Land Use
EPA: Smart Growth At What Cost?
Under the guidance of Christine Todd Whitman the EPA has found religion in smart growth. The Wall Street Journal questions whether this is good.
Town Not Ready For The Cutting Edge
A smart growth proposal for a transit village which would preseve open space in Kingston Massachusetts is defeated by voters.
The Future Of Planning Support Technologies
Why aren't these cutting-edge planning tools in the mainstream planner's toolbox?
A Crusade For Parking In Richmond
A columnist argues for keeping diagonal street parking despite the downtown's plans for a two-way street.
Best Sites For Alternative Energy
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will conduct surveys to identify the best wind and solar energy sites in developing countries.
Smart Growth Impacts Housing Affordability
A new RPPI study suggests that statewide planning laws in Florida and Washington State have increased housing prices.
Physical Size Caps On Retail Businesses
Dozens of communities have enacted zoning ordinances that restrict the physical size of new retail stores.
California Fights Sprawl With New Water Law
A new water law in California aimed at curbing sprawl may dramatically change the way the state manages open space.
Online Smart Growth Debate Rages
So do smart growth strategies in Oregon and Portland improve performance? The online battle continues to rage.
California Malls Being Recycled As Homes
From San Jose to Los Angeles, California's dying malls are being repurposed as mixed use livng spaces.
Report: Urban Sprawl In Ohio - A Land Use Study
The Buckeye Institute has released "Urban Sprawl and Quality Growth in Ohio," an analysis of economic, demographic, and land-use trends in Ohio. The study concludes that Ohio does not face an urban sprawl crisis.
No Urban Sprawl In Ohio, Study Says
A study of land use issues in Ohio concludes that the state does not face an urban sprawl crisis and recommends building more highway lanes to overcome traffic congestion.
Building The Nation's Biggest Cathedral
The New Times LA offers some surpriring information about the planning and financing of the largest Roman Catholic cathedral in the U.S.
Ohio's Response To Sprawl: Build More Highway Lanes
A study by the Buckeye Institute concludes that urban sprawl is not a serious problem for Ohio and building more highway lanes is an appropriate response to traffic congestion.
Clay County, FL Faces Growth Challenges
Jacksonville Metro area county faces serious growing pains and seeks solutions.
Skate Parks: The New Urban Park?
Arizona is leading the way in urban skate parks -- a good way to keep skaters off streets and storefronts.
Sonoma County Offers Lessons In Preserving Land
Ventura County, CA is proposing the creation of a land conservation district.
Affordable Housing: The Problem Is Planning
A Northern California community development director says that the problem of affodable housing is the fault of poor planning.
L.A.'s Crackdown On Illegal Housing
Los Angeles' code enforcement crackdown on illegal housing units has several unforunate consequences.
Should Cities Expand After September 11?
Has terrorism fundamentally shifted the debate about urban sprawl?
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.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
