Connecticut
Supreme Court OKs Eminent Domain For Economic Development
U.S. Supreme Court rules that local governments may seize homes and businesses for private economic development.
Eminent Domain Goes To Court
The Supreme Court ponders whether New London, Connecticut, has gone too far.
Greenwich's Missing Olmsted Park
A Parks and Recreation manager discovers an original Olmsted plan for a local park.
Can The Supreme Court Stop The Spread Of Blight?
Reason magazine weighs in on the troubling implications of Kelo v. New London. Will any property be secure?
Supreme Court Likely To Uphold Eminent Domain
In Kelo v. City of New London, oral arguments seemed to favor city's redevelopment plan.
Sprawl Rights
How Connecticut got planned and zoned for sprawl.
Affordble Housing Burden Still Falls On Poorest Cities
Richest quarter of the state's cities are the site of only about one-twentieth of all affordable units.
Supreme Court To Hear Case For Expanding Eminent Domain
A new case could have far reaching implications for redevelopment activities.
Beset By New Haven's Ills, Yale Revitalizes City
Local officials and the university have successfully bridged the once-traditional 'town-gown' divide.
Open Space And Taxes
Connecticut smart growth advocates press for property tax reform.
The Physical Impact of Baby Boomers
Is the growing population of elderly people enough of a critical mass to change our physical landscape?
Urban: Is It or Isn't It?
Is the new Blue Back Square development an attempt to create a livable center in West Harford, or just another 'mall without a roof'?
Wal-Mart vs. Nothing?
As living wage activists and big box developers, like Wal-Mart, clash in economically depressed urban areas like Hartford, many hope that city officials will do the right thing.
Another Case Against Smart Growth
In a Hartford Courant Op-Ed, the CEO of the Home Builders Association of Connecticut points out some of the flaws of smart growth, including its research and advocacy.
'Good Design is Economic Development'
Tom Condon of the Hartford Courant makes a plea for better designed buildings and spaces in Hartford.
The Meaning of 'Private' in 'Private Property'
Sam Bass Warner Jr. reflects on the meaning of private property against the changing landscape of land use and ownership.
The Dynamics of Building Moratoriums
Do building moratoriums work? Developers and others in one of the fastest growing communities in Connecticut say no.
Debate On Downtown Affordable Housing
A Hartford Courant editorial gives reasons for why a current city proposal to implement an 'affordable rental standard' is bad for Hartford.
Connecticut: Health, Smart Growth and Sprawl
A Hartford Courant Op-Ed discusses strategies for creating healthy communities.
'Not In Your Backyard'
Connecticut residents find out that the hazards of suburban living include intrusive cell towers.
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 Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
