Land Use
British Landowners and Walkers Face Off Regarding the Freedom to Roam
Unlike in the US, trespassing in Britian and Europe has traditionally favored the wanderer. Recent events, however, show that Nimbyism is taking root in the Old World.
Density Of A Cow Town, Traffic Of A Metropolis
New Urbanists Andres Duany and Anton Nelessen keynote the Building a Better Richmond conference in Virginia.
Winston-Salem Planning Board Rejects Wal-Mart
In a city where big-box retail has been approved without much discussion for years, the Planning Board of Winston-Salem, NC, sends a message that the community may be ready to take a different path.
New England's First Rule Governing Franchise Stores
Bristol, RI seeks to protect historic districts, by adopting strict guidelines for chain stores and franchises.
TDRs Save NJ Farmland
State supported transfer of development rights programs are working to preserve Farmland in New Jersey.
Faster Speedways or Swifter Madness?
Billions spent on new bridges to satisfy ego, spread sprawl
Smart Growth: Is It 'Dense Thinking'?
Randal O'Toole, an economist and director of the Oregon-based Thoreau Institute, challenges smart growth.
Anthony Downs: The Costs Of Sprawl
Urban policy expert Anthony Downs connects the financial arguments of smarter growth to political opportunities particularly in times such as now when growing prosperity will reenergize interests in growth management.
Granholm's Urban Therapy
Cautiously at first, grant program steps toward big investment shift to "Cool Cities."
Norquist's Remedy
John Norquist, former mayor of Milwaukee, encourages developers to avoid sprawl and consider mixed-use development.
1700 Acre Mixed Use Project
Duke Realty unveils their vision for a 1700 acre mixed use project in Boone County, Indiana.
Sprawl Hurts Persons With Disabilities
Urban sprawl negatively impacts the lives of persons with disabilities.
Growing Differently: An Alternative To Sprawl
Sacramento's most influential leaders want the city to grow without sprawling.
Density And The Downtown
An interview with Doug Kelbaugh, dean of the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
Why The Field Of Planning Should Revise Its Goals
The American Planning Association and the planning profession as a whole have lost their way. Constant compromise has led to mediocrity. Now it's time to get re-focused.
Are Pedestrians Eccentric?
Columnist Jay Walljasper examines the psychology of public streets and walking in American culture.
The Fight Over Seattle's Terminal 46
A developer's vision for terminal 46 is opposed by the Port of Seattle and the longshore workers.
Open Space And Taxes
Connecticut smart growth advocates press for property tax reform.
Wal-Mart's Low Prices Are No Bargain
Charlevoix group may hold edge in struggle with world’s largest retailer.
Big Dig House
A vice president of a firm that performed work on the Big Dig plans to reuse thousands of tons of discarded steel for his new house.
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
