Land Use
Downtown Dallas: A New Farmer's Market
When planners and developers work together, the result can be greater than the sum of its parts, argues a Dallas News editorial.
Enforcing Transit By Limiting Parking
Official in South Boston plan to halt the number of off-street parking places, sending a chill through the development community.
California's Designer Desert Development
Mirada is the only master-planned community built entirely within a federal parkland.
Arizona's Fake Lakes
Thanks to a complex set of water laws, Arizona residents can count on full "fake lakes" even during a drought.
Sprawl Invades Farmlands In Georgia
Farmland is disappearing rapidly in Georgia.
Sprawl Vs. The Arizona Desert
This is not the usual Western standoff over land and water.
Is Sprawl A Moral Issue?
A dot-com millionaire turned new urbanist and the Atlanta-Journal Constitution debate the morality of neighborhood choice.
Limiting Growth By Limiting Building Size
Maumee, Ohio joins a growing list of municipalities that are restricting retail expansion by limiting building size.
States Cutting Funds For Anti-sprawl Programs
A report by the Natural Resources Defense Council says states are reducing funding for anti-sprawl initiatives.
Baltimore's New Transit Plan
Baltimore's transit planners have offered recommendations that would double the area's rail service over 40 years.
Regional Transit Planning Done Right
The Sacramento Council of Governments offers a concept that is truly regional in scope.
Inside The Big Box
City meets big-box. City loses big-box. City wins big-box over with a big subsidy.
Sprawl In The Northwest: A Survey
A report by Northwest Environment Watch analyzes sprawl in the Northwest.
Denver's New Land Use And Transporation Plan
Denver's landmark integrated land-use and transporation plan has been approved.
Trends In Open Space Preservation
Milwaukee's efforts to preserve open space in county parks exemplify a trend in open space preservation.
A New Breed Of Sprawl: The Future Of Tract Homes?
New Mexico's Las Maravillas is an example of everything that is wrong with the way Americans plan communities.
Los Angeles Renewal Requires Leadership
Pundits and analysts have underestimated the resilience and diversity of the L.A. economy.
Rural Advocates Winning Sprawl Debate
Recent decisions in Seminole County, FL., favor rural advocates determined to protect rural areas from urban sprawl.
Planning Can't Keep Up With Development
A Boston Globe editorial charges that new development and gentrification are outpacing planning efforts in Boston's Chinatown.
A Million Tons Of Sand
Miami Beach has found a new source of sand to replenish the city's northern shoreline.
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
