Land Use
Subdivisions Sprawl Into Idaho Farmlands
How agriculture is changing in Idaho's Treasure Valley region where farms are giving way to new surburban development.
Encroaching Desertification
Desertification will be impact hundreds of thousands worldwide.
Scientists Say Bush Administration Altered Land Study
Retired government scientists say the Bush administration altered key sections of a scientific environmental impact analysis before relaxing rules regulating cattle grazing on public lands.
How Do You Govern 'The Mother Of All Sprawl'?
What is the global significance of governing a city as huge as Los Angeles?
What Ever Happened To Smart Growth?
Does investment in smart growth represent a billion dollar misunderstanding?
How Many People Use Your City's Parks?
Counting users may be a challenge, but it can make all the difference when it comes to getting parks funded.
Green Building Matrix
The APA publishes a matrix surveying municipalities with green building guidelines.
Reevluating Development In Free-market Houston
As the effects of Houston's continued outward sprawl hit suburbanites as well as those in the city, there are renewed calls to examine planning issues.
A Serious Challenge For Planning
Measure 37 -- Oregon's new property-rights law -- is inspiring property rights advocates nationwide.
Friday Funny: Planners In A Fistfight
Who said urban planning isn't a contact sport?
L.A. School District Kept Mum About Contaminants At New School
Parents are outraged that district have known about the contaminants for over two years.
Price Of Buying Open Space Land Too Expensive For Florida Community
City of Pembroke Pines wanted to pay $11 million for a $1.2 million piece of land.
US Metropolis Rises Out Of Desert Wasteland
The Henderson and North Las Vegas suburbs were the No. 2 and No. 3 most rapidly expanding cities nationwide in 2004.
Florida Wetlands In Danger From Developers
Miami mayor Carlos Alvarez backs Florida City mayor in fight to stop development of wetlands.
Triumph Of The Exurbs
People are moving farther and farther afield to attain the American Dream.
Big Development Arrives In Rural California Community
Rural california community near nevada state line and death valley national park braces for onslaught of big development.
The Struggle Over Malibu's Beaches Continues
Last Monday's victory is just the beginning over private land owners and the public for use of the city's 27 miles of beach.
Stunning Vista Or Luxury Mountain Homes?
An environmentalist-turned developer wants to build luxury homes on a pristine route to the Mt. Whitney trailhead.
Live, Work, Play: Meeting The Demand For Mixed-Use Development
Atlanta developers are scrambling to meet the growing demand for mixed-use development. Do they really know what they're doing?
The Growing Popularity Of 'Cinderella' Sites
Brownfield redevelopment is increasingly popular in major U.S. cities.
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.
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
