Land Use
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.
Selling Smart Growth To Skeptical Americans
Is it possible to convince Americans to embrace mixed-use walkable communities?
A New Look For San Antonio's 'Undiscovered' South Side
A new San Antonio land use plan aims to balance development between north and south.
Green Power Broker Explains Urban Park Fundamentals
The Planning Report talks to Joe Edmiston of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy about the challenges and pitfalls of developing parks in urban Los Angeles.
Repairing 'A Tear' In Downtown
Delaware's (Ohio) new master plan envisions a landscaped, six-lane boulevard to reunify the city and promote riverfront development.
TOD Is No Silver Bullet
Transit oriented development just as hard to develop in Massachusetts as any other type of development.
Avoid The Folly Of Sprawl
Parris Glendening, former governor of Maryland, and now a leading national Smart Growth advocate, warns about adverse impacts of urban sprawl.
Garcia Slams Mayor's Plan For L.A.'s Airport
Political insider Dan Garcia discusses Los Angeles Mayor Hahn's plan to redesign Los Angeles International Airport.
Obese Cities: Putting Sprawl On A Diet
Convinced that urban sprawl contributes to obesity in the U.S., a growing movement advocates walkable cities.
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
