Land Use
Industry Meets Academic Research At The Park
The university-owned 'research park' proves to be a profitable land use model in Arizona, fostering much-needed technological collaboration.
Too Many Big Boxes Stand Empty
While nearly 300,000 square feet of large building space stands vacant throughout rural Hernando County, the County Commission will consider rezoning 37 acres of greenery and wetlands that could accommodate another 300,000 square feet of co
It Ain't Even Close
Statewide hearings reveal overwhelming support for curing sprawl.
Landowner Equity and Protecting the Commons
William Honachefsky proposes several solutions to more effectively controlling sprawl through land use planning.
Environmentalism And Smart Growth
A new paper examines the practical aspects of how we create smarter, more livable communities.
Church V. State
Just pray you're not sued under the RLUIPA statute, say Michael Giaimo and Dwight Merriam in Planning Practice.
Planning For Growth In Albuquerque
Can Albuquerque's planned growth strategy and downtown revitalization finally point the City toward economic prosperity?
Eminent Domain Widely Abused
A report claims that 10,000 properties have been seized by cities for private developers.
When Government Takes Private Property
Alice Beasley of Erickson, Beasley, Hewitt & Wilson LLP offers a legal introduction to takings law in Western City Magazine.
Assessing The Potential Of Walkable Communities
Few mixed-use communities nationwide are close enough to each other to reduce the need to drive between them.
Baltimore's Growth Limits Debate
Is there enough land to support in-fill and redevelopment efforts in the Baltimore region?
Development Needs Controls Says Smart Growth Workshop
The local chapter of the Federation of Ontario Naturalists held a session on Smart Growth recently in Ontario, Canada.
Zoning Casinos On Sovereign Land
What happens when Native American tribes operating on sovereign land begin planning a casino?
Smart Growth Can Deliver Affordable Housing
Do smart growth policies increase the cost of building homes or help make home prices more affordable?
Smart Growth Plan Promotes Leapfrog Development?
Does the 1999 'Town & Country Plan' for Columbia, South Carolina promote leapfrog development?
Multi-Family Rental Market Alluring Traditional Home Builders
Randall Lewis discusses the forces that led to the redirection of the focus of his 50-year old family business from traditional home building to master planned apartment communities.
Urban Village Plan OKd
The Seattle suburb of Kenmore adopts a plan to reshape the city's downtown and also adopts new zoning to encourage denser mixed-use development.
Smart Growth Can Deliver Affordable Housing
Solutions mix public values, community investment.
Another Tale Of Two Cities
Portland, Oregon was once the Mecca of American urban planning. Now it is called the Little Beirut and people are fleeing the state.
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
