Land Use
Virtual Is No Refuge From Reality
James Howard Kunstler writes that for children, there is "no escape from America's car-dependent, cheap-oil fiesta."
'Mega-Churches' Vs. Neighborhood Character
The latest of several around disputes around the United States that finds communities treating "mega-churches" like out of control shopping malls, accusing them of violating zoning laws and of overwhelming neighborhoods.
Friday Funny: Plot To Bribe A Zoning Coordinator Foiled
Excitement comes to a planning office in a sleepy town in Illinois, as a couple is arrested after trying to bribe the zoning coordinator.
A New Trend: The Aerotropolis
Airports are becoming the new 'downtowns', and cities are springing up around them.
Study Linking Sprawl And Obesity Is Flawed
Wendell Cox criticizes the study that claim a link between urban sprawl and obesity.
How FEMA Encourages High-Risk Coastal Sprawl
How the Federal Emergency Management Agency encourages coastal sprawl.
Fewer Corner Gas Stations?
Local gas stations are being threatened as big-box outlets offer gas for lower prices.
The Fused Grid
A new street grid that combines the cul-de-sac pattern of the modern suburb and the grid pattern from the early 1900s could change the way developments are built.
Private Property Rights And Local Control
Private property rights and local control have been linchpins of American community life for centuries. Can we have both?
The 'Property Rights' Hypocrisy
Smart Growth's opponents love taxpayer investments, decry citizen involvement
Sprawl Could Worsen Impact Of Hurricane Isabel
Scientists say sprawl makes regions vulnerable to flooding.
The 'Peculiar Geometry' of Suburbia
Scarce land, high housing prices, and convoluted local rules are resulting in developers resorting to odly-shaped lots. While some say it's creative planning, other warn of problems.
Schools Make Sprawl Worse
Two planning experts say schools built too far from neighborhoods make sprawl worse.
A Rebirth For Downtown Los Angeles
Conversion of a 32-acre rail yard and a 40-acre industrial development to parkland in downtown L.A. could herald a rebirth of the city's center.
Survival Of The Fittest: Malls Evolve
A "lifestyle center" may be coming to a location near you.
Nothing 'Free' About School Construction Feasibility
Shunning "free" feasibility studies leads schools to a wise decision.
Smart Growth Communities Are More Affordable
Smart growth lowers consumer location costs for housing and transportation, a ULI analysis shows.
Revitalizing Downtown Los Angeles
Downtown Los Angeles is on the verge of a full-scale revitalization, and an ambitious new plan for 15 acres of parkland in the urban core could be the missing piece.
Blame It On Sprawl
Blackouts, obesity, heart disesase, diabetes, asthma, depression, drug abuse, poverty, crime, substandard schooling -- sprawl is being demonized for all of society's ills.
East Hampton Candidates Oppose 'Smart Growth'
Do smart growth and preservation go hand-in-hand? Are environmental and social goals directly pitted against one another?
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
