Maryland
The Town That Beat Wal-Mart
Preservation Magazine's cover story features the town that beat Wal-Mart -- the company that 'doesn't lose.'
Rouse Will Not Tolerate Rabble-Rousers
The developer bans a street performer on its property for making an offensive comment.
Pornography And Urban Renewal
Could Larry Flynt's new Hustler Club in Baltimore generate a vibrant new commercial district?
Encounters With a Land Use Loophole
Environmentalists and residents of Anne Arundel County, MD are worried by the recent development of old waterfront properties that predate current and tougher development regulations.
Induce Job Creation, Reduce Commutes
As nearly 60% of residents in Carroll County, MD commute to work, regional planners are proposing new zoning designations that would attract more businesses and light manufacturing to the county.
Design Changes For Intercounty Connector
The Intercounty Connector (ICC) has been on planning maps of the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. for decades, but most of it has never advanced beyond the stage of preliminary engineering.
True Community Involvement In Planning
A Baltimore County plan would reward developers that substantially incorporate community suggestions into their plans.
Growing Pains
Real estate agents, farmers and others react negatively to plans in Calvert County, MD to toughen zoning regulations to control growth.
Melting Pot Dynamics
A look, from the perspective of the new 'Main Streets' program in Washington D.C., at the joys and pangs of bringing change to a neighborhood deeply embedded in its cultural roots.
Dropping Anchor In The Neighborhood
Concentrated rehabilitation works better than scattered-site infill to revitalize Baltimore's struggling neighborhoods.
New Growth Policy, A Mixed Bag
To deal with growth, Montgomery County, MD will lift a building moratorium in its most congested areas, but impose the state's highest taxes on development.
Community Ties That Bind
Former residents of a Baltimore neighborhood who were forced out to make way for a proposed highway over 35 years ago, reunite--sans the bitterness.
Follow The Yellow Brick Road
Baltimore seeks to lure tourists deeper into the city with an historical path modeled after Boston's Freedom Trail.
Isabel's Long-Term Damages
The destruction left by Hurricane Isabel 'is likely to accelerate the trend of mini-mansions pushing middle-income families and summer cottages from the waterfront.'
Rising Home Prices Force Public Servants To Relocate
Priced out of an affluent county, workers like firefighters, teachers must commute long distances.
Maryland Gov. Ehrlich Makes Changes To Smart Growth Program
Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. announced changes to the state's Smart Growth policy but apparently left its core principles intact.
Corporate Founder Of Columbia, Md. To Stay Put
The Rouse Co., will not leave the nationally known community it founded.
Using The Web To Promote Infill Development
Maryland launches a new website designed to entice private developers to selected state-owned sites in desperate need of redevelopment.
Founder Of Columbia, Md., May Be Departing
A nationally recognized developer of planned communities failed to renew the lease for its Frank Gehry-designed headquarters.
Maryland Suspends Land Purchases For Preservation
Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. suspends purchases of land for preservation citing a need to revamp the state's land conservation program.
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
