Land Use
Deadly Sprawl
Neat, sprawling suburbs hide deadly health risks.
The New Farmland Trend: Farms As Investments
Investors who nothing about farming are increasingly buying farmland to round out their portfolios.
Eminent Domain: Will It Be Severely Restricted?
Under what conditions can the government take property from a private entity for the public good? The L.A. Times offers its opinion.
Kunstler On Ontario's Green-Belt Plan
Author James Howard Kunstler discusses Ontario' new green-belt protection plan to halt sdevelopment outside the Greater Toronto area.
Impact Fees Should Not Be Used For Social Engineering
Impact fees add $10,000 to the cost of a new home in the North Albuquerque area, and are being used as a tool for social engineering, writes Jeff Stuve, president of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties.
Latino New Urbanism Takes Off
Communities find cultural preferences can aid efforts to limit sprawl.
New Urbanism And Crime: CNU Fires Back
The Congress for the New Urbanism responds to a recent article in Reason Magazine claiming that New Urbanist developments encourage crime.
State Sues Developer Over 'Moonscaping'
Arizona files a suit against a southern Arizona developer alleging the "moonscaping" of land, archaeological ruins, waterways and wildlife.
Does The Built Environment Influence Physical Activity?
Evidence is sparse but supports a relationship between physical activityand the built environment.
Sprawl Rights
How Connecticut got planned and zoned for sprawl.
$1 Million Mobile Homes
Beachfront mobile homes in Southern California are fetching staggering prices.
Health Facilities Master Planning Case Study
Healing exterior spaces are moving from options to necessities as health systems compete for patients, staff and community good will.
Looking Back at 20 Years of Growth Management in Florida
Former planning leaders voice regrets over growth management in Florida.
Suburbs Are Here To Stay, So Stop Complaining
Planning and related professions should stop condemning suburbs -- and focus on making them better.
The San Joaquin Valley: To Sprawl Or Not?
Imagining the future is risky business, but projections often encourage regional planning.
First Suburbs Are Feeling The Urban Core's Pain
Cleveland's older suburbs hope to fight new projects that will drain more people from the aging suburbs.
D.C. Property Tax Drought May Be Ending
President Bush proposes an evaluation of federal land holdings in the District.
Urban Blight Meets Victorian Values, Sylvan Dreams
Caught between Atlanta's shimmering downtown and its endless magnolia-laced suburbs is a moat of rusting forges and quarries, neighborhoods with names like Cabbagetown and Peoplestown.
Eminent Domain: Used or Abused?
Are local governments are using eminent domain to eliminate blight--or to boost tax revenues?
Northern Virginia's New Downtown?
The owners of Tysons Corner Center, already the region's largest mall, are developing a plan that would double its size and move toward transforming the iconic suburban shopping destination into something like a small city.
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.
Caltrans
City of Fort Worth
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
City of Portland
City of Laramie
