Memphis and Shelby County Office of Planning & Development

Et Tu, Portland?

Opinion: The Rose City joins the nationwide attack on neighborhood-scale public involvement—and throws its pioneering model of grassroots democracy under the bus.

Michael Mehaffy

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The Myth of the 'Childless City'

It is conventional wisdom that suburbs are more attractive to families with children than cities. But in fact, the most dense urban cores are gaining children to a greater extent than their suburbs.

Michael Lewyn

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Take Me Out to the City

Architecture critic Paul Goldberger analyzes the evolution of baseball stadiums and celebrates their essential connection to cities in "Ballpark: Baseball in the American City."

Josh Stephens

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Fun With Statistics: Factors Affecting Motor Vehicle Travel

A few graphs provide insights into factors that affect the amount of motor vehicle travel in a community, and how driving can be reduced.

Todd Litman

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Memphis and Shelby County Office of Planning & Development

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Planners Across America: Josh Whitehead Helps Memphis Live Within Limits

July 31, 2015, 5am PDT

Josh Whitehead, planning director of the Memphis and Shelby County Office of Planning & Development (OPD), discusses competing with suburbs, implementing a new zoning code, and redeveloping, for a second time, historic streetcar corridors.

Josh Stephens

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Shuttering a Large Coal Plant: A Tale of Two States

Controversial ADU Allowances Approved in Maryland

The Post-Wildfire Dilemma: Rebuild or Retreat?

Et Tu, Portland?

The Myth of the 'Childless City'

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