Maryland
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?
New Development With An Old-Town Atmosphere
Howard County, Maryland will soon convert farm pasture into an expansive mixed-use community in the image of old-town America.
Contrasting Views On Developer's Achievements
biographers debate Columbia developer James W. Rouse's legacy.
Are There Alternatives For Moderate-Income Housing?
Howard County, Maryland suggests land donation from developers as a possibility to achieve the county’s goal for moderate-income housing development.
Virginia Judge Strikes Down Inclusionary Housing Guidelines
Allegedly voluntary program deemed an actual requirement; developers had protested.
What Happens When You Build Without Permits?
A Chesapeake Bay homeowner on a small wooded island builds a 3,500-square-foot house without permits.
New Mexico Developer Inspires Baltimore Planners
Vision for more compact development used as a model in Baltimore County.
Housing Crisis In Baltimore
Could inclusionary zoning be the answer?
Golf Course Development Expansion Runs Into Trouble
Traffic and school have emerged as central issues in plans to expand Turf Valley Resort development in western Howard County, Maryland.
Unforeseen Downside To Farmland Preservation
Pity the farmer who has placed his land in a preservation program only to face eminent domain use of land for an underground pipeline.
Finding A Lesson In A Town's Vision
Columbia: Can the town founded by James W. Rouse on utopian principles survive the next generation?
Baltimore Launches Online GIS Mapping System
Baltimore launches a new tool aimed to help homebuyers and promote the city.
Developing A Downtown 'Crown Jewel'
Aggressive development of the last section of prime, undeveloped land in the heart of downtown Columbia, Maryland, is challenged by residents.
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
