Recent iurd_cs items

Hidden Density

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Paul Fassinger has more than 20 years of experience working in the fields of planning, forecasting and economic modeling. His work has emphasized economic and demographic analysis at the regional and local levels. Fassinger has been responsible for a number of forecasts for the San Francisco Bay Area and other regions of California. He is also actively involved in Bay Area and California housing issues. He holds MS and PhD degrees from Cornell University and an undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley.

The City of Santa Cruz ADU Program

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Berg oversees the City of Santa Cruz’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund and Inclusionary Housing Program as well as the HUD CDBG and HOME Programs. In 2003 Berg developed Santa Cruz’s Accessory Dwelling Unit Program, which won national APA, AI and EPA awards.

The Potential for Second Units in the East Bay

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The Center for Community Innovation is assessing both the social and individual benefits of second units as well as their potential to accommodate future housing needs in the East Bay.

Infilling California

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Infilling California

Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Infill need not be limited to cities. Suburban landscapes—shopping plazas, campus-style office parks, and vast residential subdivisions—can be creatively transformed and adaptively re-used as well. Hear how a mix of urban design, regulatory, fiscal, and organizational strategies can be used to re-inhabit, redevelop, and regreen the traditionally auto-centric and mono-cultural suburbs of America.