Government / Politics
Northern Virginia Voters Reject Roads Tax
Voters in Northern Virginia reject a proposed regional transportation tax that may have faciltated sprawl beyond the Beltway.
Los Angeles Secession Fails
Los Angeles residents overwhelmingly vote to keep the nation's second-largest city intact.
One Stop Shopping for Land Use Election Results
A complete list of all 93 local and state measures for conservation and parks is available from Land Vote 2002, a service of LTA and TPL.
The Nation's Newest Big City
It is ranked 67th in terms of population, but after it merges with a county, it will be the 16th largest city in the nation. Is merging cities a national trend?
LA Secession Battle Enters Final Hours
Secession efforts in the nation's second-largest city appear doomed to failure.
Market-Oriented Land-Use Planning
Hans Lind, writing in the academic journal, Planning & Markets, identifies the five specific types of market-oriented planning.
Eminent Domain: It's All About Power
Frustrated with high utility costs, the City of Corona, CA, plans to use redevelopment powers to take over power distribution.
LA Billboard Ordinance Ruled Unconstitutional
A federal judge blocked the city of Los Angeles from collecting billboard fees, ruling that two billboard ordinances violate the 1st Amendment.
A Sound Fiscal Footing For D.C.: A Federal Responsibility
This paper by Carol O'Cleireacain and Alice Rivlin proposes that the federal government offset several fiscal handicaps that hinder the nation's capital by providing a continuing contribution to the budget of the city of Washington.
Explosive Growth Becomes Major Campaign Issue
In Florida, the two candidates for governor maintain strongly contrasting positions toward growth.
Oregon Dams Give Way To Conservation
Oregon has agreed to remove two dams in the Sandy River Basin and liberate 21 miles of river for future runs of wild steelhead and salmon.
A New Player On The Smart Growth Block
Unions weigh in to beat sprawl: "After a day of looking at [sprawl], some of us began to think that sprawl is one giant anti-union conspiracy."
California Tries To Get Centered
We Californians are conflicted. Most of our urban areas are quite dense, yet those same areas often lack a center that could be called a "place."
Surf City Credit Card
Huntington Beach, California seeks to cash in on its well-recognized city logo by offering... a credit card.
Are You Ready For An E-Mayor?
Marc Strassman has been an advocate of e-government for 26 years.
Regional Planning Creates Nonprofit Foundation
To be eligible for a wider pool of grants, a regional planning council creates a 501(c)(3) foundation.
Fort Lauderdale Residents May Pay More Taxes Due To Mistake
Residents of the town near Fort Lauderdale may have helped decide if Fort Lauderdale residents taxes' should be increased.
The Art Of Planning And Politics
Political astuteness was, and continues to be, a predominant characteristic of planning pioneers and a prerequisite for achieving change.
City Cracks Down On Water Delinquents
The Detroit water department intensifies its tactics to collect water debts in order to ease pressure from state lawmakers.
Polls, Preservation, And Power In Nevada
Nevadans face ballot questions on traffic congestion and preservation of wildlife habitat and power utilities.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
