Planning

Planners and designers should not be afraid to reclaim overused and misused words—as long as they know what they're doing.

July 30, 2015 - James Brasuell

The Arlington County, Virginia downtown district of Rosslyn will provide the region's latest case study of a commercial district leveraging land use regulations to activate a dormant nightlife.

July 28, 2015 - The Washington Post

A bit of a redefining moment is happening among European planners as they look for ways to address the growing complexity of their communities and the world.

July 27, 2015 - CityLab

The federal government surveyed the country to recognize the best (multi-modal) transportation planning projects.

July 24, 2015 - Fast Lane (DOT blog)

Planners will be presented with new challenges and opportunities in a new era of data-enhanced government.

July 20, 2015 - Kendra L. Smith and Kevin C. Desouza

Public hearings are underway in Raleigh to discuss the zoning changes necessary to implement the city's Unified Development ordinance. Heated rhetoric was inevitable.

July 18, 2015 - Indy Week

Resilience is one of the hottest buzzwords in contemporary planning, and planners in communities around the country are only beginning to realize the multiple benefits of the attention and funding devoted to resilience plans.

July 18, 2015 - APA Policy News

With big plans come big responsibilities. Will a massive wave of development investment headed for Staten Island be met with a commensurate investment in infrastructure?

July 16, 2015 - Staten Island Advance

A Denver Post op-ed critiques the arguments employed to make the case for density in Denver.

July 15, 2015 - The Denver Post

An op-ed describing the public health benefits of CEQA reform and urging California's leaders to finalize the end of "Level of Service" as a measure of project impacts.

July 14, 2015 - Benjamin D. Winig

Richmond, Virginia is launching a planning study aimed at maximizing the benefits of a proposed bus rapid transit system connecting the city and its surrounding metropolitan area.

July 13, 2015 - Richmond Times-Dispatch

In the ongoing quest to better measure the use of streets by all modes—a new tool could be a game changer for transportation engineers, planners, and advocates alike.

July 11, 2015 - Streetsblog USA

EfficientGov recently delved into one of the age-old questions of planning.

July 2, 2015 - EfficientGov

A non-profit called the Flushing Willets Point Corona Local Development Corp. will employ the New York City Planning department as a paid contractor as it creates a plan for the neighborhood of Flushing West.

July 2, 2015 - Crain's New York Business

It’s a big question being tackled by land use planners and water providers in Colorado, where the traditional disconnect between water realities and land use decisions precludes a sustainable balance between water supply and urban growth.

July 1, 2015 - Dean Saitta

The rural county of Story in Iowa, located to the north of Des Moines, is launching a planning process that will set a 20-year planning agenda for the county's 90,000 residents.

July 1, 2015 - Ames Tribune

Portland is picking up momentum on fitful long-term planning efforts along the east bank of the Willamette River.

June 25, 2015 - The Oregonian

New federal programs are enabling planning processes that deliver positive outcomes for a broader scope of the population. Seattle provides an example of how federal money is supporting the success of inclusive planning processes.

June 22, 2015 - Next City

Amid growing skepticism, an international gathering examines the useful benefits for an age of critical urban challenges.

June 3, 2015 - Michael Mehaffy

Gensler, along with partners in China, is exploring ways to implement 3D printing technology. It's time for planners to start letting their imaginations run wild with possibilities.

May 24, 2015 - Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research