Maryland
Montgomery County's Smart Growth Challenges
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission proposes a "a new planning paradigm" to help the County plan its growth.
20 Lessons About Smart Growth
The principal spokesman for Maryland’s high-profile Smart Growth Initiative analyzes the program's strenghts and weaknesses and offers strategies for similar statewide, incentive-based programs.
National Wildlife Refuge Threatened
The Chesapeake region's largest remaining wetlands face twin threats of suburban sprawl and rising sea levels.
Disappearing Houses For Baltimore's Middle-Class
Officials in Howard County are struggling between builders and affordable housing advocates in the struggle to provide housing that the middle-class can afford.
A Suburb Too Far?
How far can a suburb be from a metropolitan area? How far are people willing to drive?
A Visionary Planner Takes On Howard County's U.S. 40 Project
The Baltimore Sun profiles William Mackey Jr., former planning director for the City of South Miami and the new project manager for the U.S. 40 project in Maryland, who used the opportunity to return to his planning roots.
Restricting Residential Parking Near Transit?
How much can space for parking be restricted in expensive townhomes near transit stations?
The Newest State With Majority-Minority Population
Census estimates indicate that Texas is the fourth state where minorities account for most of the population.
These Exurbs Don't Want A Night Lite
A battle between "forces of light and darkness" rages in the outer suburb.s
Baltimore Organization Calls For An End To Blight
Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development is calling on city leaders to pass a $50 million bond to help raze abandoned buildings, and rebuild on the property.
Maryland Moves Ahead With Controversial Plans For Super-Highway
The plans, once thought to be dead, will connect several counties in lower Maryland.
Planning Board Threatened With Jail
A judge orders the Carroll County Planning and Zoning Commission to approve 254 townhouses or face jail.
The Little Playground That Could
Through a public and private community effort, a Baltimore public housing project receives a long-awaited playground.
Maryland's New African-American Heritage Museum
Architects asked, "How can the spirit of the African-American be expressed in the architecture?"
Baltimore Plans Major Bus Route Changes
Several public hearings are planned to discuss the proposed changes to the MTA routes.
Grass-Roots City Redevelopment in Baltimore
A neighborhood group in Baltimore fights out-of-town developers for city contracts to rehab houses, arguing that it does a better job of meeting the community's needs.
Is Maryland In A 'State Of Sprawl'?
Depsite a history of growth management efforts, new Census figures show that Maryland continues to sprawl.
Rent Caps Divide College Town
It's landlords versus students and townies as College Park draws the line on rent increases
Tax Thy Neighbor
A Baltimore group looks to increase neighbors' taxes in order to push them out and develop the neighborhood.
The Great Wall Of Baltimore
A nearly 40-year-old Urban-Rural Demarcation Line reigns in urban growth and successfully promotes infill development in Baltimore County.
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
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
