Land Use

How Sprawl Hurt Buffalo

Buffalo, NY, is a "clear example" of what happens to a city suffering from the impact of sprawl.

June 7, 2004 - The Buffalo News

Turning California's Growth Patterns Upside Down

Large-scale development in San Jose's Coyote Valley attracts national attention as it shuns sprawl and adopts New Urbanism.

June 7, 2004 - San Jose Mercury News

Urbanites Vs. Suburbanites: Who's Healthier?

A study compares obesity in urban dwellers and suburnanites.

June 7, 2004 - The Globe and Mail

Causes And Consequences Of Sprawl

Well-intentioned government policies have created economic incentives for urban sprawl. Now we are paying the price.

June 7, 2004 - The Sacramento Bee

Proponent Of Smart Growth Gets Death Threat

Architect and planner who joined a Smart Growth advocacy group receives a death threat.

June 6, 2004 - The Times-Picayune

Why Building 'Smart' Is Hard

There are a host of obstacles which, when taken together, render building smart growth projects both more difficult and less profitable than building conventional sprawl.

June 4, 2004 - Newtopia Magazine

Voters' Alternative To El Toro Airport

Tom Nielsen, of the Great Park Conservancy, reflects on the lost opportunity for an El Toro Airport and the future vision for the former military base.

June 2, 2004 - The Planning Report

Toronto Waterfront Redevelopment Agency Needs Teeth

Governance review by the province holds promise of new powers needed to get on with implementing its mandate.

May 29, 2004 - The Toronto Star

Conservation Subdivisions a Hit Among Developers, Homebuyers

In less than two years Gwinnett, Geogia has approved 76 cluster development plans that put aside 1,718 total acres of open space.

May 29, 2004 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Chicago's New Zoning Effort

Is Chicago's new zoning code too much change too fast, or just what the city needs?

May 28, 2004 - The Chicago Tribune

Who Should Be On Planning Commissions?

What happens when a Plan Commission has no architect, landscape architect, planner or developer from the private sector?

May 27, 2004 - The Capital Times

How Much Room For Green When Building The American Dream?

Green space is losing the battle to sprawl.

May 25, 2004 - The Washington Post

Davy Crocket's Santa Barbara Battle

What happens when a developer tries to avoid local zoning by selling land to an Indian tribe? Could this be a new trend?

May 24, 2004 - The Slatin Report

Cleveland Planners Unveil Vision For West Lakefront

Cleveland planners are trying to reconnect the city to its lakefront.

May 22, 2004 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Would You Trade Your Future For a Big-box?

Bedroom communities give up planning and peace for a temporary boost in tax revenues.

May 21, 2004 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Sububanization: End of An Era?

A study shows that suburbanization around New York City is slowing down.

May 20, 2004 - The New York Times

The End Of Suburban Sprawl

After five decades, suburbanization may be slowing and even declining according to a study by Rutgers University.

May 20, 2004 - Newsday

Leaders Should Get Smart About Smart Growth

Editorial encourages leaders to learn about smart growth.

May 19, 2004 - Sun Herald

A New 'Indian Country' Development Strategy

Will a plan to convert otherwise non-developable land to to "Indian country" -- free from local zoning regulations -- become a new trend?

May 19, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Smart Growth, Not Smarter Sprawl

Carroll County, Maryland, links development approvals to county infrastructure and service requirements.

May 19, 2004 - The Baltimore Sun

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.

Transportation Planner I

KFH Group Inc.

Director, Strategy and Research

Greater Baltimore Committee

Senior Planner

Eagle County Government

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