Land Use
Lawsuits Threaten California Coastal Access
Suits challenge easements that allow public access to coast.
Santa Barbara Plans High Tech Expansion
Officials seek to buy into Goleta's high-tech development to clear path for proposed expansion of runway.
Logging Impacts on Watersheds
California's Board of Forestry plans to look at the impact of logging on entire watersheds.
Rethinking Erie Canal
The $28.2 million state plan geared toward more active waterfront uses along Buffalo's Erie Canal has opponents bitterly devided.
Principles for Smart Growth
The League of California Cities has adopted 10 principles for smart growth.
Wetlands Restoration Near S.F. Airport
Governor Davis signed a bill to purchase 19,000 acres of salt flats south of the San Francisco Airport for $25 million.
San Bernardino Seeks Ideas For Downtown
"The downtown area should be the signature of a city," Mayor Judith Vallessaid. "We don't have a signature right now."
Smart Conservation Instead Of Sprawl?
Is "conservation development" a viable method to combat sprawl? If so, city planners will need to be flexible.
Cities Are Playing A Blight Game
Is the original purpose of redevelopment-- creating more jobs, and better housing -- being fulfilled in California?
Frog Habitat To Affect Housing
A proposed 5.4 million acre habitat for the red-legged frog could affect major housing developments planned in Southern California.
When Anti-Growth Goes Too Far
Will anti-growth activists in Santa Monica, California cause world-renowned think tank RAND to leave the city it has called home for 50 years?
Federal Heights Vs. Strip Club
Can Federal Heights, Colorado legislate the town's only strip club out of business?
Fighting Contra Costa's Urban Limits
Developers and landowners sue over Contra Costa's urban limits.
LA's Chinatown Project Stalled
A lawsuit has been filed to stop development of an industrial park in the Cornfield parcel east of Chinatown. Environmental impact report is needed.
Disney To Develop In Glendale
Walt Disney Company will develop a $2-billion creative campus in Glendale. The environmental impact report has raised some questions.
Is New Orleans Sinking?
Scientists say the Big Easy is sinking and could be underwater in 50 years.
America's Fear Of Emptiness
The fear of emptiness is the major factor now shaping attitudes toward public spaces, urban centers and even suburban sprawl.
Contra Costa's Shrinking Urban Limit Line
California cities Brentwood and San Ramon are suing Contra Costa County over a decision to "shrink" the county’s urban limit line.
Controlling Mountain Resort Growth
Mountain resort communities need effective growth management techniques to help control the negative aspects of expansion.
Resorts: A Year-Long Attraction
Substantial development of an Idaho resort represents a growing trend in trying to attract visitors all year long.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
