Land Use

Boston's Central Artery: A Victim Of Planning?

An editorial calls for more participation in planning Boston's Central Artery, or it is doomed to become the victim of planners.

May 8, 2002 - The Boston Globe

Growing Safe

Is your comprehensive plan hazardous to your community's health?

May 8, 2002 - Planning Magazine

Study Says Urban Life Safer Than Rural

Suburban and rural living is not safer than living in urban areas according to a study by a University of Virginia professor.

May 7, 2002 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

From Great Estates To Planned Communities

Redeveloping massive estates into planned communities is happening across Massachusetts as land becomes scarce.

May 6, 2002 - The Boston Globe

In-fill Development Becomes Stylish

Responding to traffic, limits on growth, and the need for affordable housing, in-fill development and smart growth are becoming trends.

May 6, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

PBS Looks At Sprawl, Housing, Architecture

PBS' new series on how Americans live their lives uses Atlanta as a case study to focus on sprawl, low-income housing, shopping, and architecture.

May 5, 2002 - PBS

Huge Loss Of Land By 2030 Predicted

According to a study by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the University of Maryland and the U.S. Geological Survey, over 700,000 acres of undeveloped land could disappear in the next 15 years.

May 3, 2002 - The Washington Post

Praying For Land Use Relief

Local regulation of religious land uses has become the latest battlefield in California development.

May 2, 2002 - California Planning and Development Report

L.A. Joins Growing Trend To Ban Billboard

Los Angeles joins a growing list of cities that have decided to ban all new billboards within city boundaries.

May 1, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Community Character Act: A Smart Growth Conspiracy?

WSJ columnist Thomas Bray questions whether federal standards on local zoning boards is such a good idea.

May 1, 2002 - Wall St. Journal

Property Rights: Supreme Waffle

By strengthening the heavy hand of government, the Court ironically speeds migration from places where land use regulation is over-politicized.

April 29, 2002 - Planetizen

Urban Sprawl In London

London is spreading out and critics say large-scale construction is being motivated by profit without creating an imaginative master plan.

April 27, 2002 - The Times

Ira Yellin: A Los Angeles Institution

The Los Angeles Times profiles respected developer, Ira Yellin. Despite a health setback, he is committed as ever to revitalizing downown.

April 25, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

The Future Of Redevelopment In California

The Planning Report interviews Steve Andrews, Chief of Strategic planning for L.A.'s redevelopment agency.

April 25, 2002 - The Planning Report

Keeping The 'Town' In College Town

Increased off-campus housing pressure on universities is threatening campus neighborhoods across the nation.

April 25, 2002 - Planetizen

Profile Of Wildlands Conservancy

The low-profile Wildlands Conservancy has found remarkable success in preserving vast expanses of open space.

April 25, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

El Toro Airport No More

Ending an 8-year, $54 million planning effort, the former marine base in Orange County, CA will be sold for parks and development.

April 24, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court: Building Moratorium Was Not A Taking

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that a temporary building moratorium was not an unconstitutional taking of property rights.

April 24, 2002 - California Planning and Development Report

Private Property Is Good For Conservation

Conservation through private ownership -- and has far better results than the regulation-heavy ESA.

April 22, 2002 - Reason Online

Philadelphia: Sprawl And Blight Winning

In a Sunday editorial, The Philadelphia Enquirer charges that the last half century of planning has only increased blight and sprawl.

April 22, 2002 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.