Land Use
Stacking Stores In Mid-City L.A. OKd
A Home Depot stacked atop a Costco will include an MTA bus terminal, a McDonald's, a storage facility and parking.
Why Sprawl Must Be Stopped
A college student voices her opinion about sprawl and why a new generation needs to do something about it.
Does Sprawl Cause Sprawling Waistlines?
Does suburban sprawl cause health problems related to lack of exercise? Researchers aim to find out with a $4 million transportation study.
Sprawl: It's Market-driven Growth
Sprawl offends urban planners, but it's just market-oriented growth to the business community.
Code-free Zone Urged In Baltimore
Well-known architect and planner Andres Duany has recommended that Baltimore designate a small part of downtown as "code-free" to stimulate growth.
The Trouble With The Techway
Smart growth And sprawl collide in the nation's capital over the Techway project.
Rural Growth Limits Provoke Legal Threats
Rural growth limits in King County, WA, aim to curtail the size of churches. A prominent legal-defense fund based in the nation's capital is threatening to sue.
Desert Water To Be Used By MWD
In a move that California environmentalists fear, the MWD has approved a plan to pump water from the Mojave underground aquifer.
Unfortunate Land Deal In Chandler, AZ
A real estate deal in Chandler, AZ, underscores local governments' vulnerability in attempting land transactions without expert advice.
The Future Of New Urbanism And Architecture
Professor Vincent Scully discusses the fundamentals of New Urbanism and architecture -- and its impact on the built environment.
Ideas To Limit Sprawl In Virginia
Planners come up with a list of ideas to limit sprawl in Virginia.
Farmers Oppose Plan To Preserve Farmland
An innovative plan to preserve Illinois farmland from sprawl is being opposed by farmers.
Rezoning Proposal Divides Community
As urban areas expand into Wisconsin's agricultural land, farmers who want to sell land to developers face opposition.
A New State Park Designed By UCLA Class
A UCLA Extension city planner's class has designed a proposal for a state park at a downtown Union Pacific railroad yard.
Sun City Project Scales Back
This Texas developer is taking the unusual step of limiting development in order to increase revenues.
Drawling The Line On New Development
Proposed development tests Orange County, Florida's, Urban Service Boundary.
Regulating Sex-Oriented Businesses
Lawful adult-oriented businesses have their place in communities -- provided such uses conform with the limits on commercial speech.
Building An Urban Village On The Border
Nuevo Len, Mexico, with help from the University of Texas, plans to build an urban village near the Texas border along the Rio Grande.
Restricting Chain Store Development
The New Rules publishes two sample ordinances from Kansas City restricting chain store development.
Defining And Measuring Sprawl
Urban Quality Indicator examines three perspective to measuring sprawl: The Sierra Club, Denver, and the Fannie Mae Foundation.
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.
One Hundred Miles
County of Mendocino
planning NEXT
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Montrose County
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
