New land-use law's message: build near transit
San Francisco Chronicle (November 2008)
Many California planning and environmental groups are heralding the passage of legislation designed to address global warming by curbing suburban sprawl as a watershed moment, perhaps the state's most important land-use law in more than 30 years.
Calthorpe was green when it wasn't easy
Sacramento Business Journal (November 2008)
Picture this: America faces a looming energy crisis as fuel prices soar and people realize that gas-guzzling vehicles and suburban sprawl are too expensive and environmentally harmful to maintain. Suddenly, public transit and energy efficient homes and buildings seem like a great alternative.
Angelides proposes 397 environmentally friendly homes for East Sac
Sacramento Business Journal (August 2008)
Developer Phil Angelides and John Laing Homes have proposed 397 single-family houses on the 48-acre Centrage land along the American River near the East Sacramento and McKinley Park neighborhoods, where past proposals for high-rises and a commercial park died under withering criticism from neighbors.
Planned City Rises Within a City in the Southwest
New York Times (September 2007)
A 25-square-mile stretch of flat acreage here with sweeping views of the Sandia Mountains -- said to be the largest tract of undeveloped land in the United States within one city's limits -- is being transformed into a master-planned community that may take 30 years to build.
Instant Urbanism: Citified suburbs becoming new model for the Bay Area
San Francisco Chronicle (April 2007)
Buildings as high as five stories hug the sidewalk, most cloaked in dignified stone but some in crisp modern glass. A movie marquee jabs up like a needle across from a plaza that has a skating rink in winter and a busy pub year-round.
2006 ULI J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development: Peter Calthorpe
Urban Land Institute
