Land Use
“Nobody Walks Here. It’s Too Hot or Cold or Wet or Dry.”
How much does weather actually play into the choices people make about their travel behaviors?
Pro-Housing Candidates Sweep Puget Sound Region
Growth advocates won multiple local seats around the Seattle area.
In Small Town Colorado, Rent is so High that Employees are Camping on Company Property
The city passed an ordinance in 2024 allowing employers to offer workforce housing in the for of RV camping on company property.
NYC Voters Reject ‘Unofficial’ City Council Vetos of Housing Projects
Voters approves multiple housing measures that streamline development permitting and shift approval to the City Planning Commission.
Artists Blanket Houston in Rainbow Murals After City Removes Rainbow Crosswalks
Houstonians are responding to the removal of rainbow crosswalks with new murals celebrating diversity.
Baltimore Seeks to Stem Population Loss by Eliminating Parking Requirements, Legalizing Single-Stair Buildings
A package of zoning reforms is aimed at making it easier to build and redevelop housing to draw people back to the city, which has been losing population steadily.
SoCal Hotel to Become 98 Housing Units
A shuttered Carlsbad extended stay hotel offers an opportunity to quickly bring close to 100 new housing units on the market, including 15 affordable apartments.
Illinois ‘People Over Parking Act’ Bans Parking Requirements Near Transit
The new law could unlock denser, more affordable housing development near train and bus lines.
October Must-Reads: Top 10 Articles From Last Month
Arizona’s future needs sustainable growth, and part of the answer may lie in an experiment from its past.
Report Shows San Francisco’s ‘Family Zoning’ Plan Would Produce Less Than Half of Needed Housing Units
The city’s economic analysis reveals that a rezoning proposal would yield from 8,504 to 14,646 units, well below the number required by the state.
Maine Forces Cities to Allow at Least 2 ADUs on Residential Lots
A new state law bars local jurisdictions from restricting ADUs in residential areas.
Developer Transforms Historic LA Mortuary Into 122 Senior Housing Units
The former Pierce Brothers Mortuary served as a church before being partially destroyed in a fire in 2018.
Manhattan Waterfront Parking Lot to Become Public Park
A lot that has served as parking for decades will add a much-needed public amenity to the East River waterfront.
California TOD Law Gives NIMBYs a new Weapon Against Bus Lanes
A new law that allows rezoning for higher density near transit lines is fueling opposition to a Burbank bus rapid transit line.
Data Centers are Crushing Communities. One Virginia County is Changing That.
Henrico County’s innovative approach uses tax revenue from data centers to fund affordable housing.
Buffalo Hospital to Become 80 Housing Units
The former Millard Fillmore Gates Circle hospital building is part of a larger development aimed at bringing affordable housing to western New York.
Arizona is Desperate to Develop Housing in the Desert. This Town Has it Figured Out
An experiment in ‘arcology’ begun in the 1970s offers lessons in passive architecture that works with, rather than against, harsh climates.
Boston Approves 700 ft Tall Buildings Downtown
A new rezoning plan raises height limits in some areas for buildings that are mostly residential.
Arizona Overrides Moratorium Imposed due to Water Crisis, Approves up to 60K New Homes
A newly created legal process allows development to proceed if builders agree to bring in renewable water sources and reduce their groundwater use by 25%.
Study: Eliminating Parking Requirements Would Boost Denver Housing by 12.5%
Denver and other Colorado cities have recently reduced or eliminate parking requirements, paving the way to more affordable housing development.
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.
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County of Mendocino
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The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Montrose County
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
