Land Use
How Do We Want To Grow?
Utah's controversial Legacy Highway raises a question faced by many regions of the West: as the booming economy accelerates development and sprawl, how do we want to grow?
Swapping Land For Safekeeping
A deal with the Bureau of Land Management could shield 3,000 acres of mountain land in Colorado's Boulder County, from development.
Timeshare Industry Goes Upscale
The timeshare market's latest evolution: resorts are now becoming the focal point of timeshare vacations.
California To Buy Wildlife Corridor
Instead of a 1,550-house development, a 649-acre parcel will become a wildlife corridor.
Reaffirming Water Rights
This Contra Costa Times editorial discusses the implicationsof the California Supreme Court ruling last week involving farmers fromthe Mojave River Basin, which seemed to uphold an individualistic "firstcome, first served" principle in regard to wat
Colorado's Newest City Quadruples
Colorado's newest city just quadrupled in size as residents residents agreed to an annexation plan.
Sidestepping Growth Management
Several Colorado town are taking steps to sidestep a new growth management proposal. Is democracy the answer?
Bolsa Chica Wetlands Fight
A $100-million project to restore ocean tides to the State Beach in Huntington Beach has become contentious. Hearings begin on Thursday.
Long Beach to Protect Parks 'In Perpetuity'?
A bill would ban public and private development in Long Beach parks.
Telecom Hotels: Dead Zone?
Telecom hotels in downtown Sacramento are turning out to be a mixed blessing.
Wines, Vines, Tourism and Traffic
Santa Barbara County's boom in wineries and tourism has prompted concerns about traffic and a proposed moratorium on tasting rooms.
Do Urban Growth Controls Save Farms?
Banning urban development using urban limit lines may save farms but doesn't help to save farmers.
Dot-Commers Go Home!
The dot-com backlash in San Francisco has gotten to the point where apartment-hunters indicate that they don't want to live with dot-commers.
New Role for L.A. River?
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works' new watershed management division is planning a revolutionary new role for the Los Angeles River.
North Carolina Growth Trends and Policies
North Carolina metro areas frequently lead the lists of the best places to live and work. Yet the very things that make it popular may lead to its downfall.
Loudoun's Class War Over Growth
They've been called liars, socialists, traitors and thieves. But one slur really seems to have riled Loudoun County, VA's eight slow-growth supervisors: snob.
Sprawl Imperils Colorado Parks
Suburban sprawl in the Denver area is threatening the health of four of Colorado's most popular state parks.
Tips On Creating Urban Greenways
More and more U.S. cities and suburbs are creating greenways or linear parks which create new challenges and enormous benefits.
Denver's First Mixed Affordable/Market Housing
Curtis Park in northeast Denver, CO is undergoing a $65 million renovation that will bring 500 new homes to a five-block neighborhood
Playa Vista Bailout?
New Times LA charges that environmental sellout Ruth Galanter is trying to pull a fast one in Sacramento to bail out Playa Vista.
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
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The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Montrose County
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
