Land Use
Understanding Sprawl
Is urban sprawl the most important issue of our time or a "half-baked liberal scare tactic?"
Salt Lake City's 'Anti-Strip Mall' Ordinance
A Salt Lake City ordinance is designed to bring pedestrians back to the city's streets.
Changing The Culture Of 'No.'
How traditional planning bureaucracies can reinvent themselves into customer service driven agencies that embrace continuous improvement.
Denver's Turnaround City
How did "Colorado's most reluctant city" become metro Denver's most progressive center of smart planning and urban design?
Oregon: A Smart Growth Slap-Down?
Measure 37’s passage means lots of lawsuits, and little else
Mexican Town Fights Mine Giant
A Canadian company wants to begin extracting gold and silver from a mountain in Cerro de San Pedro.
Micropolitan Areas: The Space In Between
The US Census Bureau now has a category for semi-rural areas.
Surge In Growth Expected By 2030
Rapid population growth with result in unprecendented residential and commercial development in the next twenty-five years.
Suburban DC Embraces Pedestrian Urbanism
Some fear plan for high-density areas will uproot county's suburban qualities.
Aerial Photographs Of The 1906 Earthquake
A website includes breathtaking aerial photos from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.
Urban Growth And The Toronto Greenbelt
The Fraser Institute publishes a report by Wendell Cox questioning Ontario's plans to implement smart growth policies intended to slow the growth of urban land areas.
Using Eminent Domain To Support Big-Boxes?
Is the government's power of eminent domain being abused to clear land for big-box retailers in sales tax-strapped cities?
How Public Transit Pays For Itself
Proximity to transit often increases property values enough to offset some or all of transit system capital costs.
Oregon's Vistas May Get Less Scenic
Long a model for protecting rural areas, the state faces a property-rights backlash that could ripple nationwide.
Fastest Growing Counties Deliver Bush And New Development Strategy
Ninety-seven of the nation's 100 fastest growing counties supported George W. Bush and delivered half of the president's 3.5 million-vote victory margin.
Is Exurban Growth Good?
Population and job growth are flourishing in America's exurbs. But is this good news?
Is Sprawl Unhealthy?
A new academic article in JPER critically examines the relationship between sprawl and health.
Oregon Cities Prepare For Planning Backlash
Oregon cities gear up to fight Measure 37, a voter-passed property rights law. Is this a response to overly restrictive planning, or property rights run amok?
'A City Out Of Control'
Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand is sprawling at a rapid rate.
Latino New Urbanism Defined
Does the Latinos' cultural inclination to a lifestyle supportive of compact cities provides policy makers with a sustainable alternative that possesses a built-in consumer base?
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
