Land Use

Columnist Neal Peirce uses the the example of the recent E. coli outbreak in spinach to underscore the importance of curtailing sprawl and preserving farmland so that we may eat locally-grown produce and avoid similar problems in the future.

October 16, 2006 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Once unthinkable, zoning is now being considered by Montana counties to prevent subdividing open space and ranch land.

October 15, 2006 - Governing Magazine

The long-dormant downtown in this central Texas city is poised for revitalization designed to take advantage of nearby Baylor University and other assets. New Urbanist designs are generating hope and excitement.

October 15, 2006 - Waco Tribune-Herald

Report by Seattle-based Sightline Institute documents a growing backlash against "property rights" initiatives in Oregon communities deeply affected by Oregon's Measure 37 and implications for western states.

October 13, 2006 - Sightline Institute

Conservation leaders explore three types of incentive programs to achieve land conservation in an economically efficient, measurably effective, and reasonably equitable manner: tax incentives, market-based incentives, and fiscal (or budgetary) incentives.

October 13, 2006 - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Land Lines Newsletter

As the nation's population reaches 300 million, tackling explosive growth becomes a critical national priority.

October 13, 2006 - The Boston Globe

Citing the example of Cuban organic farming, this piece from The Sydney Morning Herald looks at the paradigm that pits cities against all that is natural.

October 13, 2006 - The Sydney Morning Herald

When it comes to the Gaza Strip, most talk revolves around making peace. One architect and urban planner has drafted a plan that focuses on "the day after".

October 12, 2006 - Business Week

The Kelo decision spurs ballot measures to restrict eminent domain and "regulatory takings".

October 11, 2006 - The New York Times

This opinion piece from the Palm Beach Post accuses the county's planning commissioners of bowing to the desires of developers and showing little concern for the way the 'planned' land is to be used.

October 11, 2006 - Palm Beach Post

The effects of development on New Hampshire watersheds are examined in this first part of a three-part series.

October 11, 2006 - Exeter News-Letter

As one of Europe's fastest growing regions, the burgeoning City of Inverness is grappling with its growth issues by contemplating the benefits of New Urbanism.

October 10, 2006 - The Times

Researchers calculate We calculate a 'sprawl index' for all metropolitan areas and then examine the reasons why sprawl differs across space.

October 10, 2006 - The Quarterly Journal of Economics

Miami residents and developers alike are discovering the advantage of mixed-use development.

October 10, 2006 - The Miami Herald

Blogger Aaron Donovan attends a recent book talk by Robert Bruegmann provides an irreverent analysis of the author's defense -- and definition -- of sprawl.

October 6, 2006 - Streetsblog

When designing a city for the future, rarely do future residents participate. But in Holden, Mass., the voice of the future is being heard as elementary school students are being asked what they want to see in their town in the future.

October 6, 2006 - The Landmark

Give us your strip-clubs, your benzene and dioxin-spewing chemical plants, say Sauget, Illinois officials.

October 5, 2006 - Wall Street Journal via The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

After the Supreme Court's "Kelo" decisions, ballot referendums seek to restrict local governments' power.

October 3, 2006 - ABC News

Wal-Mart's expansion into urban areas, which the company believes is necessary for continued growth, is continuing to meet strong opposition.

October 3, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

Establishing land rights for the poor in developing nations was a mostly-ignored issue until the second annual Clinton Global Initiative in Manhattan in late September, 2006.

October 2, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal