Land Use
Surprising Failure For Portland TOD
One of Portland's best planneddevelopments -- a lifestyle and entertainment center with light rail -- fails. How can this be?
What If: A Downtown Los Angeles Utopia
The Downtown News asks business and community leaders what they would do in Downtown Los Angeles if they could go on an urban planning shopping spree.
$250 Million To Create Federal Stewardship Area
Federal legislation to protect 100,000 acres of forested watersheds in NJ and NY.
Their Own Private Malibu
What does it take to get liberals sounding like Ayn Rand in defense of property rights? Having their own property threatened.
Poster Child For Failed Planning To Be Fixed
Boston's most ambitious urban renewal project since the 1950's envisions a complete makeover for the West End -- a once-vibrant community destroyed by bad planning.
Building On Contaminated Land
EPA and Oklahoma developed a land certification program that addresses reusing industrial land and its cleanup.
Wendell Cox Responds To PLANetizen Readers
Cox presents a response to readers' comments and arguments to his PLANetizen editorial, "Trouble in Smart Growth's Nirvana."
UGBs On The Rise, Housing Caps In Decline
A new study finds that UGBs and subsequent voter approval requirements dominate recent ballot-box zoning in California.
Don't Pick On Portland
We should not dismiss the bold planning experiment in Oregon just because it runs counter to current orthodoxies.
Some Towns Saying 'No' To Families
Some growth-phobic towns are using a practice sarcastically referred to as 'vasectomy zoning' to limit the arrival of families.
Should Flooded Texas Towns Rebuild?
The Guadalupe River in Texas has flooded twice in five years. Should the communities along the river be rebuilt?
Moratorium Talk In Tampa Bay Area
With the Tampa Bay area barely recovering from a 4-year drought, and even tighter water restrictions imposed last month, residents complain that they are forced to conserve while developers build more homes.
The Ugly Side Of Preferential Parking Districts
Preferential parking districts are a popular planning tool, but do they do the districts create "parking have-nots?"
New Cities Raise Taxes, Pay Alimony
A decade after the passage of the "revenue neutrality" law, the incorporation of new cities appears to be back as a major planning issue in California.
Development Threatens Pinelands
The Pinelands region is threatened with encroaching developments. Its future depends on Gov. James E. McGreevey.
A Tale Of Two Cities
Who sprawls the most? It depends on whose definition you use.
Riverdale's Subdivision Moratorium
A subdivision moratorium in Riverhead, NY is a good idea only if the city hires more planners and improves planning.
A New Plan For Chicago's Downtown
A new plan for Chicago's downtown calls for extending the buisiness district into the West Loop with emphasis on public transportation and green space.
Chicago Releases 20-Year Plan
Chicago reveals the first draft of their plan for Chicago's core -- the city is to become the greenest city in the U.S.
San Francisco Bans Public Urination
Responding to public outcry, the Board of Supervisors bans public urination to 'demonstrate we live in a civilized society'.
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
