Land Use
Over-regulated Housing Markets Create Sprawl
Over-regulated housing markets are expensive and the limited availability of land creates sprawl.
Indiana Funds Smart Growth Planning
Smart growth planning effor will include a public Education campaign.
Scotland Land Reform: Feudal Relic Or Communism?
Scotland has dramatically modified land ownership laws by entitling small-scale tenant farmers to buy the land they rent.The new law will probably change the way Scotland is farmed and hiked
Smart Growth Scorecard Introduced
A scorecard system being discussed in Denver offers a market-based alternative to zoning for encouraging smart growth.
Beachfront Threatened With Overdevelopment
Broward County officials are concerned about the overdevelopment along the county's 23-mile shoreline.
Granholm Addresses First Smart Growth Council Meeting
Governor Jennifer Granholm's Michigan Land Use Leadership Council met for the first time in Lansing, MI.
Suburbs 2.0: The Scottsdale Story
What happens when an affluent suburb like Scottsdale, Arizona, runs out of land?
A Conspiracy Opposing Smart Growth?
Is there a vast right-wing conspiracy opposing smart growth policies? Reason explores the personal attacks leveled against critics of restrictive land-use policies.
Efforts To Curb 'Development On Steroids'
Rob Brinkman wants to prevent Gainesville, FL from becoming "another South Florida."
Software To Aid Development Decision-making
A new software program may aid land-use and development decision-making.
Michigan's New Land-Use Council
Michigan launches new land use council to handle development issues.
Suburbs: Regional Plan Flawed
Does Chicago Metropolis 2020 ignore the good planning that has been done in the region?
Is Smart Growth A Disaster?
Neal Peirce reports from a conference titled "Preserving the American Dream of Mobility and Homeownership" and discusses the views of speakers Andres Duany, Wendell Cox, and others.
California Smart Growth White Paper
A group of California New Urbanists have prepared a White Paper on Smart Growth Policy in California.
Michigan Takes On Sprawl
Land use is a critical issue in Michigan and
Southern California Finds A Better Way To Grow
Can the sprawling Southern California region use regional planning to come up with a plan for the entire region?
Citizens' Movement Opposes Growth
Florida city aspires to be "un-Lauderdale."
Acres Of Common Ground
Michigan's diverse Smart Growth council members have much to share.
The Worst Stretch Of Sprawl In The U.S.
How do officials fight sprawl in a place that has the dubious distinction of being the worst strip of sprawl in America.
Protecting Forests From Urban Sprawl
Anti-sprawl efforts in King County, WA, use an innovative financial model
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
