In light of growing traffic congestion, the city of Mountain View is considering a plan to build driverless transit systems. This system would connect downtown Mountain View to the North Bayshore area, where Google’s headquarters are located. Read More »
Karen Trapenberg Frick, Assistant Adjunct Professor of City & Regional Planning at the College of Environmental Design, published a commentary in the latest issue of Urban Planning titled "Plowshares or Swords? Fostering Common Ground Across Difference". Read More »
Carolina Reid, Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning at the College of Environmental Design, argues that the passing of this proposal would be “absolutely devastating” for California. Read More »
Cycling advocates are prompting city officials to adopt plans to replace some traffic lanes with bike lanes in an attempt to increase safety for cyclists and pedestrians, ease congestion, give a boost to local businesses, and improve air quality. Read More »
The research team includes Charisma Acey, Assistant Professor of City & Regional Planning at the College of Environmental Design, who was a Co-Principal Investigator for the project.
A recent study co-authored by Associate Professor of City & Regional Planning, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design Elizabeth Macdonald revisits the wind comfort standard, examining its effectiveness in promoting pedestrian comfort.
Eduardo Marques explores the heterogeneity of urban capital and assesses its role in the production of urban space and urban policy.
On May 4, 2018, undergraduate students in City & Regional Planning Lecturer Miriam Chion’s City Planning 116 (CP116) class hosted a panel to discuss proposals aimed at reinventing the Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center, located in Downtown Berkeley.
In the first ever Y-PLAN Youth Challenge Regional Summit in Berkeley, over 50 K-12 students helped reimagine possibilities for stronger, safer communities in the Bay Area by proposing solutions to disaster-related urban planning issues.
A recently published Nature Energy article highlights energy and cost-saving recommendations to increase commute efficiency while decreasing peak energy demands.
In 2028, LA will host the Olympics for the third time. Advocates are asking: Will officials learn from the missteps of 1984 to ensure the health and safety of its most vulnerable residents?
CEO of SPUR and CED alum Gabriel Metcalf discusses the ways in which the Bay Area has changed over the past 20 years and the opportunities that await the region in an interview with the Mercury News.
Geoff Boeing (Ph.D. City & Regional Planning ‘17), a CED alumnus and postdoc in the Urban Analytics Lab at UC Berkeley, has found a way to visually represent a city in a a clever, shorthand way.
Brian Newman (M.C.P. ‘99) was announced as the new senior associate vice chancellor of UCSF Real Estate/vice president, UCSF Health.
Dean and professor of city & regional planning Jennifer Wolch was recently featured on the Design Voice Podcast, which seeks to elevate and amplify the voices of women in the architecture, engineering, and construction professions.
California is in the middle of an affordable-housing crisis. CED alumnus Rick Holliday thinks one answer lies in an old shipyard in Vallejo, about 40 minutes northeast of San Francisco.
Peter Bosselmann's new book discusses environmental quality and the long term livability of urban areas, specifically those near the coast.
Carol Galante penned an op-ed in the Sacramento Bee last week on the political debate surrounding the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act.
Eduardo Marques explores the heterogeneity of urban capital and assesses its role in the production of urban space and urban policy.
Prospective master's students are invited to attend classes, meet professors and explore Wurster Hall at this CED Open House.
