Land Use

Is it really too much to ask a developer to justify, in detail, why his building needs to dwarf everything else in the neighborhood?

January 25, 2003 - The Boston Globe

A columnist charges that zoning rules across the country restrict or prevent building new churches, synagogues or mosques

January 22, 2003 - Wall St. Journal

A County Commission in Georgia proposes to abolishing public planning. APA replies.

January 22, 2003 - American Planning Association

A Boston Globe editorial comes out squarely against sprawl.

January 21, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Gov. James E. McGreevey blames urban sprawl for New Jersey's problems.

January 16, 2003 - The Star-Ledger

The location chosen by the Bush administration for for the new Department of Homeland Security promotes sprawl and adds to traffic congestion.

January 14, 2003 - The Washington Post Writers Group

A rogue "halftime" outhouse in an upscale subdivision causes grief and complaints.

January 14, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Governor's decision energizes lively legislative debate in Michigan.

January 11, 2003 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Kane County is working on the 2030 Land Resource Management Plan, to be released in November.

January 11, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

The APA website presents questions answered by attorney John Bredin, author of the "Common Problems with Zoning Ordinances."

January 11, 2003 - American Planning Association

Tall fences are popping up all over Phoenix. The city's solution? Legalize it.

January 9, 2003 - The Arizona Republic

Neal Peirce responds to tough questions about smart growth and regionalism posed by prominent California economist Steven Levy.

January 8, 2003 - Citistates Group

Planners and environmentalists have wasted no time telling Massachusetts smart growth-friendly Governor: overhaul the state's antiquated zoning law!

January 6, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Opponents of Los Angeles' high profile, master-planned Playa Vista project now charge that the development may be vulnerable to a deadly explosion.

January 6, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Lake Elmo and the regional Metropolitan Council battle over whether the Council can force growth into unwilling local cities.

January 4, 2003 - St. Paul Pioneer Press

In California's Central Valley, farmers form a strategy for steering growth.

January 4, 2003 - High Country News

A bitter years-long fight to build new homes in an historic district is still not over. Nearby neighbors are still opposed to the development project.

January 3, 2003 - The Baltimore Sun

Environmental advocates and housing advocates finding common ground in Massachusetts.

January 3, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Gov. James E. McGreevey is determined to change the image of New Jersey as an overpopulated, polluted state.

January 3, 2003 - The New York Times

Urban areas are increasingly spreading into the countryside, pitting farmers against developers.

January 3, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor