Land Use
Growth Vision: It's Not About Principles, It's About Control
Cities and counties tussle over who controls growth in Contra Costa.
Smart Growth Dead? Not In Austin
A cynical columnist argues that as long as there's money to be made, Smart Growth will live on.
Experts Link Obesity To Sprawl
Health experts believe that suburban sprawl is responsible for American's bulging waistlines.
The Eleventh Smart Growth Principle
Among sprawl's many negatives you can add that it can also be unpatriotic, writes Joel Hirschhorn in a PLANetizen Op-Ed.
Edgeless Cities: Everywhere But Overlooked
Is hyper-low density development inevitable? A review of the book "Edgeless Cities: Exploring the Elusive Metropolis."
As-of-Right Development: Invitation To Abuse?
Tom Angotti asks whether As-of-Right development is an invitation to ethical breaches.
Study Urges County To Fight Sprawl
A study by the Greenbelt Alliance urges Contra Costa County, CA, to fight sprawl.
How To Fight Sprawl And Encourage Smart Growth
An analysis of sprawl in Contra Costa County, CA, and opportunities for smart growth.
Impact Fees Promote Growth
One-time charges against new development foster growth by providing an increased and predictable supply of buildable land, according to a Brookings Report.
'Mixed Use' Is Mixing Up A Florida County
The Halls River Retreat developer is reviving his 54-unit proposal for a mixed-use development, based on Citrus County's land development code that allows mixed use -- something no longer allowed in the County's Comprehensive Plan.
Send Us Your Tourists; Keep Your Brands At Home
Approaching commercial build-out, a gateway community to the Canadian Rockies looks for ways to keep it local by limiting multinational firms.
Island Life Strains As Coast Builds Up
Hatteras Island's lax zoning laws left the door open to developers, and now local residents are paying the price.
DOJ Involved In Religious Land Use Dispute
Justice Department works to uphold constitutionality of 3-year-old federal law that helps religious groups in zoning clashes.
County To Approve $1 Billion Land Deal
Despite threats of lawsuits, Riverside County, CA is poised to adopt a $1-billion conservation plan that will govern growth for the next 75 years.
How To Make A Place Walkable
Streets can be tamed incrementally, one intersection at a time.
Californians Raise Roof Over New Housing
The two biggest developments in the West, just north of L.A., revive an enduring debate over growth.
Making TODs Work: Real Life Lessons
A project manager gives a real-world account of the successes and failures of one of the nation's most closely watched new transit-oriented communities.
Sprawl Hurts New York City
New York City's suburbanization is threatening the city's critical mass.
The Smart Money Is On Smart Growth
The Brookings Institution's Bruce Katz argues that now is right time for Connecticut to re-evaluate and reform their destructive its wasteful growth trends.
What We Can Learn From Vancouver's Graceful Growth
Vancouver has accomplished on its waterfront what San Francisco has talked about for decades. US Cities could learn much from Vancouver's success.
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
