Land Use
Pembina Institute finds that existing provincial policies are an obstacle to reforming land use planning in Ontario
Pembina Institute
A miner who owns claims along an Oregon creek brings a suit that could shift the balance between development and preservation.
The Christian Science Monitor
The truth hurts but hopefully we can learn from it.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The top environmental issue in most American communities is how to save nearby farmland or build new local parks.
The Denver Post
A real estate group says banning big-box stores would cause economic pain.
Austin American-Statesmen
A national pornography chain is opening 'adult superstores' in freeway-adjacent, smaller midwestern communities with lax zoning laws.
USA Today
A determined housing developer plans to build a mixed, residential development next to a future landfill, against the recommendations of county and solid waste officials.
The Tampa Tribune
As sprawl has hit the wall, places like Fremont, CA are looking to convert aging strip malls into mixed-use developments.
The Mercury News
A city in California hopes to create new housing from aging strip malls.
The Sacramento Bee
Rhode Island struggles with the right mix of incentives for affordable housing.
The Providence Journal
A Wall Street Journal editorial comes down hard on smart growth, comparing it to Jim Crow and segregation laws.
Wall St. Journal
The Lincoln Institute publishes the results of a survey of public officials and developers in the nation's fastest growing single family housing markets.
Land Lines, Lincoln Institute Of Land Policy
How does St. Tammany radically redefine the way growth occurs to save the parish from its own success?
Bureau Of Governmental Research
Relive planning history in Robert Moses' attack on Lewis Mumford from January, 1962 in The Atlantic Monthly.
The Atlantic Monthly
Students and faculty of Ewha Womans' University in Seoul protest the designation of a 'beauty zone' in their vicinity.
Korea Herald
An Orange County developer is successfully marketing dwelling units that owners can legally use to receive customers and hire employees in a suburban residential setting.
The Los Angeles Times
State's economic pain sows seeds of prosperity.
Michigan Land Use Institute
Houston, Texas is the only large American city with no formal zoning code. Does it matter?
Planetizen
Environmentalists and residents of Anne Arundel County, MD are worried by the recent development of old waterfront properties that predate current and tougher development regulations.
The Baltimore Sun
Design-based coding is gaining popularity in Macon County's stalled planning process.
The Smoky Mountain News
