Land Use
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?
Housing and Land Battles Loom in Brazil
As the backlog of housing in Brazil continues to increase, ranchers and the poor in search of housing outside of urban areas clash.
Are City Centers Changing?
Is new urbanism changing the way the public thinks about downtown -- even if they don't know what new urbanism is?
Arizona Planners Embrace Transit Oriented Development
New zoning and redevelopment guidelines are being developed in anticipation of the Valley's new light-rail system.
Zoning Needs An Overhaul
Cities would do better to loosen prescriptive zoning codes and give more flexibility to developers, writes Chris Fiscelli in a PLANetizen Op-Ed.
Milwaukee's New Urban Vision
Can Milwaukee become a national model for transforming brownfields into an engine for family-supporting jobs?
From Ranchland To Conservation Community
A close look at one Colorado County agricultural land is disappearing quickly.
Portland Demonstrates The Importance Of Urban Planning
Suburbia, envisioned as a cure for the "ulcers" of cities, is now seen as an evil.
New Urbanism Thriving In Michigan
The Athens Banner Hearld runs a three-part detailing how Michigan cities are adopting the New Urbanism.
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
