Maryland

Light rail and subway lines are spawning a series of new developments.

What would you do if your rent went from $595 per month to $200,000 to buy?

A new state bill, opposed by the governor, will apply only to the corporate giant.

State and federal highway officials agree on a final plan to build a $2.4 billion highway through Washington's suburbs.

Charles Carroll descendants' may allow development of their Doughoregan estate. (Carroll is the only Roman Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence.)

Annapolitans are steamed about a proposal to insert the chain into a 1784 tavern.

If you think your job as a planner is tough, thank your stars that you're not a toll taker.

Final four members of America's only populated Shaker village, in rural Maine, agree to a preservation plan to protect the enclave from subdivisions.

The environmental terrorist group, Earth Liberation Front, claims responsibility for four fires at a housing development site.

While Transportation Engineers often work with the premise that the client is the car, in Baltimore County, MD a consultant group has recommended letting the single lane rural roads meander.

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission proposes a "a new planning paradigm" to help the County plan its growth.

The principal spokesman for Maryland’s high-profile Smart Growth Initiative analyzes the program's strenghts and weaknesses and offers strategies for similar statewide, incentive-based programs.

The Chesapeake region's largest remaining wetlands face twin threats of suburban sprawl and rising sea levels.

Officials in Howard County are struggling between builders and affordable housing advocates in the struggle to provide housing that the middle-class can afford.

How far can a suburb be from a metropolitan area? How far are people willing to drive?

The Baltimore Sun profiles William Mackey Jr., former planning director for the City of South Miami and the new project manager for the U.S. 40 project in Maryland, who used the opportunity to return to his planning roots.

How much can space for parking be restricted in expensive townhomes near transit stations?

Census estimates indicate that Texas is the fourth state where minorities account for most of the population.

A battle between "forces of light and darkness" rages in the outer suburb.s

Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development is calling on city leaders to pass a $50 million bond to help raze abandoned buildings, and rebuild on the property.