Several DC&E staff members spoke at the 2010 CCAPA Conference, which was held November 1st through the 4th in Carlsbad. DC&E participated in the following panels:

• "Youth Make the Call" with Ben Noble
• "Maximizing the Benefits of Urban Greening" with Isabelle Minn
• "TDR Also Belongs in Your Climate Change Toolbox" with Bill Fulton
• "Putting Smart Growth into Practice: Lessons from SANDAG's Smart Growth Tool Box" with Jeff Williams
• "Not All TODs Are Alike: Tailoring Your TOD Strategy To The Situation" with Bill Fulton and Bruce Brubaker
• "The Nuts and Bolts of Preparing an RTP under SB 375" with Bill Fulton
• "Planning Metrics for the 21st Century" with David Early and Agnes Chan
• "Low Impact Development: Restoring the Health of our Rivers and Oceans while Creating Livable Communities" with Sarah Sutton and Heather Martinelli
• "National City: An Emerging Model for Sustainability and Equity" with David Early
• "Navigating the Ethical Dilemmas in Planning" with Brooke Peterson
• "It Takes a Village: Coming Together to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions - The Southern California Story" with Bill Fulton

DC&E has recently been selected by the City of Capitola to lead a multi-faceted planning process that will address a broad range of key issues within the city. The project will include preparation of a General Plan Update, a Zoning Code Update, an Environmental Impact Report, a Climate Action Plan, and an updated Local Coastal Program. Key issues for the project include promoting sustainable development, adapting to climate change, protecting existing neighborhoods, enhancing the historic Downtown, and revitalizing the city's commercial centers. DC&E will also prepare a Revisioning Plan for the 41st Avenue corridor and Capitola Mall, which will focus on revitalizing this commercial area through targeted infill and streetscape improvements to create a more pedestrian-scaled design environment. DC&E will also lead the preparation of a study of the potential for green jobs and sustainable economic development in Capitola, and develop a parking management strategy for the Downtown.

DC&E's award-winning Bay Fair BART and San Carlos General Plan projects are featured in the October issue of CalAPA's Northern News..

Click here to dowload the issue (2.4 MB PDF). DC&E's projects are highlighted beginning on page seven.

DC&Eis pleased to announce the publication of Green Spaces, Livable Places, a brochure created on behalf of the San Mateo County Department of Housing. This publication explores the relationship between housing and the environment in the county. It highlights places where environmentally friendly housing will be appropriate in the future, sustainable forms of housing development, and neighborhood characteristics that support lifestyles with reduced impact on the environment.

DC&E worked closely with County staff to produce the final brochure, including writing the text, selecting and creating graphics, and laying out the final document. It is available on the County's website here. (16 MB PDF)

Isabelle Minn, LEED AP, has been promoted to Associate Principal, overseeing Open Space and Resource Planning at DC&E. Isabelle has been managing sustainable design and planning for parks, trails and open space at DC&E for ten years. She also works on a variety of urban greening projects that include riparian restoration, urban forestry and urban agriculture. Isabelle will continue to build DC&E's work in protecting and enhancing valuable open space and natural resources, as well as improving public access to these resources.

Click here to view Isabelle's resume.

Terri McCracken joins DC&E as an Associate and will serve as a Project Manager for environmental review projects. Terri has overseen the preparation of numerous environmental analyses for high-profile and environmentally sensitive projects in urban, rural, mountain and coastal settings. Her project experience includes, environmental review documentation for the Town of Mammoth Lakes, City of Petaluma, Santa Rosa City Schools, Solano County, City of Bakersfield, City of Laguna Beach, and the City of Los Angeles. With over six years of experience, Terri has overseen the preparation of Project and Programmatic Environmental Impact Reports, Initial Studies, Mitigated Negative Declarations, Environmental Assessments, Addenda, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Programs, and other focused environmental analyses for commercial/retail, mixed-use, single- and multi-family residential, institutional, and master planned developments.

Terri is a Certified Green Building Professional and currently serves as the President for the Association of Environmental Professionals's San Francisco Bay Area Chapter. Terri coordinates annual CEQA Workshops in the North Bay and evening programs on current environmental issues.

Click here to view Terri's resume.

DC&E is a key member of a team led by Parsons Engineering Group that has been selected to prepare the Route Alignment Study and Preliminary Engineering for a new State Route 239 linking eastern Contra Costa County with San Joaquin County.

As part of this $4 million planning project, DCC&E will lead and extensive public outreach process that includes five separate levels of decision maker and public involvement. DC&E will also be responsible for assembling and ground-truthing land use projections for the region.

DC&E Principal Bill Fulton has had an anthology of his economic development columns in Governing magazine published. This book, titled Romancing The Smokestack, is being published by CPDR through a print-on-demand service. The book is avaiilable for purchase here.

Additionally, Bill and Paul Shigley are working on a fourth edition of Guide to California Planning to be published in August 2011.