Land Use
A New Battleground For Anti-Growth Supporters
Hired tree-sitter is camped out in the branches of a 400-year old tree in an attempt to halt development of a highway in Santa Clarita. His protest has attracted supporters and the media.
As Goes California, So Goes Arizona
Cultural and development trends continue migrating from California to Arizona, even the positive ones.
How Do You Pay For A City Of Villages?
For San Diego's 'City of Villages' concept, dollars, not density, are the real obstacle.
Denver's Rezoning Plan Under Fire
The Denver city council is considering a sweeping rezoning plan as part of 'Blueprint Denver'. Opponents charge that the plan promotes sprawl.
Florida's New Urbanist Towns Cause Sprawl
New urbanist developments across Florida are causing a quandry for proponents -- the new town are so far from other urban areas that they are causing sprawl.
San Mateo County Wins EPA Smart Growth Award
San Mateo policy is one of four winners of EPA's first National Award for Smart Growth Achievement.
EPA Announces National Smart Growth Awards
EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman announced four winners of the 2002 National Awards for Smart Growth Achievement.
Will Washington Become Silicon Valley?
As home prices in the D.C. area rise, a few lessons from Silicon Valley may apply.
Peaceful Pedestrian Plaza Or Place Of Protest?
Can the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints limit certain activities -- like protestin -- on a public pedestrian plaza owned by the church?
Ft. Lauderdale Debates Future Visions For Beach
City of Fort Lauderdale has commissioned the Urban Land Institute to study the future of the beach.
City Admonished For Sprawl Tendencies
The California city of Vacaville is admonished to curb its sprawling ways; planners told to embrace smart growth.
Californians Prefer Suburbia, Drive Alone, And Like Their Commute
A land use survey reports that Californians prefer to live in single-family detached houses, drive alone to work, and -- contrary to popular belief -- are pleased with their commute.
A Deal With The Devil To Slow Sprawl
A development rights deal in northern Idaho is the latest example of conservation groups making deals with their historic foes to slow suburban sprawl.
Smart Growth Case Study
This in-depth article examines sprawl in Riverside County, CA, as well as the accompanying negativeeffects.
Focus On Fire Management In Australia
Rapid spread of urban development into forested areas in one of the most fire-prone regions of the world has created a dangerous situation.
Artificial Islands: An Israeli Alternative To Settlements?
Israel considers creating pricey artificial islands for residential, tourism and business uses.
Controlling Growth In Virginia
The Peidmont Environmental Council faces its biggest challenge: curbing growth in "developer-friendly" Virginia.
MA's Drive To Preserve Parkways
Across Massachusetts, parkways and boulevards are being recognized as historic landmarks.
Overbuilding Community Facilities
Should community facilities -- hospitals, universities, and churches -- be allowed to build "as-of-right" without community review?
Grand Rapids' New Focus On Smart Growth
Grand Rapids, a city wellknown for its conservative politics, is energetically pursuing SmartGrowth principles.
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
