Land Use
Preserving Farmland While Accomodating Growth
Rural Yolo County, CA has found a balance between urban growth and farmland preservation.
Growing Smart With Land Conservation
This workbook series is a guide for communities seeking to create a greenprint conservation program.
Half Of Downtown Is A Parking Lot
Group offers a tour of downtown Buffalo that showcases parking lots and ramps in "all their glorious splendor" to draw attention to the fact that parking occupies much of downtown.
The Ideal Community For Retirees
A respected gerontologist envisions the ideal senior community.
Mixed-use Helping Redefine Charlotte Neighborhood
A neighborhood in Charlotte, NC,grapples with transition to higher density, mixed uses, and rail service.
NIMBYs Killing Urban Projects
Successful TOD strategies don't happen in this NW DC neighborhood, which is accomplished in stopping good mixed-use projects like this library proposal.
Deny Funds To Projects That Encourage Sprawl
Group recommends that state funds should be denied to projects that promote sprawl.
Preserving North Carolina's Coastline
A 2-part story looks at efforts to preserve North Carolina's coast which are undermined by actions of the state legislature.
The Homestead Land Rush
The area around Homestead struggled to recover after the 1992 Hurricane Andrew. Now it is experiencing a land rush as South Florida approaches buildout.
Justice Dept. Intervenes In Local Zoning Dispute
The Justice Department accuses a county of religious discrimination and is threatening a lawsuit.
Density Is A Virtue
Writing in a Boston Globe editorial, David Dixon explains why Americans' fear and loathing of density is ironic and dangerous.
Mega-Mall Ignites Development Boom
As homes and offices multiply around the mega-mall, roads and schools are being pushed to the limit.
Chicago's Last Frontier
Environmental and industrial interests work together for the revitalization of the former Steel Belt of Chicago.
A Portrait Of America's First Tier Suburbs
Suburbs continue to dominate the United States' economic, social, and political landscape, writes Bruce Katz.
New Brownfields Rules
The U.S. EPA and 25 interest groups have been meeting to devise new brownfields rules to encourage redevelopment of tainted sites.
No War For Oil? Forget About It
James Kunstler calls suburbia "the greatest misallocation of resources in the history of the world."
The Sounds Of Silence
A new million-dollar home is built next to a decades-old popular music club, which is then found out of compliance for live music.
Smart Growth Dream Will Give You Nightmares
Smart Growth advocates' vision of the future of urban development is more like a nightmare for the average citizen, writes Chris Fiscelli.
Maryland's Smart Growth Program May Be In Peril
Maryland's groundbreaking Smart Growth strategy may be in peril after Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. the top officers of the Governor's Office of Smart Growth .
Can We Afford Urban Growth Boundary Expansion?
Portland State University presents a free streaming video event about Portland's urban growth boundary on Friday afternoon.
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
