Land Use

Malibu Acquisition Largest In 20 Years

A $43 million mountain-to-sea parcel of 1,659 acres in the Santa Monica Mountains will become parkland.

March 15, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Mapping Out Land Compensation

Laws in Florida and Texas are serving as the litmus test for Oregon and other states.

March 15, 2001 - The Oregonian

The Cornfield In L.A. To Be A State Park

The 40-acre abandoned rail yard near Chinatown was slated to become an industrial park. Now it will be a state park.

March 13, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Motivating Developers To Preserve Open Space

Zoning strategies can provide incentives to developers who preserve open space.

March 13, 2001 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Saving The Desert From Phoenix's Sprawl

The nation's newest national monument will preserve a desert ecosystem from Phoenix's rapidly growing urban sprawl just sixty miles away.

March 12, 2001 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Big Sky But No Solitude

Montana is changing as wealthy migrants and second-home owners move into the state, transforming the economy and causing concern about sprawl.

March 12, 2001 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Economic Success -- For A Price

A tech boom is fueling Idaho's rapid transformation making it the nation's fifth fastest growing state, but the state is ahead in debating growth and transit policies.

March 11, 2001 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Annexation Thwarts Developers' Plans

Salt Lake City expands its borders thwarting developers' plans.

March 9, 2001 - The Salt Lake Tribune

San Jose Inspires Ottawa Smart Growth Summit

San Jose, CA, inspires the Ottawa 20/20 Smart Growth Summit.

March 9, 2001 - The Ottawa Citizen

California Housing Caps Won't Go Away

The growth management tool of choice these days seems to be the growth boundary, not the growth cap.

March 8, 2001 - California Planning and Development Report

Godmother Of The American City

An interview with the renowned urbanist Jane Jacobs.

March 8, 2001 - MetropolisMag.com

Denver's Downtown Success

Denver has sprawl -- but also a counterweight to sprawl.

March 8, 2001 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Sprawl Hits The Wall In Los Angeles

A new study reports that the Los Angeles region is at a crisis point.

March 8, 2001 - The Brookings Institution

Maryland County Struggles With Open Space Plan

Montgomery County, MD, is having trouble with its open space plan as opponents raise concerns over cost and property rights.

March 8, 2001 - The Washington Post

Charlotte: A Better Version Of Atlanta

Unlike sprawling Atlanta, Charlotte has focused its development in the urban core.

March 7, 2001 - REIS

The Green Space Race

Across the nation billions of dollars are being spent on parks and land preservation. Atlanta is part of this national trend.

March 7, 2001 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Urban Growth Boundaries: Best In The East?

Myths and facts about urban growth boundaries.

March 7, 2001 - Buffalo Beat

Some Who Chased The Sun Now Flee The Sprawl

Those who retired under Arizona's sunny skies now find themselves enveloped with sprawl.

March 7, 2001 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Pushing Smart Growth For Federal Buildings

Smart Growth advocates want federal real estate decisions to consider sprawl.

March 7, 2001 - The Washington Times

Southwest Land Reparations

Should the U.S. pay reparations for tracts of land in New Mexico that were taken in 1832?

March 6, 2001 - The Christian Science Monitor

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