Land Use
Can Parking Save Portland's Transit Mall?
A plan to increase parking for the struggling downtown Transit Mall would dramatically change the well known symbol's character.
ULI's Principles For Smart Growth
Urban Land Institute presents ten principles for transforming "auto-dependent" sprawl into healthy pedestrian communities.
Is Smart Growth An Anti-Terrorism Tool?
Speakers at the New Partners for Smart Growth conference say smart growth can improve security.
Do Urban Growth Boundaries Work?
Portland's urban growth boundary is either the key to livability or the cause of high housing prices.
Land Deal In Detroit Falters
A $50 million land deal in Detroit is scrapped when the buyer argues that wetlands and contamination reduce future development value.
BioMap Aids Conservation Efforts
A map of Massachusetts' environmentally critical areas aids efforts to conserve undeveloped land and protect endangered species.
Parking Is Not Necessarily A Good Thing
Incentives to discourage drivers are catching on across the country, and many are offering transit incentives.
Atlanta Considers Radical Zoning Changes
New zoning seeks to make Atlanta a "distinct and viable alternative to the suburbs."
Is No Growth Also Smart Growth?
Chris Williamson offers four arguments that planners can use to argue that "No Growth" policies are valid positions to take.
Parking Patterns Matter
One of the most important decisions in Raleigh's Fayeteville downtown redevelopment: What kind of parking?
Big Dig's Dirt Is Not Easy To Reuse
Although an innovative plan to convert landfills into useful property with dirt from Boston's Big Dig remains a sound, it is now mired in dispute.
Harvard's Campus Expansion
Harvard University is delicately planning for a new billion-dollar, 100-acre campus addition in Allston.
Conference Highlights Examples Of Smart Growth
Environmentalists, developers, and officials meet at Sustainability Conference in Mississippi
Maryland's Smart Growth Governor
This article profiles Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening, one of the nation's most prominent voices in the smart-growth movement.
San Diego's Neighborhood Of Villages
San Diego's Neighborhood Of Villages Growth Management Plan offers lessons for many cities.
Growth Is Top Issue In Colorado
Fifty-two percent of Colorado residents say that growth is the most important issue facing the state.
Critics Say Growth Plan Is 'Elitist'
Critics say Alachua County's plan to implement "smart growth" strategies may increase housing costs and hurt low-income residents.
A Discussion On New Urbanism
The City of Palo Alto publishes a fascinating discussion paper about new urbanism and zoning.
California: No Longer A Smart Growth Innovator
San Francisco Chronicle columnist John King argues that California is falling behind when it comes to smart growth.
A Community With No Churches
Chuches in Stapleton, Colorado are resisting new "walkable" guidelines, and excluding themselves from a new community.
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
