Land Use

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument

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.

August 24, 2017 - AP for the Oregonian

Empty Parking Lot

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.

August 24, 2017 - Urbanism Next Blog - Sustainable Cities Initiative

Freeway Cap Park

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.

August 24, 2017 - The Registry

Far Rockaway

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.

August 24, 2017 - The Real Deal

Sprawl

The Tax Code's Special Interest: Suburban Real Estate

Suburbia isn't an accident.

August 24, 2017 - Devon Marisa Zuegel

Pacific Ocean

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.

August 23, 2017 - Daily Breeze

Metro Subway

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.

August 23, 2017 - THE DIRT

Residential Neighborhood

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.

August 22, 2017 - Rivard Report

Atlanta

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.

August 22, 2017 - Atlanta Intown

Downtown Shreveport and Red River

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.

August 22, 2017 - Shreveport Times

Rosa Parks, Jane Jacobs, Frederick Law Olmsted

Poll: Who Are the Most Influential Urbanists?

The world has changed since Planetizen crowdsourced its "Top Urban Thinkers" in 2009. Which urban planners, designers, doers, and dreamers do you think have had the most influence on the world?

August 21, 2017 - Planetizen

Public Notice

Toward a More Sightly Future for Public Notice Signs

Public notice signs rarely garner much attention. Atlanta's planning department is changing that by partnering with a private design firm. The result? More striking signage.

August 20, 2017 - Fast Co. Design

Cattle Farmers

Film Highlights Conservationists' Diversity

This documentary complicates what can seem like a stark partisan divide on the environment, highlighting the many heartland residents who do conservation work.

August 20, 2017 - Pacific Standard

The Bronx

Gentrification and Controversy in the Bronx

Forty years ago, the Bronx was burning. But now gentrification is well underway, and one big developer is encountering pushback. Holding a "Bronx is burning" promo event probably didn't help.

August 19, 2017 - NPR Cities Project

Maine

Maine Town of Brunswick Completes Zoning Code Rewrite

A town of about 20,000 people, located on the coast of Maine, and home to Bowdoin College has completed a new zoning code.

August 16, 2017 - The Coastal Journal

Charlottesville Downtown mall

Charlottesville and the 'War Against Public Space'

A think-piece published by CityLab argues that public space, and the ideals it embodies, are under threat from the racist groups that gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend.

August 15, 2017 - CityLab

Construction Site

Industrial Boom in Chicago

The industrial sector in Chicago is setting records.

August 15, 2017 - Globe St.

New York

Making the Case for Walkability in Buffalo

Officials in Buffalo are considering a move to institutionalize their commitment to walkability.

August 14, 2017 - The Buffalo News

The 'Steady Decline' of Suburban America

Al Jazeera created a video that documents the decline of suburbia.

August 14, 2017 - Al Jazeera

Los Angeles

Five Big Ideas About the Future of Transportation and Land Use in Los Angeles

Los Angeles Magazine provided Los Angeles Director of City Planning Vince Bertoni an opportunity to speak in his own words on the ways planners are preparing for the future.

August 14, 2017 - Los Angeles Magazine

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.