The California Planning Roundtable (CPR) is an organization of experienced planning professionals who are members of the American Planning Association (APA). Membership is balanced between the public and private sectors, and between Northern and Southern California. The mission of the Roundtable is to provide a forum for prominent planners to exercise creativity and leadership in promoting understanding of California's critical public policy issues, and recommending action.
Featured Project
Reinventing the General Plan
The goal of the Roundtable's Reinventing the General Plan Project is to revitalize the General Plan as an essential tool to help California communities tackle the tough issues of the twenty-first century. The Project's website includes an online “incubator”, which identifies great General Plan models. This incubator is a catalyst, designed to help planning professionals, stakeholders, and community members find inspiration and models for their communities. You can participate in this reinvention by commenting on the site's blog.
Recent Publications
Deconstructing Jobs-Housing Balance
This report focuses on balancing jobs and housing in California communities. It is intended for a general readership, and should be particularly useful for communities and regions in which new residential or employment-generating development is proposed
Tribal Gaming and Community Planning in California
A Primer for Policymakers, the Public and the Press.
The California General Plan Glossary
Recent Events
Upcoming: The first 2012 Hike to Plan / Plan to Hike Fundraiser. See the flyer for more information.
See photos of the recent Roundtable meeting in San Diego
In Memoriam
On January 24, 2011, we lost our friend and colleague, Frank Wein. There has been a tremendous outpouring of love and fond remembrances of Frank from his friends and colleagues from across California and the nation. “We've lost one of our real giants - so many have been privileged to have known him as a friend and colleague, seen his dedication to his profession and his communities,” says W. Paul Farmer, CEO of the American Planning Association and the American Institute of Certified Planners.