Land Use
Government Retreats On Urban Sprawl Numbers
USDA's 1997 National Resources Inventory study that provided evidence of an alarming increase in sprawl taking over primve farmland may have overestimated the numbers.
California's Fight Over Housing Targets
The first housing element updates in California are causing a standoff between local and state agencies.
California Hearst Coastal Plans Anger Skeptics
Critics of the Hearst Coastal project in California say that the company is not telling them everything. What is the plan?
Saving Savannah
Ben Hubby believes that developers and superstores will destroy the charm and ecology of Savannah, GA.
Queensway Bay Still Floating Along
The prime Long Beach, CA waterfront project is 2 years behind schedule. But the city has given the builder another extension.
The High Cost Of Open Space
A plan for Montgomery County, MD raises questions about owners' rights.
Washington County Seeks Slow Growth
King County's slow-growth measure would prohibit new urban buildings in rural areas.
Developer Settles Lawsuit For Right To Develop
A developer who sued Weston on the grounds that the City had illegally stopped his 94-home project due to school crowding will pay to settle his own lawsuit; the money will be used to build a road for the school.
South Michigan's Landmark District
Michigan is reviving an eight-year-old plan to create a landmark district as a form of revitalization.
Sprawling Into The Third Millennium
Suburbia was a reaction to crowded cities but today many suburbs are crowded as sprawl continues to spread.
Churches Oppose Sprawl Limits
Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle is against the urban-growth boundary in King County, WA.
Township Wants Voice In Land-use
The nation's oldest form of local government is seeking to gain land-use authority long reserved for cities -- a change that would likely alter patterns of urban growth and development.
Arizona City Adopts Slow Growth Rules
Scottsdale, AZ, adopts new ordinances to force scrutiny of large-scale projects.
Public Spaces Handbook
A new handbook from the Project for Public Spaces takes on the toughquestions: Why are some places better than others?
How The Fast Food Industry Spread Sprawl
In his book "Fast Food Nation" author Eric Schlosser exposes the dark side of the fast food industry and says it contributes to spreading urban sprawl.
State Honored For Protecting Farmland
Pennsylvania has been honored for protecting more farmland than any other state, including Maryland, a state that has long been a model for fighting sprawl.
Shrinking Philadelphia
Philadephia predicted rapid urban growth. It turns out that residents are fleeing to the suburbs. What does this mean for planning?
Sprawl, Farmers Clash
As rapid development explodes across Washtenaw County, MI, residents are fighting back.
Industrial Ecology Of Manhattan
Manhattan has led the way in the shift from unused industrial facilities to multimedia and new media centers.
Small Town Mayor Fights Goliath--LAX
El Segundo's mayor is gathering a lot of support in the suburbs to fight LAX expansion.
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
