Land Use
Green Bay: Beyond Perception
A special, five-day series examines the challenges Green Bay, Wisconsin faces as it tries to revitalize its downtown and riverfront.
L.A. Approves Massive Airport Modernization Plan
After years of debate, an $11-billion, two-phase compromise proposal to modernize Los Angeles International Airport is approved.
420 Million: America
Smart Growth can cut congestion, pollution, in emerging ‘supercities’
Missouri Candidates Should Get Real
The Missouri gubernatorial race will likely turn on “character” but that’s too bad; Missourians need to hear about some other things this fall.
Promoting Mixed Use In Hawaii
Can the Hawaiian island of Kauai avoid the planning mistakes made by Honolulu by adopting smart growth strategies?
The Power of Zoning
Pottstown's innovative approach to land use demonstrates the power of careful zoning.
You Can't Dumb Down Smart Growth
The reality of smart growth can’t be reduced to "stop building roads" or "demolish shopping centers."
'Resort Sprawl' In The Sierra Nevada
A mountain valley known for its bucolic lifestyle is about to become the largest winter resort community in the Sierra Nevada.
Downtown Phoenix: A 'Perfect Storm' For Revitalization
The growing efforts to revitalize downtown Phoenix with a new ASU campus, light rail, and Civic Plaza expansion is now without its challenges.
'Smart Commute' Incentives
An innovative public-private effort in Portland incentivizes residents to purchase homes near public transportation.
Sacramento Region Blueprint Published
The preferred scenario from Sacramento's (CA) new comprehensive plan is to arrive at the year 2050 with 53 percent of the region's housing in higher densities.
A Highway Runs Through It
Tiny town fights Virginia Dept. of Transportation plans for highway expansion.
Buying The Farm
Voters in northwest Michigan will decide in November whether to pay farmers to waive their development rights.
Nashville's New Plan: Remove Downtown Interstates
The new 'Plan of Nashville' offers a new vision of downtown which replaces the interstate loop that circles downtown with parks and mixed use development.
Questioning Whether Sprawl Really Makes You Sick
Samuel Staley challenges the allegation that "living in the suburbs cuts fours years off your life."
Battling Rising Costs Of Physical Inactivity
When do issues of obesity and overweight become a societal issue in need of government intervention? According to a recent report in the Journal of Obesity Research, the public sector — counties, states and the federal government — cover
The Sprawl-Health Connection
Many local communities are looking at ways they can modify land use policies that will actually encourage people to be more physically active.
The Suburbanization Of Resort Communities
As demand for housing in resort communities explodes, growth spills over into neighboring private lands.
Simulator Predicts 15 Of 16 Earthquakes
NASA's QuakeSim project has successfully predicted 15 out of 16 of California's earthquakes with magnitude greater than 5.
If You Zone It, Will They Come?
Jane Galt responds to criticism of her comments about smart 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.
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
