Colorado
The Beltway's Missing Buckle
The long envisioned beltway around metro Denver is missing a 15-mile section due to lack of funds and opposition to a key junction.
New Development Doesn't Follow New Urbanism Roots
Critics say Quebec Square, a shopping center in northeast Denver planned for the New Urbanist redevelopment of the city's former airport is a "paean to the automobile."
Taxing The Rich And Famous For Energy
Luxury homes in the Aspen area are taxed as part of a plan to finance green projects.
Denver Fights Monster Homes With Sweeping Zoning Changes
The Denver City Council approved sweeping, citywide zoning changes that place limits on home sizes and preserve open space in backyards.
Denver's Rezoning Plan Under Fire
The Denver city council is considering a sweeping rezoning plan as part of 'Blueprint Denver'. Opponents charge that the plan promotes sprawl.
Big Future for Small Airport?
Landowners see small airport in the shadow of Denver International Airport as site of cargo operations.
NASA Study:Land-use Heating Up The Earth
A NASA study finds says land-use changes have a greater impact on global climate than greenhouse gases.
Why Does The West Have Lawns?
During a severe drought, one commentator looks at Western town development.
'Master Builders' Combine Architecture And Construction
A successful architecture firm also develops and contructs its design.
Denver's New Mandatory Affordable Housing Law
Denver adopts a mandatory affordable housing law that will give developers incentives to build more housing for low-income residents.
Ranchers Resist Sprawl In Colorado
Ranchers create a conservation agreement to form a massive 11,000-acre green belt and limit new development.
City Considers Ousting 'Undesirable' Businesses
City officials in Aurora, Colorado, are considering a plan to force out 40 "undesirable" businesses without compensation to make room for redevelopment.
Wal-Mart Cancels Denver Store Plan
Wal-Mart announced it is no longer interested in replacing a thriving community hub with a store after small business owners protested.
Wal-Mart To Displace Denver Community Hub?
Small business owners are concerned that a city-backed plan will replace a community hub with a Wal-Mart.
Restoring A River
Scientists and engineers plan to use a new approach called "adaptive management" to reverse the damage suffered by the Colorado River ecosystem.
Denver's Success With Infill Redevelopment
A revitalized downtown and a series of large infill projects have brought the City of Denver to the forefront of smart growth.
Denver's Blueprint For Growth
Preserving neighborhoods and linking new housing and jobs with transit is the focus of the city's amibitious 20-year growth plan.
Denver Redevelops Defunct Airport To Showcase New Urbanism
Can the Stapelton project in Denver, CO. -- the largest urban development in the country -- be a "poster child for smart growth?"
New Denver Rail Line Draws Sportfans
Denver has opened a new light rail branch to serve its football, basketball/hockey, and baseball stadiums.
Denver's New Land Use And Transporation Plan
Denver's landmark integrated land-use and transporation plan has been approved.
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.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
