Land Use
What About The Non-Smart Growthers?
Neal Peirce responds to tough questions about smart growth and regionalism posed by prominent California economist Steven Levy.
Massachusetts Antiquated Zoning Encourages Sprawl
Planners and environmentalists have wasted no time telling Massachusetts smart growth-friendly Governor: overhaul the state's antiquated zoning law!
Guarding Against Methane: Welcome To Playa Vista
Opponents of Los Angeles' high profile, master-planned Playa Vista project now charge that the development may be vulnerable to a deadly explosion.
Can A Regional Agency Force Growth In Local Cities?
Lake Elmo and the regional Metropolitan Council battle over whether the Council can force growth into unwilling local cities.
Farmers Fighting Sprawl In California's Central Valley
In California's Central Valley, farmers form a strategy for steering growth.
Historic Preservation To The Bitter End
A bitter years-long fight to build new homes in an historic district is still not over. Nearby neighbors are still opposed to the development project.
How To Promote Green Growth
Environmental advocates and housing advocates finding common ground in Massachusetts.
New Jersey Governor Declares 'War On Sprawl'
Gov. James E. McGreevey is determined to change the image of New Jersey as an overpopulated, polluted state.
A New Crop Of Subdivisions?
Urban areas are increasingly spreading into the countryside, pitting farmers against developers.
Suburban Life Pitting Farmers Vs. Neighbors
Farms' new residential neighbors drawn by pastoral setting but don't like farming realities.
Does Smart Growth Have Staying Power?
Is Smart Growth a passing fad that will fade away? Neal Peirce explains why he thinks the Smart Growth movement will last.
In The Name Of Smart Growth
Charlotte Observer associate editor Mary Newsom writes that misusing the term "Smart Growth" will give the movement a bad name.
Urban Boundaries And Money
The precise location of municipal boundaries is becoming more important as developers look to build on infill sites.
Michigan To Halt Sprawl With Smart Growth Plans
Developers warn that new measures will increase housing costs.
Grapes Vs. Redwoods On California's North Coast
New chair of California Coastal Commission and Coastal Sonoma County Supervisor proposes limits to vinyard growth.
Michigan Looks For Ideas To Curb Runaway Growth
In its final installment of the series "Grappling with Growth," The Detroit News weighs the costs and benefits of land reforms adopted in Baltimore and Lacaster County.
Town Fights Growth To Preserve '50s Character
Unlike many Florida towns where growth is welcome, residents of Cocoa Beach have voted to limit growth not once, but four times.
Twin Cities Approves Blueprint 2030
The Metropolitan Council has adopted a new 30-year plan for metro-area growth, despite objections from the Governor-elect. [Link corrected.]
Ahmanson Moves Forward
Ventura County, California, Board of Supervisors approves first tract map for conversial project.
Phoenix: Grow Or Rot
"Annex or rot" is the cornerstone philosophy of Phoenix's urban policy.
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
