Land Use
When Revitalization Is Poorly Planned
How can medium-sized cities best revitalize their downtowns? Worcesterdebates its latest attempt.
Butler County's 'Sprawl Time Bomb'
Rapid growth in Butler County, OH, worries conservationists.
An Overview Of Joint Planning Agreements
A joint planning agreement in Daytona Beach could have eased development, saved money, and encouraged smart growth.
The Controversial Smart Growth Handbook
Critics say the $2.5 million "Smart Growth" handbook sponsored by HUD and developed by the APA will weaken property rights and hurt small businesses.
Troubled Plazas
By pushing the homeless out of public spaces, these San Francisco plazas have gone from bad to worse. John King offers a case study.
A Tale Of Two Arizona Cities And A Mall
Scottsdale and Phoenix are fighting over a prime mall site worth millions in development and tax revenues.
Golf Course Plan Could Undermine Anti-Sprawl Efforts
Conversationists say a plan to build a golf course community would hurt efforts contain sprawl in Prince William County.
New Schools, More Sprawl
What eats up more acreage in the Phildelphia suburbs than sprawling homes? New schools.
Former Atlanta Developer Helps Other In Rezoning
A former Atlanta developer now specializes in guiding other developers through tricky historic urban infill projects.
Experiments With Privatized Parks
Privately-run parks and public spaces can solve many problems. But how "private" is too private?
El Toro: Surprise In Orange County
In a surprise announcement after voters reject a regional airport, the Navy says it will sell the former El Toro Marine base.
How To Tell If You Live In A Smart Growth Neighborhood
This article presents readers with several questions to determine whether or not they live in smart-growth neighborhood.
Smart Growth: Let's Face The Reality
Loudoun County has a bold Smart Growth plan. Will it work?
Planners Turn To Seniors-only Housing
Massachusetts cities are putting age restrictions on residential development to stabilize fast-growing communities.
Some TNDs Struggle To Started
Multiple-year struggles to get TND projects approved are becoming common.
Freeways In Arizona Are An Amenity
The rise and fall of Phoenix home prices can be tracked to the freeway grid and congestion.
Increase Height Limits For More Housing
A new Boston redevelopment proposal would allow developers to build at twice the current height limit -- if half the building is housing.
Sprawl Overruns Historic Battlefields
Civil War battlefields are vanishing quickly, swallowed up as cities expand and the need for new housing increases.
Mall Controversy Continues
Propsosed development adjacent to a National Historic Battlefield concerns citizens.
KB Home Takes On Urban Infill
The Wall Street Journal reports that KB Home, known for building sprawling suburbs, is taking on a different kind of project.
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.
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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
