Land Use

A World Research Institute report offers seven prescriptions for designing safer cities. At the top of the list: avoid sprawl.

July 24, 2015 - Motherboard

According to the Streetsblog, one of the most transit-rich states in the country squanders the potential benefits of its infrastructure by surrounding stations with sprawling residential communities.

July 23, 2015 - Streetsblog USA

The politics of parking aren't expected to change in the upcoming Houston mayoral election. But an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle is willing to mess with the third rail.

July 22, 2015 - Houston Chronicle

A recent op-ed by ULI Foundation Governor and developer John McNellis argues that too many cities are forcing mixed-use developments into neighborhoods, enabling vacancies and blight in the process.

July 22, 2015 - Urban Land Magazine

Columbus is surprisingly suburban, given that the city is the largest in population in the state of Ohio. Maybe that perception comes from the fact that it’s also the largest in size in the state?

July 19, 2015 - The Columbus Dispatch

The city of Portland has allocated funding for the purchase of land reported to be under consideration as the new location of a large homeless camp called Right 2 Dream Too.

July 19, 2015 - The Oregonian

Public hearings are underway in Raleigh to discuss the zoning changes necessary to implement the city's Unified Development ordinance. Heated rhetoric was inevitable.

July 18, 2015 - Indy Week

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors acted against the recommendations of county planners in moving toward banning utility-scale wind energy production from unincorporated parts of the county.

July 17, 2015 - Los Angeles Daily News

The city of Edmonton’s comprehensive planning strategies aim for an "innovation ecosystem" that can compete with cities yet to be built.

July 17, 2015 - The Planning Report

President Barack Obama once again called upon the Antiquities Act to further his legacy as a champion of public lands. A famous example of land art will gain protection under the action.

July 15, 2015 - The Washington Post

A zoning code makeover is awaiting City Council approval in Baltimore. The proposed changes would help the city evolve from its industrial legacy.

July 15, 2015 - Greater Greater Washington

New York City and San Jose have expanded or added rules that temporarily close some of their streets to automobile traffic. This continues a string of successes for the open streets movement.

July 15, 2015 - Next City

A Denver Post op-ed critiques the arguments employed to make the case for density in Denver.

July 15, 2015 - The Denver Post

An op-ed describing the public health benefits of CEQA reform and urging California's leaders to finalize the end of "Level of Service" as a measure of project impacts.

July 14, 2015 - Benjamin D. Winig

One common argument against allowing new housing in popular cities is that as long as rich foreigners use up the housing supply prices will never go down.

July 14, 2015 - Michael Lewyn

A little history on the Inuit of the Circumpolar Region as the kickoff in a blog series by Hazel Borys

July 13, 2015 - PlaceShakers

Richmond, Virginia is launching a planning study aimed at maximizing the benefits of a proposed bus rapid transit system connecting the city and its surrounding metropolitan area.

July 13, 2015 - Richmond Times-Dispatch

Minneapolis took a large leap forward last week by approving a plan that would reduce parking requirements for transit-adjacent developments in a huge swath of the city—not just downtown.

July 13, 2015 - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Last year, the "innovation district" rose to prominence as a way to describe urban knowledge economy epicenters. This report from Bruce Katz and Brookings describes how the phenomenon continues to evolve.

July 12, 2015 - Brookings

A case study in the development miscues that can move forward while plans are developed and approved.

July 12, 2015 - PlanPhilly