Greenfield Development

Moving Infill from Policy to Reality

A new organization in California is advocating for reforms to make infill a more viable option for communities around the state of California. Their three talking points: redevelopment, CEQA reform, and parking requirements.

3 May 2011 - 5:00am

The Planning Report

The Economics of Greenfield Development

This essay from The Urbanophile looks at the economics behind greenfield development.

5 February 2010 - 12:00pm

The Urbanophile

New Eco-Town Plans Meet NIMBY Resistance

The UK government recently announced the sites of four new planned "eco-towns". But local opposition to the projects remains high.

16 July 2009 - 12:00pm

The Christian Science Monitor

David Renkert

Such a Sisyphean task this Thing we call Planning

Fri, 03/02/2007 - 12:32

What is this thing we do called planning? Are we really planning or just reacting? And visioning? What’s that all about? These the questions that came to mind as I was reading yesterday’s - Ineffective Local Planning Efforts Push County To Seek Greater Control. And, also, how many articles like this are published on a daily basis?? If you were to add them all up from across the country, I’m sure the number wouldn’t be insignificant.