Land Use
Project Approvals, Denials Draw Lawsuits
After two years of intense planning, Delray Beach's efforts to approve a $36 million, 59 foot high, mixed-use redevelopment complex, with 219 units, 12,300 square feet of shopping and 207 parking spaces -- came to a grinding halt.
Rent Control's Comeback In Kingston, MA
Tenants in a mobile home community in Kingston, MA say rent control is the best tool to prevent huge increases in leases on their properties.
Reactivating Nashville's Downtown
A strong residential component in an urban mixed-use neighborhood is completing Nashville's downtown renaissance.
A Blighted Block In San Francisco
One block in San Francisco's Tenderloin district is a microcosm of the challenges involved in planning.
Eminent Domain: Is It Good Planning?
Eminent domain -- even to build much-needed schools -- has become a political tool, and not a planning tool in New Haven.
Impact Fees: Can They Handle Growth?
In New Tampa, impact fees have covered only 17% of the costs of new development. The next option is to raise taxes.
Catholics Consider Sprawl A Moral Issue
Roman Catholics in Michigan support a campaign for balanced growth.
Unsprawl Case Study: Hillsboro, Oregon
The 209-acre neotraditional town of Orenco Station is transit-oriented, growing from its railway past.
Mexico's New Airport On A Soggy Lakebed
Despite concerns by planners, Mexico is proceeding with a plan to build it's new central international airport in a swamp.
Detroit Archdiocese Hosts Anti-Sprawl Conference
The sprawling suburbs of Detroit were the focus of a min-conference convenedlast week by the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit.
Limiting Cul-de-Sacs In North Carolina
Several communities in North Carolina have limited the use of Cul-de-Sacs, arguing that overuse has caused traffic congestion.
Can U.S. Cities Learn From Bogota, Colombia?
Bogota's Mayor used planning to fight urban devestation, drug cartels, and pollution. Can U.S. cities learn from the example?
Cities Must Spread Out
Joel Kotkin argues that in this post-terrorism era, cities must change if they are to survive.
Expert Blames Zoning For Causing Sprawl
Land-use expert Randall Arendt says while many cities have comprehensive plans that aim for conservation, they have zoning laws that promote development and sprawl.
The Perfect Small Town?
West Chester, Pennsylvania is the model of a walkable, new urbanist community with a classic main street.
Low Densities Are No Answer To Terrorism
The sprawling 1950's postwar urban pattern has made us extremely vulnerable in an age of international terrorism.
Builders Seek To Ease Growth Limits
Builders in Prince George's County are trying to ease growth limits connected to crowded schools.
California's Protected Urban Areas
Some organizations in California are successfully protecting urban open space areas in the face of rapid growth and sprawl.
Boston's First-ring Suburbs Are Hurting
The lure of newer, more-distant suburbs are luring residents from older suburban communities closer to Boston.
Smart Growth Proposal Approved In Green Bay, WI
Green Bay, WI, City Council has approved a Smart Growth comprehensive plan.
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
