Land Use
Previously Inaccessible Wilderness Area in New Mexico Could Finally Open to the Public
The Sabinoso Wilderness is designated public land, but it's completely surrounded by private property. That could soon change.
Time Is Money for Housing Developments (and Residents)
While strict, suburban-style regulations often get a bad rap for the lack of housing in high demand cities, the red tape and other obstacles that delay development could be the worst culprit.
Getting Creative to Reduce (or Increase) Beach Access
Communities and municipalities have deployed a surprisingly creative menu of policies to increase or restrict access to beaches. The Public trust doctrine, it turns out, is in the eye of the beach-holder.
Amazon Makes Seattle the Nation's Biggest Company Town
The company town seems like a relic of a previous era of American industry, but Amazon and Seattle are redefining the concept.
Pittsburgh to Gain a 23-Acre, $10 Million Urban Farm
The Hilltop Urban Farm project is moving along in Pittsburgh. Few, if any, community gardens have been built on this scale before.
For Discussion: Why Are More Millennials Choosing the Suburbs?
A trio of journalists gathers to discuss statistics that show the trends of U.S. population growth has shifted to suburban areas.
Breaking: Jennifer Keesmaat Leaving Toronto's Top Planning Role
One of the highest-profile planning positions on the continent, and perhaps in the world, will soon be changing hands.
Lessons From Victorian Era Land Use Policy
The tools of the planning profession helped clean up many unhealthy aspects of the industrial revolution, but also stifled some of the best innovations of Late Victorian urbanism.
Changes to Mortgage Interest Deduction Cap Still on the Table
One hot button item to watch as Congress takes up the issue of tax reform in the coming weeks: whether Republicans are able to follow through on a promise to reform the mortgage interest deduction.
Climate Change Impacts at the County Level
A recent study lends new specificity of the human cost and economic damage wreaked by climate change in the coming decades.
Interior Department Recommends Shrinking, Not Eliminating, National Monuments
What we now so far about the Interior Department's plans to shrink a "handful" of national monuments around the country.
AVs and Real Estate - A Guide to Potential Impacts
AVs are more than a transportation issue and will have significant impacts on real estate. Expect AVs to affect parking, sprawl, housing prices, and transit.
Bellevue, Washington Could Put a 'Lid' on its Freeway
The idea is still very preliminary, but the city of Bellevue, Washington is circulating a plan that could create a freeway cap park spanning the I-405 freeway as a component of a new bike and pedestrian path.
Headed for Approval: Rezoning for Affordable Housing in Far Rockaway
The New York City neighborhood of Far Rockaway will see the latest of the rezoning proposals at the center of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's affordable housing plan.
The Tax Code's Special Interest: Suburban Real Estate
Suburbia isn't an accident.
Southern California City Halts All Mixed-Use Construction
Redondo Beach, located in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County, is responding to public outcry by halting all mixed-use projects in the city. Meanwhile, an advisory committee is working on the city's first new General Plan in 25 years.
Recommended Listening: Podcasts for Designers and Planners
The American Society of Landscape Architects' list of podcasts for landscape architects is heavy on planning-related content.
Making Sense of San Antonio's Infill Development Plans
San Antonio is changing, and the city's land use regulations aren't living up to the desires of the city's communities, according to one local architect and planner.
Mark Your Calendars: Draft of Downtown Atlanta Master Plan Coming Soon
A draft of the Downtown Atlanta Master Plan will be made public on September 13, 2017. The plan focuses on revitalizing the city's urban core.
Shreveport Planning Committee Approves New Highway Through Historically Black Neighborhood
A key committee of the Metropolitan Planning Organization for Shreveport, Louisiana approved a new highway through the neighborhood of Allendale, a historic but struggling neighborhood adjacent to downtown.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
City of Clovis
City of Moorpark
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
