Land Use
Engineering And Planning Matter
Good engineering building codes make an obvious difference in Southern California in the wake of this winter's unusual storms.
An Exodus From The Birthplace Of Suburbia
A population drain on Long Island worries officials, who worry about a declining tax base and labor force.
The Public Health Roots Of Zoning
An academic article makes the public health case for reforming zoning policy.
Berkeley Vs. Berkeley
The City of Berkeley takes the University of California at Berkeley to court over 15-year growth plan.
Can American-Type Sprawl Happen In The U.K.?
A professor from England visiting Arizona wonders if America's dangerous exurban growth will find its way to the UK.
Louisville Plans 'City Of Parks'
Louisville, KY, plans a 15-year $20 million upgrade of its park system, expanding it to its suburbs.
Evaluating Census Data On Gated Communities
A first look at the Census' "Gated Community" data examines the differences among different types of gated communities.
Supreme Court Likely To Uphold Eminent Domain
In Kelo v. City of New London, oral arguments seemed to favor city's redevelopment plan.
Large Merger Of Land Trusts Aimed At Slowing Sprawl
Eight land trusts dedicated to saving farmlands and forests in nine Northeast Ohio announce plans to merge.
Deadly Sprawl
Neat, sprawling suburbs hide deadly health risks.
The New Farmland Trend: Farms As Investments
Investors who nothing about farming are increasingly buying farmland to round out their portfolios.
Eminent Domain: Will It Be Severely Restricted?
Under what conditions can the government take property from a private entity for the public good? The L.A. Times offers its opinion.
Kunstler On Ontario's Green-Belt Plan
Author James Howard Kunstler discusses Ontario' new green-belt protection plan to halt sdevelopment outside the Greater Toronto area.
Impact Fees Should Not Be Used For Social Engineering
Impact fees add $10,000 to the cost of a new home in the North Albuquerque area, and are being used as a tool for social engineering, writes Jeff Stuve, president of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties.
Latino New Urbanism Takes Off
Communities find cultural preferences can aid efforts to limit sprawl.
New Urbanism And Crime: CNU Fires Back
The Congress for the New Urbanism responds to a recent article in Reason Magazine claiming that New Urbanist developments encourage crime.
State Sues Developer Over 'Moonscaping'
Arizona files a suit against a southern Arizona developer alleging the "moonscaping" of land, archaeological ruins, waterways and wildlife.
Does The Built Environment Influence Physical Activity?
Evidence is sparse but supports a relationship between physical activityand the built environment.
Sprawl Rights
How Connecticut got planned and zoned for sprawl.
$1 Million Mobile Homes
Beachfront mobile homes in Southern California are fetching staggering prices.
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
