Land Use
Gated Communities Vs. Smart Growth
Are gated communities more popular than smart growth communities?
Why Universities Turn Into Developers
Universities are compelled to act as real estate developers out of self-preservation, the need for expansion and by long-standing commitments to neighborhood redevelopment.
Anthony Downs Advises County To Increase Density
Urban policy expert Anthony Downs advised Broward County, FL, to increase density to accomodate newcomers. The county is reluctant to increase density.
Sprawl Advances
Urban sprawl threatens 95 million acres of farmland in the next several decades, according to a USDA report.
L.A.'s Last Coastal Wetland Ecosystem
Is the one-ignored story of the debacle of Los Angeles' Playa Vista Ballona Wetlands destined to be a major media story?
Fort Lauderdale OKs Major Mixed Use Project
Fort Lauderdale approved a $74.9 million mixed-use development with a transit hub for trolleys, 92 condos, 75 rental apartments, a pedestrian promenade and 68,673 square feet of retail, on a city-owned lot currently used for beach parking.
Outsmarting Sprawl's Impacts
The Reason Publish Policy Institute explores market-oriented alternatives to Smart Growth.
Phoenix's Airport: Build New Or Expand?
A proposed football stadium plan renews a decades-old debate about airport expansion in Phoenix.
Fighting Sprawl In New Jersey
Hundreds of New Jersey townships are caught in a spiral of increasing sprawl and declinng home values. This is the first of a two-part series on sprawl in New Jersey.
Milwaukee Power Plant Opponents Try New Strategy
Opponents of a proposed power plant in Milwaukee are trying to gain "Rustic Road" status for a road near the proposed site.
Boston's Original Genius Urban Planners
Boston's history of planning has been a drama of skulduggery.
Maryland Governor Intervenes In Development Projects
Pursuing an anti-sprawl agenda, Maryland Governor Parris N. Glendening intervenes in three development projects.
Urban Sprawl Slowing In Ventura County
Ventura County, CA has slow-growth policies. So while sprawl is increasing nationally, Ventura County's trend is the opposite.
Swimming Hall Of Fame May Leave Fort Lauderdale
The International Swimming Hall of Fame -- a major tourist attraction -- might be leaving Fort Lauderdale if its proposal to expand to meet international requirements is rejected by the city.
Pittsburgh Stormwater Absorption Model
A Pittsburgh model for stormwater absorption shows how costs can be paid through incremental redevelopment.
Contractual Agreements And Neighborhood Evolution
This academic paper presents a simulation of urban neighbourhood formation and growth based on the economic theory of property rights.
Raleigh Tries Villages To Curb Sprawl
Planners struggle to figure out how avoid the sprawl and gridlock that are expected to accompany two big shopping malls in Raleigh and Durham.
Theme Park Project's Success Worries Residents
The creator of the Bonfonte Gardens theme park in Gilroy, CA, claims it celebrates nature. If it is sucessful, residents worry the park may change the very lifestyle it celebrates.
Battle Brewing Over Sprawl Onto Sacred Sites
As suburban sprawl expands, it is increasingly encroaching on sacred native-American sites.
Planning Vs. Markets Is An Oxymoron
The new issue of the electronic journal asks why Planning Vs. Markets is an Oxymoron, and argues that we must ask the right question.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Municipality of Princeton
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
City of Mt Shasta
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
