorpe | Feb 1, 2011 | No Comments

Editor’s note: This week, we continue our 5-part series of excerpts from Peter Calthorpe’s book, “Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change.” This is installment number three. Thanks to Island Press, a few lucky Streetsblog readers will be selected to receive a free copy of the book. To enter the contest, fill out this form. […]

Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change: Vision California

By Peter Calthorpe | Jan 26, 2011 | 17 Comments

Editor’s note: This week and next, we’re presenting a 5-part series of excerpts from Peter Calthorpe’s book, “Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change.” This is installment number two. Thanks to Island Press, a few lucky Streetsblog readers will be selected to receive a free copy of the book. To enter the contest, fill out […]

Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change

By Peter Calthorpe | Jan 25, 2011 | 17 Comments

Editor’s note: Today we are very pleased to begin a five-part series of excerpts from Peter Calthorpe’s book, “Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change.” Keep reading this week and next to learn how you can win a copy of the book from Island Press. I take as a given that climate change is an […]

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