Land Use
Urban Planners Blow It
A new report suggests that all too often, policy-makers fail to coordinate open space with growth management.
How Smart Is 'Smart Growth?'
A zoning dispute in Bethesda, MD, ignites a debate over "Smart Growth."
Fight Over Residential Uses In Southlake Town Square
Affluent bedroom suburb is fighting the concept of a true downtown.
Chicago Ready To Revamp 1957 Zoning Law
After 50 years of zoning out, Chicago is reforming its code.
Schley Mountain: A Land-Use Case Study
An extensive special report examines land use in New Jersey by looking at The Hills, a 5,100-unit collection of townhouses and single-family homes, commercial strips and office buildings, that's home to about 10,000 people.
Albuquerque's New Planned Growth Strategy
Albuquerque's former planning director opines on the city's new Planned Growth Strategy, a result of four years of planning.
What's Wrong With Regionalism?
Regional planning makes sense, but it won't just happen because it's "good planning."
Struggling With Boston's Waterfront
The South Boston Waterfront has been heralded as the future for Boston. So why is it taking so long?
California: A Trend Toward Paving The Lawn
Cities in California are trying to rescue neighborhood lawns and green spaces from becoming asphalt.
Irvine Master-Plans For A New Community
City approves Irvine Co. to develop agricultural land into a large planned community with mixed housing and land-use.
Redevelopment Might Take Homes Away
City of Garden Grove may change residential areas into a commercial zone; residents fear eminent domain.
Cost-benefit Analysis Of Development
Palm Beach County, FL., wants to be able to compare costs and benefits of development.
Chicago Looks To Update Its Antiquated Zoning Code
A blue ribbon commission appointed by Mayor Richard Daley released its recommendations to overhaul the city's 45 year old zoning ordinances.
Nevada Takings Initiative Heads To Ballot
An initiative that would require Nevada County to pay property owners if a land use regulation diminishes property value appears headed for the November ballot.
County Passes Law To Protect Front Lawns
Fairfax County, VA passed a law that prohibits paving over front lawns to convert them into oversize driveways. Opponents say the law unfairly targets immigrants.
Defining 'Rural'
Palm Beach County's development guidebook aims "to protect and enhance rural settlements" but county commissioners find it hard to define what "rural" is.
Smart Growth Law Sparks Land Use Battles
Wisconsin's Smart Growth directive angers communities.
No-Church Zoning Law Challenged
The Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 faces challenges.
L.A. Secession Ripples To Phoenix
Los Angeles' secession movement is likely to have implications across the United States.
New Jersey's Mount Laurel Affordable Housing Doctrine
The New Jersey Supreme Court is poised to hand down a new ruling to mandate affordable housing.
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
