Land Use
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.
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.
Rural Sprawl
Rural America's newest big problem is how to handle sprawl.
A True Believer Discusses Urban Growth Boundaries
Urban boundaries are like religion -- if you are a true believer, you don't question.
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.
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.
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.
Rails To Trails Dispute Heats Up
Establishment of the trail has divided the Lyle-area community in Klickitat County, Washington.
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.
Arden Realty
Arden Realty's CEO reflects on trends in the commercial property market in Southern California.
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.
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.
Measuring Sprawl: The Best And Worst Cities
The product of three years of research, this comprehensive report ranks the impact of sprawl on 83 metropolitan areas. The study finds that sprawl leads to more driving, traffic deaths, and air pollution.
Sprawl Threatens White-pine Lumber
Sprawl threatens the survial of the nation's eastern white pinelumber in southern Maine.
Ellen Straus: Land Trust Pioneer
Ellen Straus died at her home in Marshall, Calif. She was a pioneer in helping farmers protect land from sprawl and helped found an influential land trust.
Sprawl Or Density?
The Baltimore Sun explores the argument for higher density development as a way to combat sprawl.
Renovated Mall Still Treacherous Ground For Pedestrians
The recent upgrade of a shopping mall near St. Louis cost $237 million, but still lacks sidewalks for those who want to walk to the stores.
Report Rates Sprawl In 83 Major Metro Areas
Smart Growth America has released a report on sprawl and its impact on 83 major metropolitan areas.
Land Use Is Top Priority
La Crosse, Wisconsin is gearing up for a new comprehensive plan with 18 objectives, in which land use figures prominently.
Fight Sprawl, Or Learn To Live With It
Curtis P. Stiles and Joseph Anthony Perez provide a citizen's primer on recognizing and fighting sprawl in Ventura County, California.
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.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
