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Eulogy For W. David Conn, William Siembieda
Focus: The Journal Of Planning Practice And Education | Journal Of The City And Regional Planning Department | Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo | Volume 14
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Form-Based Codes: An Overview Of The Literature, Evan Evangelopoulos, Cornelius Nuworsoo
Form-Based Codes: An Overview Of The Literature, Evan Evangelopoulos, Cornelius Nuworsoo
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Urban form, sustainability, community vision, place specificity, code document clarity, and efficiency of the development process are identified as the essential themes behind form-based codes by Evan Evangelopoulos and Cornelius Nurworsoo. The authors note the need to develop measurable parameters to better study these themes and understand the impact of form-based codes in their effort to reform US cities and move them away from Euclidian zoning.
Learning From California: Highlights Of Crp Studios 2015/2016 Ay, Hemalata C. Dandekar
Learning From California: Highlights Of Crp Studios 2015/2016 Ay, Hemalata C. Dandekar
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Dr. Hemalata Dandekar highlights the studio projects from both BSCRP and MCRP programs during the 2015-16 academic year. The studios are fundamental in the learn-by-doing pedagogy embraced by the department, and they help shape students into professionals that are fully engaged with their communities.
"Toward An Urban Design Manifesto" Revisited, Ivor Samuels
"Toward An Urban Design Manifesto" Revisited, Ivor Samuels
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“Toward an Urban Design Manifesto”, co-authored by Donald Appleyard and Allan Jacobs in the early 1980s, was highly influential in how we understand urbanism in the XXI century. Like other seminal documents, it represented the paradigm shift from modernism to contemporary planning and urban design. Professor Ivor Samuels, an international expert on urban morphology and urban design who often contributes to FOCUS, discusses the Manifesto’s continuing revelance to European and wider contexts.
Conversations With Alumni: Spotlight On Jimmy Ochoa And Orchid Monroy-Ochoa
Conversations With Alumni: Spotlight On Jimmy Ochoa And Orchid Monroy-Ochoa
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2015 California Climate Action Planning Conference Keynote Address, Salud Carbajal
2015 California Climate Action Planning Conference Keynote Address, Salud Carbajal
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In August 2015, Cal Poly’s CRP Department hosted the second Climate Action Planning Conference to discuss local, state, national and international climate issues. The keynote address was provided by then Santa Barbara County Supervisor Salud Carbajal�. His words framed the action�-oriented vision for the conference, and define much of what the CRP family continues to focus on as a part of their teaching and scholarship.
Focus: The Journal Of Planning Practice And Education | Journal Of The City And Regional Planning Department | Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo | Volume 12
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Shifting The Tide: Transit-Oriented Development And Active Transportation Planning In Los Angeles, Forrest Chamberlain, William W. Riggs
Shifting The Tide: Transit-Oriented Development And Active Transportation Planning In Los Angeles, Forrest Chamberlain, William W. Riggs
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Los Angeles (LA) has the reputation of an auto dependent city. Although the region is served by a robust public transportation system, the majority of the population commutes by automobile and has developed in sprawling manner leading to poor air quality, traffic congestion and unsafe streets. Despite this, in recent years, the LA region has made significant headway in reversing sprawl and automobile use. This has included encouraging greater land use densities around transit stations, coupled with investments to active transportation systems. This article presents an overview of the historical context of automobile dependency in Los Angeles, the current transit-oriented …
Introduction To The M-Group, Geoff I. Bradley
Design Codes In England - New Urbanist Inspiration?, Ivor Samuels
Design Codes In England - New Urbanist Inspiration?, Ivor Samuels
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Regional Governance In The San Francisco Bay Area: The History Of The Association Of Bay Area Governments, Hing Wong
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Designing Resiliency In An Unstainable World, Lewis Knight
Designing Resiliency In An Unstainable World, Lewis Knight
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Preparing A Local Hazard Mitigation Plan: A Case Study In Watsonville, Ca, Emily Lipoma
Preparing A Local Hazard Mitigation Plan: A Case Study In Watsonville, Ca, Emily Lipoma
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Sustainability Planning In Las Vegas, Richard Rojas
Focus: Journal Of The City And Regional Planning Department, Volume 10
Focus: Journal Of The City And Regional Planning Department, Volume 10
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Designing A Sustainable Future For Vietnam, Abraham Sheppard
Designing A Sustainable Future For Vietnam, Abraham Sheppard
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Multi Location Disaster In Three Countries: Comparing The Recovery Process In Japan, Chile And New Zealand, William Siembieda
Multi Location Disaster In Three Countries: Comparing The Recovery Process In Japan, Chile And New Zealand, William Siembieda
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Paul Wack: Teaching Is Fun... An Interview With The Editor, Vicente Del Rio
Paul Wack: Teaching Is Fun... An Interview With The Editor, Vicente Del Rio
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Caltrans Embraces Complete Streets On The Central Coast, Adam Fukushima
Caltrans Embraces Complete Streets On The Central Coast, Adam Fukushima
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Illustrated Design Model For Strategic Growth In San Luis Obispo County, Schani Siong
Illustrated Design Model For Strategic Growth In San Luis Obispo County, Schani Siong
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Unconventional Urbanism, Chad Endicott, Mark Polhemus
Going Green In Marin County, Alex Hinds
Understanding Tourism At Heritage Religious Sites, Daniel Levi, Sara Kocher
Understanding Tourism At Heritage Religious Sites, Daniel Levi, Sara Kocher
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Note From The Editor, Vicente Del Rio
Focus: Journal Of The City And Regional Planning Department, Volume 6
Focus: Journal Of The City And Regional Planning Department, Volume 6
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Making California Safer: Crp Prepares The 2007 State Hazard Mitigation Plan, Kenneth Topping, William Siembieda, Michael R. Boswell
Making California Safer: Crp Prepares The 2007 State Hazard Mitigation Plan, Kenneth Topping, William Siembieda, Michael R. Boswell
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For a little over a year, a Cal Poly team--led by these featured authors--was engaged in preparing California’s Hazard Mitigation Plan, which was officially adopted in December 2007. This important work proves the capacity of Cal Poly and, specifically, the CRP Department in engaging in community outreach. The plan will facilitate mitigation planning and actions by the various federal, state, and local agencies and stakeholders, leading the way towards a safer California.
Green Neighborhood Standards From A Planning Perspective: The Leed For Neighborhood Development (Leed-Nd), Elissa Black
Green Neighborhood Standards From A Planning Perspective: The Leed For Neighborhood Development (Leed-Nd), Elissa Black
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The US Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) national system became the country’s prominent promoter of green design practices. In expanding their approach towards environmental sustainability, the GBC is now developing standards for neighborhood development. In this essay, Elissa Black discusses these important issues and their implications for planning practice, giving us a hint of the master’s project she is currently developing.
Steps Towards A New Suburbia: The Benefits Of Comprehensive Planning, Colin Drukker, Lisa Jabuka
Steps Towards A New Suburbia: The Benefits Of Comprehensive Planning, Colin Drukker, Lisa Jabuka
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As noted by The Planning Center in the presentation to CRP design studios in 2006, because most residential growth in the US will continue to happen in the suburbs, we must concentrate our efforts in planning for better suburban development. The authors write about The Planning Center’s philosophy towards providing for better communities and for sense of place in the suburbia, and they illustrate their discussion with three recent case-studies.