Land Use
Curb Parking: The Ideal Source of Local Public Revenue
Market-priced curb parking can yield between 5% and 8% of the total land rent in a city, according to a journal article by Donald C. Shoup.
New Game In Vegas: Mixed Use
Instead of building a new megahotel MGM is spending $3 billion to transform 66 acres on the Las Vegas Strip into a mini-Manhattan.
Downtowners Still Love Their Cars
Residents are moving into downtown Los Angeles -- but this LA, after all, and only 7% of these transplants are using public transit.
Economic Development, Fresh Food, and Charity
A new program provide better nutrition and increases profits for farms.
Private Islands Becoming More Affordable
With waterfront real estate prices rising, more buyers are purchasing their own private islands.
Los Angeles' Unique Plan To Dull The Roar Of Jets
City officials have agreed to soundproof schools and cut pollution as LAX prepares for an $11 billion expansion.
Atlanta's Emerald Necklace
What seemed like a pipe dream is now being touted by a nationally respected conservation group as the next great vision for the city of Atlanta.
Humor: Sprawl Or Bust
Cox and Forkum features a humorous editorial cartoon, "Sprawl or Bust."
If You Can't Join 'Em, Build 'Em
Metro Atlanta's suburban cities rediscover importance of central gathering places in an effort to slow sprawl to a crawl.
Understanding Sprawl
Is urban sprawl the most important issue of our time or a "half-baked liberal scare tactic?"
Salt Lake City's 'Anti-Strip Mall' Ordinance
A Salt Lake City ordinance is designed to bring pedestrians back to the city's streets.
Changing The Culture Of 'No.'
How traditional planning bureaucracies can reinvent themselves into customer service driven agencies that embrace continuous improvement.
Denver's Turnaround City
How did "Colorado's most reluctant city" become metro Denver's most progressive center of smart planning and urban design?
Oregon: A Smart Growth Slap-Down?
Measure 37’s passage means lots of lawsuits, and little else
Mexican Town Fights Mine Giant
A Canadian company wants to begin extracting gold and silver from a mountain in Cerro de San Pedro.
Micropolitan Areas: The Space In Between
The US Census Bureau now has a category for semi-rural areas.
Surge In Growth Expected By 2030
Rapid population growth with result in unprecendented residential and commercial development in the next twenty-five years.
Suburban DC Embraces Pedestrian Urbanism
Some fear plan for high-density areas will uproot county's suburban qualities.
Aerial Photographs Of The 1906 Earthquake
A website includes breathtaking aerial photos from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.
Urban Growth And The Toronto Greenbelt
The Fraser Institute publishes a report by Wendell Cox questioning Ontario's plans to implement smart growth policies intended to slow the growth of urban land areas.
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
