Land Use
Why Are Schools Built In The Middle Of Nowhere?
The "conventional" wisdom of school siting decisions and their effect on spawl.
Turning Inward In Fear
Do walls and gates really make good neighbors?
The New Pioneers Of Sprawl
Population growth causes culture clashes in Colorado.
Amish Squeezed Out By Suburbia
A sign of tensions between urban and rural landscapes, Amish families are moving away from their traditional settlements.
Big City Schools, Big City Challenges
Grand Rapids, Detroit compete with big, new suburban schools
In Defense Of Town Retail Vs. Out-of-town Big Boxes
U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Prescott weighs in for the towns.
Money Talks, Logic Walks
Abandoning the town center, Britain gives in to the Big Box.
Walt Disney On Planning
The 'unofficial Disney park guide' explains the evolution of Walt Disney's plans for the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (EPCOT).
Planting the Seeds of Urban Community
Residents of South Los Angeles have created more than a community garden--they have developed an urban farm. And now a Los Angeles court may support the community's right to grow.
Zoning Extends its Boundaries
A Massachusetts task force will recommend zoning as a way to oversee and manage coastal water uses.
A New Vocabulary For Sprawl
Do you know the difference between a "boomburb" and a "zoomburb?" These and other interesting new terms are becoming part of urban planners' lexicon.
Mega-Churches: The New Inhabitants Of Sprawl
The new spiritual centers sprouting in the nation's sprawling suburbs are extravagant, extra-large, and controversial.
Land Use Power: Raising The Stakes
Florida county and its cities fight over land use power.
The Mall Before The Sprawl
A 50th birthday retrospective of a mall that started it all and the sprawl that followed.
From Skid Row To Hip City
Artists’ housing project anticipates Granholm’s “Cool Cities” initiative
A Regional 'Reality Check'
ULI plans to bring together movers and shakers for a new look at regional planning in metropolitan Washington, D.C.
Seven Key Trends Shaping The Northwest
The Cascadia Scorecard is a new gauge of regional progress that monitors seven key trends--health, economy, population, energy, sprawl, forests, and pollution--that are profoundly shaping the region's future. [Link corrected]
Sprawl Study Assesses Seven Northwest Cities
The Cascadia Scorecard ranks the largest seven cities in the Northwestern U.S. and Western Canada in how well they contain sprawl.
Outward Bound
Poor zoning helps push schools out of town in Michigan
A Mountainous County Grapples With Smart Growth
By now many people know about smart growth, but implementing it faces many challenges.
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
