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.
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.
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.
Once a punch line for developers, a sturdier and improved version of pre-fabricated housing could be making a comeback as Bay Area developers try to speed up construction, cut building costs and add desperately needed housing.
CED alumnus David Cooke (M.U.D. ‘15) was recently featured in the Adelaide Review for the latest work coming out of his urban design and architecture studio, City Collective.
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.
Carolina Reid, assistant professor of city and regional planning and faculty research adviser at UC Berkeley’s Terner Center for Housing Innovation, was recently honored with 2018’s Best Article Award in the Journal of Urban Affairs.
