South Carolina

Charleston institutes a "Flex-route" shuttle van service that could compete with local taxis.

A slew of new building projects have some worried about implications for the town's historic core.

Wisdom, civic pride, and unparalled experience have helped Joe Riley turn Charleston, SC, into one of America's finest cities.

As more buyers focus on diverse, walkable city areas the tear-down trend comes to Columbia, SC

South Carolina U. Creates an enviromentally designed complex for 500 students for the same cost as conventional construction.

Architectural columns signify New Urbanism for I'On, a luxury subdivision in the South.

The swath of destruction to farmland and natural areas caused by urban sprawl in the American South is worse than the damage wrought by General Sherman's March to the Sea during the Civil War.

South Carolina's upcountry 33 acres a day are being lost to large retail chains such as Wal-Mart and Target.

The absence of a regional governing agency in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, may result in the loss of an international trade center.

A new automotive research campus in Greenville could make the city a new hub for the car and motorsports industry.

Charleston City Council considers new municipal zoning regulations — and quite possibly the future of city life in Charleston.

Charleston architects and developers are finding new uses for old gas station structures and producing innovative designs for a new generation of pedestrian-friendly stations.

Does the 1999 'Town & Country Plan' for Columbia, South Carolina promote leapfrog development?

Over-regulated housing markets are expensive and the limited availability of land creates sprawl.

Traditionalist developers to meet, discuss 'new urbanism' and livable communities.

Opponents of the plan argued that the County Council didn't get approval from the county's planning commission.

A South Carolina environmental contractor is jailed for falsifying storage tank tests.

Charleston, for years rated one of America's best-mannered cities, has a new court to ensure it.

Residents of declining neighborhoods in Greenvill, SC, are creating their master plan at a charrette.

How to balance economic viability, environmental sensitivity,and community livability.