Land Use
The new spiritual centers sprouting in the nation's sprawling suburbs are extravagant, extra-large, and controversial.
The Indianapolis Star
Florida county and its cities fight over land use power.
Sun-Sentinel
A 50th birthday retrospective of a mall that started it all and the sprawl that followed.
The Detroit Free Press
Artists’ housing project anticipates Granholm’s “Cool Cities” initiative
Michigan Land Use Institute
ULI plans to bring together movers and shakers for a new look at regional planning in metropolitan Washington, D.C.
Washington Business Journal
The Cascadia Scorecard is a new gauge of regional progress that monitors seven key trends--health, economy, population, energy, sprawl, forests, and pollution--that are profoundly shaping the region's future. [Link corrected]
Northwest Environment Watch
The Cascadia Scorecard ranks the largest seven cities in the Northwestern U.S. and Western Canada in how well they contain sprawl.
Portland Daily Journal Of Commerce
Poor zoning helps push schools out of town in Michigan
Michigan Land Use Institute
By now many people know about smart growth, but implementing it faces many challenges.
The Roanoke Times
A sense of place is essential to successful smart growth projects.
The Washington Post
Maintaining character means maintaining desirability.
The Detroit News
Local governments have every right to regulate local Wal-Mart stores, writes columnist John Hooker.
The Albuquerque Tribune
A dispute over permits for parking long-term storage trailers leads to a fistfight between a city council member and resident in Summit Hill, PA.
The Morning Call
Three sweeping growth measures in three very different parts of California all lost during the March 2 primary election.
California Planning and Development Report
Efforts to reclaim the High Line, the unused 1.5-mile-long elevated rail structure on Manhattan’s West side, have taken a major step towards becoming a reality.
ArchNewsNow.com
A rushed federal report proposes 39 new waterfront projects including considerable new parklands.
The Toronto Star
The grassroots group hires an "anti-sprawl superhero" to fight big-box development.
The Providence Journal
Architect says that current problems facing our cities cannot be solved with outmoded thinking.
The Toronto Star
Beachfront town selects Rick Cole, former mayor of Pasadena and current city manager of Asuza, California.
Ventura County Star
New developments in a formerly rural area do not include horse trails
Provo Daily Herald
