Land Use
When Eminent Domain Arrives In Your Junk Mail
Marcos M. Villatoro responds to receiving a "clumsy, ham-fisted" form letter from the Los Angeles Unified School District informing him that his house is one of the many to be taken to build a new elementary school.
Wind Turbine Ordinance Proves Controversial In New York Town
A small town in upstate New York struggles to craft an ordinance to limit wind energy turbines.
Infill Issues Deepened in Established Neighborhoods
Immensely divergent interests collide as Howard County struggles with the thorny question of development.
Property Owners Fight Ban On Cliffside Development
California oceanside property is at the center of a regulatory takings case over regulations prohibiting construction on a landslide-prone area. Owners want to build on their property, but the city has banned development amid safety concerns.
Bigger School Campuses Contributing To Sprawl
One in four new schools approved for state funding in the past four years is being built beyond designated growth boundaries.
California Feeling The Impact Of Urban Heat Island Effect
Increases in average temperatures are mostly caused by urbanization and not greenhouse warming argue authors of a recent study.
Oregon Working On Amendments To Measure 37
State legislators are trying to reach agreement on how to work out the kinks from the controversial law.
An English Plan In New York
One of London's top planners talks about the future of the European capital, as it prepares for a million new residents.
An Interview With Ken Livingstone: London's Planning Czar?
Praised by many for his bold actions to make London more livable and sustainable, the self-proclaimed practical socialist Ken Livingstone offers his thoughts on transit, housing and immigration policies for the world city.
The Growing Urban Agriculture Movement
Food grown in neighborhood and backyard farms is catching on with urban residents who are looking for healthy, fresh, locally grown food.
Parking Deck Scars Downtown Atlanta Block
Despite being sued over its construction, a developer built a parking deck against code and severely limited the potential of the remaining downtown block it sits on.
Will Houston Try To Limit Apartments?
With many single family neighborhoods unhappy with the encroachment of large apartment complexes, one city councilmember is backing new guidelines to limit the number of apartments in the city.
Smart Growth Wizard Tackles The Nation's Capital
With her new role as the head of the Office of Planning, Harriet Tregoning, a pioneer of the smart growth movement, is set on molding Washington D.C. into a more livable city.
L.A. River Restoration Planning Gets Hands On
A unique gallery exhibition lets visitors build 3D plans for the future of the L.A. River out of building blocks and other small household items. Those involved say that while the work may be child's play, the ideas behind them certainly aren't.
Growth Plan Favors Development Over Farmland
Open space in Flathead County, Montana, has been steadily decreasing for years, and a recently approved growth policy emphasizes development and the economic benefits that follow rather than farmland preservation.
Suburban Growth Slows Near Washington, D.C.
Census data indicates slow growth or decline in suburban population, but some local officials disagree.
Making TOD Work: An Interview With Nathan Cherry
One of the designers behind Mockingbird Station in Dallas, Texas, one of the first TODs in the country, talks about the recipe for a successful transit-oriented development.
Plan Calls For Cemetery To Serve As Park
Developers in Ozark, Illinois have incorporated a historic cemetery into a downtown revitalization project, hoping to create usable open space for the community.
The Case For Statewide Planning
The success of Oregon's communities in stopping sprawl and preserving farmland demonstrate that its model of statewide and regional planning is worth replicating.
Tejon Ranch: California's New 270,000 Acre Master-Planned Community
On a ranch the size of Rhode Island will live 70,000 citizens of California's new town: Centennial.
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.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
