Land Use

Former Gov. Parris N. Glendening will lead the newly formed Smart Growth Leadership Institute.

February 11, 2003 - The Washington Post

It may not yet count as a national trend but in an effort to increase the local tax base, some towns are easing growth restrictions.

February 11, 2003 - The New York Times

Is changing codes and building rules is the only way to revolutionize development in the United States?

February 11, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Different reactions to Southern California's two largest developments demonstrate that geography is destiny.

February 11, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Governor Jennifer Granholm and GOP take steps to cure "plague upon the land."

February 10, 2003 - Michigan Land Use Institute

The California Supreme Court has sided squarely with planners in a ruling on the status of parcel maps recorded prior to the first state subdivision law.

February 7, 2003 - California Planning and Development Report

Loudon County's high profile growth management plan challenged by nearly 200 simultaneous lawsuits.

February 6, 2003 - The Washington Post

Old-fashioned zoning practices are discouraging mixed-use development. Are "form-based codes" the future?

February 6, 2003 - The Washington Post Writers Group

In response to rising concern about sprawl, elected officials in Connecticut propose measures to combat sprawl.

February 6, 2003 - The New York Times

Owners of property in New Orleans expropriated by the state for the expansion of a convention center may sue for compensation.

February 5, 2003 - The Times-Picayune

A voter-approved height limitation initiative does not apply to redeveloped land that was part of a military base, the Fourth District Court of Appeal has ruled.

February 5, 2003 - California Planning and Development Report

What fences mean for the rural western landscape.

February 5, 2003 - Planning Magazine

Ikea's plans for a megastore are blocked.

February 4, 2003 - Home Town Advantage Bulletin

The tantalizing puzzle of revitalizing this waterfront land excites civic interest - and anxiety.

February 4, 2003 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Is it rational to try to improve the jobs-housing balance in urban areas or should people, not plans, decide where people live and work? (Link corrected.)

February 3, 2003 - Planetizen

After more than a decade, Boston's Central Artery is about to come down. What will take its place is becoming a citywide debate on land use.

February 3, 2003 - The Boston Globe

New public opinion research suggests that broad regional coalitions against urban growth might be difficult to create.

February 2, 2003 - Reason Public Policy Institute

Report urges the consolidation of building codes into one simple guideline, incentives for towns to accept housing with greater density in their midst; and the creation of a panel to overhaul outdated zoning rules.

February 1, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Is new urbanism "re-urbanizing" the city, or simply creating cuter cookie-cutter suburbs? Is it creating sustainable development?

January 31, 2003 - Planners Network

Ian Roberts blames urban planners for the looming war in Iraq.

January 31, 2003 - The Guardian Unlimited