Land Use
City's Strategic Plan At A Crossroads
The City of Largo, Florida, faces a difficult choice in the implementation of a Strategic Plan designed to limit sprawl.
Finding L.A.'s Next Planning Director
The Los Angeles Times outlines the challenges that will be faced by a new Planning Director, and provides a brief history of planning in the city.
The Height Of Foolishness: Sprawl Without Growth
Detroit region, unlike others, in grip of no-win development strategy
University Expansion And Eminent Domain
Should a University invoke eminent domain in its plans for expansion, asks Emily Schwarz in this week's Planetizen Op-Ed.
At Long Last... A Downtown ASU Campus
Phoenix approves land deal after months of negotiation.
'Agritourism' Gaining In Popularity
The growing trend of "entertainment farming" could be a great financial boon to Califormia's agricultural community.
More Owners Challenging Eminent Domain
While most people accept the concept of eminent domain, its use for redevelopment faces criticism.
Nation's Fastest Growing County Grows Up
How the nation's fastest growing county over the last four years survived the end of the tech boom in the late 90s, and what it needs to do to manage its growth.
L.A .Environmentalist Shifting to Water Management
Andy Lipkis is perhaps the most important environmentalist in L.A. Now he wants to put his resources and group to use in an ambitious watershed project in Sun Valley.
Eminent Domain Goes To Court
The Supreme Court ponders whether New London, Connecticut, has gone too far.
'Takings' Laws Support Private Property Rights
Do Idaho's laws restrict what cities can do to control growth?
LA's Most Valuable Parcel Up For Grabs
Federal officials begin developing a 'business plan' for the 387-acre Veterans Affairs Medical Center in the center of pricey West Los Angeles.
The Return Of Urban Renewal In New York
New York's deputy mayor for economic development, Daniel L. Doctoroff, has a grand and energetic vision for New Yorks' urban renewal. Flavors of Robert Moses are evoked.
Parks Add Economic Value To Cities
The research is in, and the results are clear: parks add economic value to cities.
Smart Growth And The Ideal Communist City
Randal O'Toole compares smart growth communities with 1960's-era communist planning.
Virginia's Zoning Challenger
John Foote is considered to be Virginia's "shrewdest, most effective advocate" for landowners. Opponents say he undermines local government.
Ranking The Cities With The Dirtiest Air, 2005
The American Lung Association publishes its annual report on the state of the nation's air.
The Social Benefits Of Parks
Across the nation, neighbors are learning that banding together to create a new park can leave a community with a lot more than new swing sets and picnic tables.
Selling Transit Oriented Development
San Mateo, CA, tries to convince residents of the benefits of transit oriented development (TOD).
Campus Rising
The newest University of California campus is the first major American University to be built this century.
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
