Photo Courtesy of Flickr user Ciccio Pizzettaro From SPUR: Higher projected ridership, lower total costs and a greater than 300 percent return in GDP are just a few of the headlines of the new business plan for California’s high-speed rail project. Come get insight from the inside on what’s happening with the project and what the […]

"The living architecture movement is flourishing as green roofs go vertical and are increasingly integrated into city policies. One of the leading thinkers in restorative landscape design, Paul Kephart of Rana Creek (designer of the California Academy of Science’s green roof), will join us for a presentation of new green roof designs, living landscape projects […]

Image courtesy of Flickr user niallkennedy Diridon Station will become one of California’s most transit-rich areas in the future, and the draft Diridon Station Area Plan, which projects 25,000 new jobs and 2,500 new housing units, will be the major driver for its growth. Come learn about the highlights of the plan and the key policies […]

"With the T-Third Street Muni line running for three years now, how is Third Street evolving? For an overview, Tom Evans from the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency will outline the Bayview Master Plan. We’ll also get to hear about two new projects: Bay Oaks senior housing and planned affordable housing, and gold LEED registered Armstrong […]

From SPUR: The many statewide agencies responsible for regulating and planning energy use — including the California Environmental Protection Agency, California Air Resources Board and California Energy Commission — have recognized they cannot reach California’s ambitious clean energy goals without identifying their policy interdependencies and improving cooperation. A new jointly issued report, California’s Clean Energy Future,will guide the next decade of coordinated […]