Land Use

The nation's older, inner-ring 'first suburbs' are often bypassed by policies that direct government assistance elsewhere, as discussed by Senator Hillary Clinton and Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution.

February 16, 2006 - CNN

Carl Pope, Executive Director of the Sierra Club, comments on the Bush administration's plan to sell 300,000 acres of public land.

February 15, 2006 - Sierra Club

Wendell Cox charges that Ventura County, CA's plans to promote alternative transit strategies over expanding highways is a "fairy tale" that will result in additional pollution and more traffic.

February 15, 2006 - Ventura County Star

California environmentalists criticize Bush administration's plan to sale of over 300,000 acres of public land.

February 14, 2006 - The North County Times

Let's say the idea of smart growth is a good one. Does that leave room for research questions, asks Randall Crane in UCLA's Department of Urban Planning.

February 14, 2006 - Urban Planning Research Blog

Compact, walkable development near public transit may be the next big real estate boom in Massachusetts, according to the Boston Globe's Sunday magazine.

February 14, 2006 - Boston Globe Magazine

The Bush administration is planning to sell 300,000 acres of national forests and other public land.

February 13, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

The scheme for Ho Chi Minh City is designed to alleviate overcrowding and other socioeconomic problems.

February 11, 2006 - Viet Nam News

Historian Larry Gerckens outlines the ten successes that have shaped the modern American City -- from sewage systems to integrated transportation.

February 9, 2006 - Planning Commissioners Journal

The number of people living in dense, large buildings in the edge-city of Tysons Corner in Fairfax County, Virginia, will apparently be less than developers planned for.

February 9, 2006 - The Washington Post

This report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) explores approaches for integrating parking with smart growth goals.

February 8, 2006 - US Environmental Protection Agency

A new book examines how racial segregation and urban sprawl perpetuate cycles of poverty.

February 8, 2006 - National Trust Preservation Magazine

It has been five months since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. Urban Land publishes a 24-page special report with an overview, recommendations, and essays from urban planners, local business leaders, developers, architects, and academia regarding the future of the Crescent City.

February 7, 2006 - Urban Land Magazine

An index of walkability incorporates land use, street connectivity, net residential density, and retail floor area ratios, with health-related outcomes in King County, Washington.

February 7, 2006 - Journal Of The American Planning Association

February 7, 2006 - Ricky Mathews

An eminent domain story from the New Jersey coast illustrates the complexity of the controversial issue.

February 7, 2006 - The Weekly Standard

As mega-malls begin to emerge in established communities, communities have mixed feelings. Some think the development will bring traffic. Others look to increasing property values.

February 5, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Planners, students and citizens participate in a two-day visioning session to create a road map for the future of Seattle's open space.

February 5, 2006 - Seattle Post Intelligencer

The new study says that L.A.'s underserved areas need parks the most, preferably within one mile of homes, although more parks alone may not be enough to promote adequate levels of exercise.

February 4, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

One man owns a piece of Fort Totten, now a major New York City metro area park; he's just not sure where it is (or who's buried there), complicating matters for the Mayor.

January 31, 2006 - New York Press