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In the news

Press Democrat—January 21, 2024 Close to Home: Privacy or connection? Cities need to choose
Press Democrat—Dec 1, 2019 Putting the ‘square’ in Railroad Square
Half Moon Bay Review—Mar 18, 2019 Pescadero Plans for the Future.
News of the North Bay —March 16, 2018 Coffey Park Reimagined (The interview with Lois Fisher starts at 1:20 minutes into this video.)
Press Democrat—January 24, 2016 Close to Home: Room for trees and cars
Press Democrat—November 19, 2015 How did Windsor become the safest city?
Press Democrat—July 31, 2014 Courthouse Square needs side streets
Press Democrat—March 29, 2012 Sticking with Plaza Plan is Smart
Redwood Empire US Green Building Council —Spring 2011 Building 'Green' to Neighborhood Scale
Press Democrat—March 8, 2011 In praise of Roseland's Redevelopment Project
Press Democrat—August 5, 2010 Open Containers and Urban Design
Press Democrat—September 9, 2009 Life after Lowe's for Santa Rosa
Press Democrat—January 5, 2009 Urban Design is the Right Answer
Press Democrat—February 1, 2008 Why Cars have a Place in Downtown
The articles below pertain to work done as part of Fisher & Hall Urban Design Inc. from 1997-2007.

North Bay Business Journal—June 18, 2007
Sonoma County Projects Join Pilot Green Building Program

Ukiah Daily Journal—April 11, 2007
Team Working to Finish Downtown—Perkins Street Design (16K pdf)

Press Democrat—June 13, 2006
Urbanists put City back in Planning (1MB pdf)

Press Democrat—February 13, 2005
Designing Women (4MB pdf)

Urban Land—Sept 2006
Place Making with Form-Based Codes (236K pdf)

USA Today—November 15, 2005
Mississippi WalMarts May Apply New Urbanism in Rebuilding

Knight Ridder Newspapers—September 16, 2005
Nations Leading Professionals Offer Aid in Gulf Coast (2.8MB pdf)

Press Democrat—January 19, 2005
Live-work Community Proposed for Agilent Site (68K pdf)

San Francisco Chronicle—March 4, 2004
Downtown Grows in...Windsor? (110K pdf)

Associated Press—February 2, 2004
Growth Experts Push New Zoning to Spark Aesthetic Renaissance (98K pdf)

Press Democrat—August 22, 2003
A Downtown is Doable for Rohnert Park (76K pdf)

White Paper—February 10, 2003
White Paper on Smart Growth Policy in California (924K pdf)

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