NEWSLETTER/URBANIST

SPUR's monthly publication brings you the latest directions in urban planning, social trends, citizen planning initiatives, and best practices from around the world.

This page provides PDFs of the monthly SPUR newsletter from 2002 to the present. All major articles and SPUR reports also appear on the Policy Papers page, where they can be searched by topic and date.

In 2007 we unveiled a redesigned and newly named monthly publication, Urbanist. Join SPUR and as a member you'll receive it in your mailbox every month.

Back issues are available for $5.00 by contacting orders@spur.org.

2008 Newsletters
May, Down the Drain (Issue 471)
April, Groundwork (Issue 470)
March, New Views of the City (Issue 469)
February, Hope For MUNI (Issue 468)
January, Design for Affordability (Issue 467)

2007 Newsletters
November, The Northern California megaregion (Issue 466)
October, November 2007 Voter Guide (Issue 465)
September, Learning from Seattle (Issue 464)
August, Can the Waterfront be Saved? (Issue 463)
July, A New Transit First Neighborhood (Issue 462)
June, High speed rail essential to keep California on track (Issue 461)
May, Civic Planning in America (Issue 460)
April, SPUR's 2006 Annual Report (Issue 459)
March, San Francisco's Economy: Where do we go from here? (Issue 458)
February, What would a national planning policy look like? (Issue 457)
January, Thank God, I don't live in a community (Issue 456)

2006 Newsletters
November, San Francisco's stormwater: a new ecological vision (Issue 455)
October, November 2006 Voter Guide (Issue 454)
September, Protecting Bay Area open space: a quarter of a victory (Issue 453)
August, The Chicago Political System (Issue 452)
July, The imagined city: Burnham's vision (Issue 451)
June, Keys to Region's Economy: Smarts, Talent, Innovation (Issue 450)
May, 2006 Ballot Analysis (Issue 449)
April, Annual Report (Issue 448)
March, Muni's Billion Dollar Problem (Issue 447)
February, America 2050/Fixing CEQA (Issue 446)
January, Parks, Plazas, and Alleyways (Issue 445)

2005 Newsletters
November-December, Learning From Portland (Issue 444)
October, November 2005 Voter Guide (Issue 443)
September, Muni's Downward Spiral (Issue 442)
August, Mission Bay (Issue 441)
July, Fixing San Francisco's Contracting Process (Issue 440)
June, The Sustainable City (Issue 439)
May, Reforming the Department of Human Resources (Issue 438)
April, Annual Report/The New SPUR Urban Center (Issue 437)
March, Hope VI in San Francisco (Issue 436)
February, The Big Fix (Issue 435)
January, The Downtown Parking Solution (Issue 434)

2004 Newsletters
November/December, The Ownership Debate (Issue 433)
October, November 2004 Voter Guide (Issue 432)
September, Multimodal Planning at MTA (Issue 431)
August, Earthquakes: San Francisco at Risk (Issue 430)
July, Learning From San Diego (Issue 429)
June, Living in the City (Issue 428)
May, The Infill Issue (Issue 427)
April, Annual Report (Issue 426)
March, Ballot Analysis (Issue 425)
February, Taxes and the Economy (Issue 424)
January, Parks and Parkways (Issue 423)

2003 Newsletters
November/December, Learning From Vancouver (Issue 422)
October, Ballot Analysis (Issue 421)
September, Regionalism (Issue 420)
August, Alternative Energy (Issue 419)
July, Trends in Planning (Issue 418)
June, Golden Gate Park (Issue 417)
May, City Budget (Issue 416)
April, SPUR's Annual Report (Issue 415)
March, The Coalitions Issue (Issue 414)
February, The Economy (Issue 413)
January, Rincon Hill (Issue 412)

2002 Newsletters
November/December, Political Culture (Issue 411)
October, Ballot Analysis: The November 2002 SPUR Voter Guide (Issue 410)
September, The Better Neighborhoods Program (Issue 409)
August, SPUR Report: Homelessness in a Progressive City (Issue 408)
July, Regionalism (Issue 407)
June, The Infrastructure Issue (Issue 406)
May, The Dystopia Issue (Issue 405)
April, SPUR's Annual Report (Issue 404.2)
March, "The Mid-Market Street Redevelopment District: A Plan for Incremental Change" (Issue 404.1)
February, "SPUR March 2002 Ballot Analysis" (Issue 403)
January, "Muni's Vision for Rapid Transit in San Francisco" (Issue 402)

2001 Newsletters
October, November 2001 Ballot Analysis (Issue 400)
August, Planning for Growth and Secondary Units (Issue 398)
April, Annual Report (Issue 394)
March, Supervisors Speak Out (Issue 393)
February, What is a City? (Issue 392)
January, Reinventing Government (Issue 391)

2000 Newsletters
November/December, San Francisco Arts (Issue 390)
October, November 2000 Ballot Analysis (Issue 389)
September, Urban Exchange (Issue 388)
July, "Transit Village Alternative" and "The SOMA Transportation and Land Use Connection" (Issue 386)
June, Two SPUR Reports (Issue 385)