Governing

Highway engineers are recognizing that wider, straighter, and faster is not always better.

Staten Island has been seized with a passion for 'downzoning,' or limiting housing density.

Between congressional redistricting and housing migrations, suburban voters are enjoying more governmental power than ever.

Alan Ehrenhalt revisits Donald Shoup’s "The High Cost of Free Parking"

Governing columnist Alan Ehrenhalt review's Joel Kotkin's new book, "The City: A Global History."

As traffic continues to worsen, new technologies and market-based approaches to congestion pricing are gaining acceptance.

Alex Marshall discusses airline deregulation's unfulfilled promises and the impact on local cities.

William Fulton offers the inside story on economic development secrets and the policy process.

Governing profiles Fred Kent, president of the Project for Public Spaces.

How do cities bring broadband to residents and businesses? Should planners care?

A data-rich Web site that displays GIS-generated maps is now an essential tool for cities seeking to recruit new business.

Survey ranks U.S. cities for delivery of services and information via the Internet.

Can the Mayor make good on his committment?

The trend to revitalize downtown areas into mixed use communities may not be quite what it seems.

Urban planning departments are experiencing a revival in cities across the nation. Governing Magazine profiles Andy Altman as a model of the 'new planner.'

The "conventional" wisdom of school siting decisions and their effect on spawl.

Increasingly, school districts are building brand new schools on the outskirts of cities rather than renovating the structures they have.

Cities are finding strong links between a gay population and urban revival.

Will technology solve our traffic problems? More traffic managers are experimenting with intelligent transportation systems.

Archaic zoning laws lock cities into unfortunate growth patterns. Governing Magazine examines the case of Chicago and discusses NU and form-based codesas new zoning options.