Maryland
Wal-Mart's Latest Loop-hole
Wal-Mart's latest solution to ordinances that limit the size of stores is to build two smaller stores side-by-side.
Feds Opposes New Maryland Highway Construction
Maryland county approves the construction a new highway despite public protest and environmental concerns.
Will EPA Objections Block Intercounty Connector?
EPA weighs in their objections and concerns regarding proposals for Maryland’s Intercounty Connector (ICC) construction.
Hybrids Flex Political Muscle
Gas-electric vehicle supporters hope to make Maryland a clean-air state.
Performing Arts Centers: No Longer Just For Downtown?
An increasing number of suburban jurisdictions are building major art centers.
Can Crime Be Considered An Epidemic?
An East Baltimore neighborhood has become so violent that one activist wants federal funding for the "epidemic."
Maryland's Step Backwards Into Sprawl
For Maryland's new Governor, 'Smart Growth is discouraged'.
Smart Growth Pioneer State Loses Ground In Farmland Preservation
In Maryland, development has sprawled into prime farmland targeted for preservation with public tax dollars.
Transit Lacks Political Will
Rail expansion takes a back seat to new highway.
Read My Lips: No New Subdivisions
Prince George's County officials put the brakes on unchecked residential growth.
In Favor Of Affordable Housing; Just Not Here
A small neighborhood school, or housing where teachers and other helping professionals can afford to live? Hard choices in suburban D.C.
How Big Businessmen Saved The City
A review of the founding and development of the 50-year-old Greater Baltimore Committee.
Call For Transit Oriented Development In Baltimore
MaryPIRG releases report connecting denser, mixed-use development to reduction of traffic congestion.
Judge Charges HUD With Fair Housing Violation
Agency blamed for not taking a regional approach to low-income housing creation in Baltimore area.
The Link Between Teen Births and Poverty
A 40-percent decline in teen births since 1991 has reduced problems of poverty in Baltimore.
A History of Housing Segregation
Baltimore's public housing has been segregated since the 1930s, leading to concentrations of poverty in the inner city.
Exurban Development Generates Discontent, Arson
Why did a group of young men attack an upscale sub-division? Investigators encountered a puzzling scenario.
Connector Causes a Commotion
Proposed highway in Maryland has many adament supporters and opponents.
New Highway Would Increase Traffic
According to a state study, new inter-county highway in Maryland planned to reduce congestion would increase traffic instead.
Did Baltimore's Empowerment Zone Work?
Now a decade old, Baltimore's Empowerment Zone program is shutting down. Was it successful?
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Smith Gee Studio
City of Charlotte
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
