Land Use

Downtowns Heat Up

Downtown multifamily development is booming in cities large and small throughout the United States.

July 3, 2001 - Urban Land Magazine

Greater Cincinnati: Threatened By Sprawl

Is rapid development in Ohio 'irresponsible?'

July 3, 2001 - The Cincinnati Enquirer

A Perspective On Urban Sprawl

The Christian Century presents an introduction to urban sprawl.

July 2, 2001 - The Christian Century

The Irony Of Sprawl

Growth is inevitable -- will the anti-sprawl movement make enemies of us all?

July 2, 2001 - Portsmouth Herald

A Planned Community With No Cemetery

If you live in Irvine, California, you have to move elsewhere when you die. This master-planned city has no cemetery.

July 2, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

California's Lost Farmland: Yawn Or Crisis?

Urban growth in Northern California is growaing at an alarming pace, according to a study by the California Department of Conservation.

July 1, 2001 - San Jose Mercury News

Delaware Creates Land Use Panel To Help Curb Sprawl

Gov. Ruth Ann Minner has signed a bill creating a panel that will search for ways to corral the state's growing population.

July 1, 2001 - The Baltimore Sun

Denver To Convert Airport Into Parkland And Greenspace

Denver Mayor Wellington Webb unveiled a $44 million plan to transform runways at Stapleton Airport into 1,100 acres of open space.

June 30, 2001 - The Denver Post

Denver: Writing On The Wall

The city of Denver erases an illegal advertisement.

June 28, 2001 - Westword

Mega-sprawl Ahead

Eleven western states are expected to see tremendous population growth in the next five decades.

June 27, 2001 - The Denver Post

New England Regional Plan Worries Locals

The A.D. Makepeace Company plans a massive development of 3,500 new homes in three Massachusetts communities.

June 27, 2001 - The Boston Globe

Does Free Parking Drive The Nation To Drive?

Some communities are looking at reducing the amount of free parking lots, and dismantling the zoning codes that mandate them, in hopes of encouraging people to leave their cars at home and use other forms of transportation.

June 27, 2001 - The Seattle Times

To Commute Or Not Commute?

Newcomers to Washington D.C. must decide whether they want to endure a long commute from a home in the suburbs, or live in the urban core and give up the dream of owning a home.

June 27, 2001 - The Washington Post

Maryland's Suburban Sprawl Battle

Maryland Governor Glendening warns that he intends to start using a neglected 25-year old law that allows the state to bring court challenges against potentially harmful rezoning decisions.

June 25, 2001 - The New York Times

Boomburbs!

A new type of city explodes around the edges of metropolis.

June 25, 2001 - Fannie Mae Foundation

Roads Are Crucial To Transit-oriented Development

A Maryland architecture professor argues that roads, not just public transit, are necessary for a successful TOD.

June 24, 2001 - The Washington Post

Maine Town Rejects Smart Growth

Residents fight smart growth plan, charging that planners are trying to urbanize the community.

June 24, 2001 - Portland Press Herald

Email Battle Over Sprawl And Density Rages

The Sierra Club, Demographia and Thoreau Institute battle it out over a new "sprawl calculator."

June 22, 2001 - Demographia

Private FL University Gets Growth Control Exemption

Florida's Governor grants a private university an exemption to the state's strict growth management rules.

June 20, 2001 - Sun Spot

Smart Growth Backlash: Property Rights

Farmers in Maryland want to sell their farms which are loosing money. The state, however, wants to stop sprawl.

June 18, 2001 - The Christian Science Monitor

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