Land Use
Colorado Springs Rejects Urban Renewal Plan
The Colorado Springs city council rejects the pedestrian-friendly plan because they don't want to use eminent domain.
Cronyism In The San Francisco Planning Office
An audit of the Planning Department in San Francisco, CA suggests the city may be giving preferential treatment to some developers.
Lancaster, CA May Give Over Parkland For Development
The city of Lancaster is prepared give more than five acres of the city park for a shopping center, but residents and two former mayors oppose the plan.
Urban Sprawl Threatens Canada's Prime Farmland
With 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres) of some of Canada's best farmland paved over each year around Toronto planners and academics urge new approaches for growth.
Much Of Western U.S. Still The Frontier
Despite the latest census figures, which highlight the exploding growth in the west, much of the region is still uninhabited, with growth concentrated in a few cities.
Kunstler On The Fiasco Of Suburbia
James Howard Kunstler takes environmentalists to task for considering human nature something distinct from the rest of nature.
Brookings Institute Scholar Says Pittsburgh Sprawl Is Worse Than LA
To Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution, who will speak to a seminar on Smart Growth in Pittsburgh, the town is slowly sprawling out of control.
Looking At Parks From A Regional Perspective
A group of citizens and local government officials in and around Portland are making the case for regional participation in the planning, acquisition and maintenance of parks.
Does Smart Growth Cause Traffic Congestion?
Wendell Cox argues that anti-sprawl measures lead to higher home prices and traffic congestion.
High Tech Mansions Under Attack
A six month freeze on billionaire mansions in Medina, the Seattle suburb on Lake Washington, has been ordered by the city's mayor.
Sprawl Creates A Region Divided Against Itself
In Northeast Ohio, sprawl's effects are impacting older suburbs as well as the city.
Panama City, FL To Take Over State Coastal Permitting
Panama City Beach may become Florida's first city to assume responsibility for issuing coastal development permits.
Twin Cities Change Growth Plan
Two strategies attempt to balance growth with restrictions on development.
Maryland Gets Serious About Smart Growth
Maryland has taken a hard line on sprawl: the state will challenge any policy that violates smart growth principles.
Giving The Housing Element Teeth
Proposed legislation would establish penalties for California cities who are not in compliance with their housing element.
Jane Jacobs Reviews New Urbanism
Reason Magazine interviews Jane Jacobs about New Urbanism, city planning, Los Angeles, and how she would like to be remembered.
Preserving Farmland In The Hudson Valley
Farmland preservation groups are buying development rights to agricultural land.
Fighting Sprawl A Top Priority For States
Delegates at shopping-center convention discuss revitalization and urban sprawl.
Cities Want To Avoid Becoming Like L.A.
Many growing cities of the West are becoming more like Los Angeles, the 'poster child of urban sprawl.'
Why Smart Growth Is Important For Kentucky
Kentucky has formed a 35-member Smart Growth Task Force to help plan growth in the state.
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.
Caltrans
City of Fort Worth
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
City of Portland
City of Laramie
