Land Use
The Future Of Development In Los Angeles
The Los Angeles City Council approves the final piece of the massive and hotly-contested Playa Vista project
Density Debate: Getting The Numbers Right
David Sucher examines the numbers cited in a recent Op-Ed about density.
Sovereignty Or Scam To Duck Zoning?
Joe Rodriguez says that what may appear to be an issue of Native American sovereignty may actually be a scam to skirt around local zoning laws.
Florida's Irresponsible Growth
Now that Hurricanes Charley and Frances are gone, critics are wondering if it is madness to continue to build (and rebuild) along an eroding shoreline.
The Future Of Civano In Doubt?
Simmons Buntin, writer and resident of Civano, a new urbanist and sustainable development in Tucson, Arizona, questins the future of his community.
Higher Density Does Not Work
James Vesely presents examples of higher density development that don't work.
Development And Zoning From A Farmer's Perspective
Judith LaBelle explains the mistakes communities make about farmland preservation when creating development plans.
Put Revolution Back In Rail~Volution
Steve Raney issues a challenge to the Smart Land Use movement on the eve of the Rail~Volution conference.
Market Moving To Smart Growth
Smart growth shows results in the Twin Cities.
In Suburbia, It's A Wild, Wild Life
A record share of man-beast conflicts now happen in urban areas.
Tallest US Dunes Become Newest Park
The move marks a growing trend in public-private efforts in western US toward land conservation.
Smart Growth: A Measure Of Sustainability?
As perhaps the most hands on manifestation of sustainability, the green building movement is exploding.
The Maul Of America
A "city within a city" it's not.
Online Smart Growth Campaign, Video, And FAQ
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments launches a website to educate residents about smart growth. It includes a video and list of frequently asked questions about smart growth.
L.A. River 2.0
Can Los Angeles learn from Chicago and New York about how to make the Los Angeles River a 'sparkling necklace of parks and mixed-use projects'?
Doomed To Repeat Miami's History?
A Miami Herald columnist asks if the description of a land boom in Miami eight decades ago is a description of what is happening in the city today.
Land Use And Transportation Planning To Work Together
The process for long-range land use and transportation planning works with Envision Utah to tie the two together.
The Case For Managed Growth
How the Omaha metropolitan area can prepare for the next growth wave.
Can Seattle Use Zoning To Stop Drug Deals?
Can SODA, or 'Stay Out of Drug Areas' zones reduce drug deals and improve neighborhoods?
Amsterdam Canal Plan Sparks Controversy
Amsterdam debates whether to reopen canals that were paved more than 100 years ago.
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
