The Hartford Courant

Outside developers are rushing into the growing student housing market as colleges and universities look for ways to lower costs.

Anthony Flint asks: What can we learn from the failures of Boston's Big Dig about what needs to change about planning and building mega-projects?

Two leaders of the smart growth movement, former Maryland Gov. Perris Glendening and former New Jersey Gov. and EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman, highlight some of the lessons learned from other states.

Connecticut's cities' zoning codes -- many based on MuniCode's bolierplate code -- make sprawl ineveitable.

The Census Bureau reports that for the first time more single households exist than couples with children households.

David Gest argues that the HOPE VI public housing program still has benefits that outweigh its costs, despite attempts to end the program.

Los Angeles is undergoing a rapid physical and social transformation.

How Connecticut got planned and zoned for sprawl.

Richest quarter of the state's cities are the site of only about one-twentieth of all affordable units.

Boston urban designer David Dixon thinks it's time to reconsider the emphasis on security when planning public buildings.

The era of cheap oil is over and the U.S. is unprepared for the future.

Is the growing population of elderly people enough of a critical mass to change our physical landscape?

Is the new Blue Back Square development an attempt to create a livable center in West Harford, or just another 'mall without a roof'?

Homelessness among elderly people, who are more prone to victimization, is increasing.

In a Hartford Courant Op-Ed, the CEO of the Home Builders Association of Connecticut points out some of the flaws of smart growth, including its research and advocacy.

Tom Condon of the Hartford Courant makes a plea for better designed buildings and spaces in Hartford.

Sam Bass Warner Jr. reflects on the meaning of private property against the changing landscape of land use and ownership.

Do building moratoriums work? Developers and others in one of the fastest growing communities in Connecticut say no.

A Hartford Courant editorial gives reasons for why a current city proposal to implement an 'affordable rental standard' is bad for Hartford.

A Hartford Courant Op-Ed discusses strategies for creating healthy communities.