Land Use
Paying For So. CA Farmland To Lie Fallow
MWD is paying farmers not to farm to provide water for coastal areas. The purchase of 16,000 acres is near Blythe.
Wisconsin's Smart Growth Plan: Two Years Later
A look at the effectiveness of Wisconsin's Smart Growth legislation two years after it was enacted.
Detroit Archdiocese Tackles Sprawl
Church strengthens Michigan's Smart Growth movement.
Counties Control The Brakes To Halt Sprawl
For Maryland's Smart Growth initiative to work, the state's counties need to exercise their authority to contain sprawl.
Professor Warns Of The Cost Of Sprawl
Sociology professor Robert D. Bullard, spoke about the far-reaching impact of sprawl.
California Governor Signs Land Use Legislation
Unlike past years, Davis approves all controversial bills, even the Hearst Ranch/"certificates of compliance" bill.
Expanding Affordable Housing Through Inclusionary Zoning
This paper examines the effectiveness of inclusionary zoning programs as tools for not only providing affordable housing, but also ensuring that such housing is built throughout a jurisdiction.
California Bill Aims To Close Land Loophole
A California bill awaiting approval is aimed at closing a state law loophole that, according to the bill supporters, that enables speculators to earn profits at the expense of taxpayers and not-for-profit groups.
The New California Gold Rush
How land speculators are exploiting a loophole in state law to "make millions at taxpayers expense."
New California Law Links Growth To Water Use
California has a new law that associates water-use planning with land-use planning for developments of over 500 units.
Growth Management Act Makes A Difference
Washington's 1990 Growth Management Act aims to protect rural areas from sprawl. The Act is making an impact on growth and lifestyle in the state.
Zoning And Internet-based Business
An Appeals rules that Tampa's anti-adult business zoning ordinance does not apply to Internet-based businesses.
Smart Growth Is Still Smart
How will the events of September 11 affect the national conversation about how and where we should grow?
New York Real Estate Market Surges
After losing up to 20% of available office space in lower Manhattan, the NY real estate market surges back to life.
PBS Documentary On City Planning In New York
PBS is featuring an outstanding documentary series discussing New York City and the history of planning.
Fortifying America: Planning For Fear
Edward J. Blakely discusses the implications of planning and gated communities in the aftermath of terrorism.
Walking And Biking Are Victims Of Sprawl
Biking and walking fall to sprawl as growth isolates schools from homes.
A Cautionary Tale Of New Urbanism
In Santa Monica, CA, the city-planning vogue of New Urbanism has run up against a more powerful force -- the demand for easy traffic flow.
Land Use And Environmental Racism
Raising the issue of "environmental racism" a South Camden, N.J. citizens group asks a federal court to close a cement plant.
Landmark Land-use Ruling Has Statewide Impacts
Appellate court ruling that Villas at Pinecrest Lakes must be demolished due to inconsistency with Martin County's Comprehensive Plan is a landmark decision that will have an impact on growth management decisions and developers statewide.
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
