Land Use
Does Urban Containment Reduce Sprawl?
More than 100 US metropolitan areas attempt to control exurbanization through various forms of urban containment. Does it work?
Does Your City Have 'Complete Streets'?
New state and local policies require that virtually all roads be built to serve all types of users.
Is Wisconsin's Smart Growth Law Fair?
Smart growth supporters and critics clash in Wisconsin.
In Beijing, All Roads Lead To Gridlock
Beijing's streets are worse than L.A. gridlock. Despite grand urban planning ideal, the future looks bleak.
Smart Code In Wal-Mart's Home Town?
A reporter attends a SmartCode conference and speculates on how New Urbanism principles could help Bentonville, AR -- home of the original Wal-Mart and the company's headquarters.
LA 'Crash Pads' Increasingly Popular
Crash pads (or the pied-à-terre) have long been popular in Paris, Hong Kong, New York and Chicago. Now they're becoming popular in Los Angeles.
San Francisco's Bicycle 'Policy Framework'
San Francisco moves closer to being bicycle-friendly by approving a policy framework to make pro-bicycle planning part of The City's general plan.
Planning For A Peaceful Palestine
A plan for Palestine reimagines the landspace and the Palestinian experience with a high-speed train liking major towns and cities.
Chaos To Condos: Lower Manhattan's Rebirth
rly four years after 9/11, there are more homes, grassy parks -- and new challenges, too.
Interview With The Author of 'A Field Guide To Sprawl'
An extensive interview with Dolores Hayden, the author of "A Field Guide to Sprawl" and "Building Suburbia."
Talks Underway To Turn Old Rail Line Into Trail
King County and the BNSF Railway in Seattle have begun negotiations to build 47-mile 'super-trail' over existing rail line.
Defense Department-Induced Sprawl
Base closure and reallignment plan with relocated thousands to suburbs and beyond.
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.
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
