Land Use
Why We Need Suburbia
Suburban growth has kept our cities livable while they expand, and attempts to limit suburban growth ignore important historical trends, writes Joel Kotkin.
Australia Planning Institute Responds To Housing Study
The Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) disagrees with Demographia's recent study on housing affordability.
Linking Housing And Transportation To Define Housing Affordability
This brief describes a new information tool developed by the Urban Markets Initiative to quantify, for the first time, the impact of transportation costs on the affordability of housing choices.
Most Portland Office Space Grows In Suburbs
Office space in the Portland metro area grew by a net 1.45 million square feet in 2005, but only 150,000 was added to Portland's commercial core in Multnomah county. The rest, almost 90 percent, was distributed across three suburban counties.
The New Confession: 'I Am A Suburbanist'
A columnist confesses publicly that he is a heretic and that he 'loves suburbia.'
Studies Find Sprawl Decreases Health, Increases Pollution
Two comprehensive studies conclude that sprawl has negative effects on public health and pollution; however, many remain skeptical.
Gulf Coast Towns Consider New Urbanist Plans
Eleven towns are weighing the costs and benefits of recent plans tailored to each community, with the option to pick and choose among the various proposals.
Growth Politics Comes Of Age
Strategists take note as Virginia’s new governor tackles sprawl. Could "smart growth" tip the next presidential election?
Planning Dallas' Makeover
The early version of the 'Forward Dallas Comprehensive Plan' focuses on making the city more pedestrian-friendly.
Sierra Club Wins Farmland Preservation Fee
Successful litigation by a Sierra Club chapter in California's Central Valley results in $17.5 million to purchase conservation easements in San Joaquin County, as well as the establishment of a farmland preservation fee in the City of Stockton.
Atlanta Puts a Moratorium on 'McMansions' in Historic Neighborhoods
To arrest the trend of historic tear-downs with incompatable 'mega-mansions' built in their place, the City of Atlanta has placed a temporary halt to the practice.
Duany Predicts Growing Demand For New Urbanism Experts
New Urbanism pioneer Andres Duany says the movement could change affordable housing and predict growing demand for experts.
Reinventing Conservation Easements
In recent decades conservation easements—promises to restrict land development—have become enormously popular, but now they are in trouble.
Los Angeles Needs Parks...And Imagination
Los Angeles needs to use zoning, land swaps, tax breaks, and imagination to ensure green space for its residents says Patt Morrison.
A Recipe For Smart Growth
Planner says for smart growth to be successful, it must consider economics, environment, and livability.
Learning To Think and Act Like A Region
The Pawcatuck Borderlands illustrates what is fast becoming one of the major puzzles in land use policy -- how to plan across boundaries.
Can Increased Housing Production And Smart Growth Co-Exist?
The secretary of the Massachusetts Office for Commonwealth Development explains how additional housing can be factored into models for regional growth.
New York City Lacking Adequate General Plan?
Stephen A. Hammer argues that Bloomberg should take cues from the London Spatial Development Strategy, which creates a "coherent, long-term vision" for the city.
A Slew Of TODs In Works For Baltimore
Light rail and subway lines are spawning a series of new developments.
New Virginia Governor Tackles Sprawl, Traffic
Timothy M. Kaine will addresses the politically touchy issues, calling for more control of development as a means of reducing congestion.
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
