Land Use
New York City Tries To Keep Wal-Mart Out
The New York City Council passes a bill aimed at grocers making it harder for Wal-Mart to open a store in the city.
Rancher Turns Tables On Environmental Group
An Arizona rancher wins a defamation claim against conservation nonprofit, 'turning the tables on the green groups by using their own playbook.'
Smart Growth: Education And Cold-weather Cities
Aside from climate, education may be the most powerful predictor of urban growth.
Paul Farmer, Kelo Attorney Square Off Over Property Rights
APA Executive Director Paul Farmer and Scott Bullock, the attorney who argued the case before the Supreme Court, go head to head over Kelo.
A Big-Box Wasteland?
Big box retail stores are eating away at the 'American soul like a cancer', argues SF Gate Columnist, Mark Morford.
Smart Growth Scorecards
The Growth Management Leadership Alliance lists scorecards developed by states and cities to help determine if a project meets principles of smart growth.
Downtown Vancouver: 'Living First' Becomes 'Condos Only'
Is downtown Vancouver becoming a fool's paradise because of short-sighted planning? People are moving downtown to live and play here, but not to work.
Balancing Property Taxes And Growth In Idaho
Idaho's property taxes are rising rapidly to keep up with population growth. Idahoans don't like it.
On The Edge Of Exurbia Developers Are Shaping The American Landscape
The fast pace of development at the exurban boundary pushes land use and elections.
Politicizing The Case Of Eminent Domain
As the Kelo vs. New London Supreme Court decision backlash grows, conservatives and liberals are taking positions on eminent domain.
What You Know About Sprawl Is Wrong
The Los Angeles area -- often considered sprawling -- is the most densely populated place in the U.S.
Experts Debate Desirability Of Density
Staten Island has been seized with a passion for 'downzoning,' or limiting housing density.
Moosehead Lake Development To Boost Local Economy
A newly released study finds that a resort development would bring much-needed tax revenue and economic growth to four Maine counties.
Massachusetts Seeks To Limit Eminent Domain
Kelo vs. New London continues to raise questions, as state and local officials in the Commonwealth discuss its implications.
Living At The Mall
Condos and loft apartments are going up at retail meccas around the Phoenix area.
Ventura, CA Passes All-infill General Plan
The City of Ventura, CA adopts an all-infill general plan, replacing it's previous plan from 1989.
'Historic Deal' for Responsible Development In San Francisco
Board of Supervisors approve a landmark agreement to use development impact fees to stabilize vulnerable residents.
Valentine, Texas Land Rush: $65 Per Acre
The cost of property in major US cities is so expensive that many city residents are buying cheap, bleak land in the middle of the Texas desert. Why? Because they can.
A Major Planning Blunder: Skywalks
Skywalks, popular in the 1960s as urban renewal projects, represent the worst planning decisions made by some cities.
Friday Funny: Eminent Domination
Cartoonist Mark Fiore offers his vision of the future under eminent domain.
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
