Land Use

How Much Is A Chicago Cubs View Worth?

The Major League Baseball club is filing a lawsuit against the owners of 13 buildings with a view of Wrigley Field.

December 18, 2002 - United Press International

The Death Of New Urbanism

Richard Carson proclaims that New Urbanism is dead. He says that New Urbanism hasn't caught on because it is "essentially anti-American."

December 17, 2002 - Archis

A Realistic Approach To Urban Planning

Alexander Garvin offers the first of an eight-part series addressing realistic approaches to urban planning.

December 17, 2002 - The New York Sun

Glendening To Continue To Advocate Smart Growth

Maryland Gov. Parris N. Glendening says he will continue to battle sprawl. Though he hasn't announced his new jobs sources says he is talking with organizations including Smart Growth America.

December 16, 2002 - The Washington Post

San Jose Case Study Part Two: Light Rail

Part two of this two-part series examines the likely failure of San Jose's light-rail system.

December 16, 2002 - The Thoreau Institute

Boston's New 'Urban Ring'

In the second-largest settlement of its kind, Massachusetts will pay $23 million for 8 acres of industrial land needed for the Big Dig.

December 15, 2002 - The Boston Globe

San Jose Case Study: The Urban-Growth Boundary

Part one of this two-part series examines San Jose's urban-growth boundary.

December 15, 2002 - The Thoreau Institute

The American Dream Is Alive And Well In California

Are the days numbered for the American Dream of detached homes and automobility, as some anti-sprawl activists would have us believe?

December 13, 2002 - Reason Public Policy Institute

UGBs Show Mixed Results In Amish Country

In the Amish Country of Lancaster County, PA, Urban Growth Boundaries have had modest success in containing growth and preserving farmland.

December 11, 2002 - Lancaster Intelligencer Journal

Southern California's Oak Tree Saga

In Southern California, one man's effot to save a 400-year-old oak tree sums up the civic dichotomy over growth.

December 11, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Rural Sprawl

Rural America's newest big problem is how to handle sprawl.

December 10, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor

A True Believer Discusses Urban Growth Boundaries

Urban boundaries are like religion -- if you are a true believer, you don't question.

December 10, 2002 - The Oregonian

Michigan's Land Swap Quagmire

A proposed swap of private land for shoreline puts Michigan's governor at the center of a dispute over managing the Great Lakes shoreline.

December 8, 2002 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Sprawl And Conservation: Searching For A Middle Ground

Architects and developers are clustering homes in smaller areas in an attempt to find a middle ground between conservation and rampant urban sprawl.

December 7, 2002 - The New York Times

Who Is The Smart Growth Leader?

Clark Williams-Derry reports on howVancouver,British Columbia has achieved remarkable success in directing growth topeople-friendly, land-saving neighborhoods.

December 7, 2002 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Rails To Trails Dispute Heats Up

Establishment of the trail has divided the Lyle-area community in Klickitat County, Washington.

December 6, 2002 - Yakima Herald-Republic

Multi-million Dollar Downtown School Sits On Quake Fault

Smart-growth advocates have talked about "faulty" school siting, but now they can use that adjective literally.

December 6, 2002 - CNN

Arden Realty

Arden Realty's CEO reflects on trends in the commercial property market in Southern California.

December 6, 2002 - The Planning Report

The Battle For Beach Access

A discussion with Robert Garcia of the City Project on the recent battles for public access to California's beaches.

December 6, 2002 - The Metro Investment Report

Maryland Sprawl Series: Suburb - Density - City - Village

The Baltimore Sun continues its weeklong series on sprawl and Maryland in an effort to influence the incoming gubernatorial administration.

December 5, 2002 - The Baltimore Sun

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.

Transportation Planner I

KFH Group Inc.

Director, Strategy and Research

Greater Baltimore Committee

Senior Planner

Eagle County Government

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.