Land Use
Community Character Act: A Smart Growth Conspiracy?
WSJ columnist Thomas Bray questions whether federal standards on local zoning boards is such a good idea.
Property Rights: Supreme Waffle
By strengthening the heavy hand of government, the Court ironically speeds migration from places where land use regulation is over-politicized.
Urban Sprawl In London
London is spreading out and critics say large-scale construction is being motivated by profit without creating an imaginative master plan.
Ira Yellin: A Los Angeles Institution
The Los Angeles Times profiles respected developer, Ira Yellin. Despite a health setback, he is committed as ever to revitalizing downown.
The Future Of Redevelopment In California
The Planning Report interviews Steve Andrews, Chief of Strategic planning for L.A.'s redevelopment agency.
Keeping The 'Town' In College Town
Increased off-campus housing pressure on universities is threatening campus neighborhoods across the nation.
Profile Of Wildlands Conservancy
The low-profile Wildlands Conservancy has found remarkable success in preserving vast expanses of open space.
El Toro Airport No More
Ending an 8-year, $54 million planning effort, the former marine base in Orange County, CA will be sold for parks and development.
Supreme Court: Building Moratorium Was Not A Taking
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that a temporary building moratorium was not an unconstitutional taking of property rights.
Private Property Is Good For Conservation
Conservation through private ownership -- and has far better results than the regulation-heavy ESA.
Philadelphia: Sprawl And Blight Winning
In a Sunday editorial, The Philadelphia Enquirer charges that the last half century of planning has only increased blight and sprawl.
Arizona's Failing Smart Growth Strategy
Despite attempts to control growth, Arizona's efforts at smart growth are a messy patchwork, and aren't working.
Portland Considers New Subregions
Portland is considering dividing the region into economic subregions. Is this a recipe for disaster or a secret way to expand the urban growth boundary?
X-Rated Shops Moving To Suburbs
As rents in revitalized downtown areas increases, adult businesses are being forced out to the suburbs.
Urban Farming Ideas
Feeding more people on less land is a practical consideration planning should investigate.
FL School Board May Be Unable To Build On $1.2 Million Tract
Citrus County School Board members this week are hastily trying to wade through the complexities of Florida's Development of Regional Impact rules to understand what can be done with a $1.2 million plot they've purchased.
CA Smart Growth Bill Worries Builders, Municipalities
In its first major land-use initiative in years, Gov. Gray Davis'Office of Planning and Research is pushing a bill that will give the statebroad new powers over how and where cities expand.
2002 APA Conference: Final Day 4
Daily updates and photos all week from the national planning conference in Chicago.
2002 APA Conference: Day 3
Daily updates and photos all week from the national planning conference in Chicago.
Santa Fe's Affordable Housing Effort Called Into Question
Santa Fe's land use policies and poor record of spreading affordable housing throughout the city might be a violation of the federal Fair Housing Act, a nonprofit group says.
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
