New Mexico
Light Rail To Come To Albuquerque
Albuquerque aims to join other Western cities with light rail.
It's The Water, Stupid
Residents give the Santa Fe County Commission Chair and full-time realtor an earful on the commission's bad habit of handing out thousands of master plan approved lots before having proof of water.
Passage Of Planned Growth Strategy Signals New Era
The Planned Growth Strategy approved on a 7-2 vote by the Albuquerque city council is intended to encourage growth in older parts of the city that have existing services, such as school capacity, roads and sewer and water service.
Affordable Housing Vs. NIMBYism
Albuquerque's successful affordable housing program is failing thanks to NIMBYism and policies that drive down the value of apartments.
Albuquerque Needs Smart Growth
Five years of debate and discussion over how to manage Albuquerque's growth comes down to a vote next week before a divided City Council on the Planned Growth Strategy.
Albuquerque's New Planned Growth Strategy
Albuquerque's former planning director opines on the city's new Planned Growth Strategy, a result of four years of planning.
Landscape Design For A Semi-Arid Climate
New York landscape and urban-design team wins design competion for Santa Fe's new Railyard Park and Plaza project with a design suitable for a semi-arid climate.
Water And Public Subsidy in Albuquerque, NM
V. B. price writes that the current drought is no time to "shower" developers with subsidies in Albuquerque, NM.
Revitalizing Santa Fe's Plaza
It shouldn't be hard to agree about what Santa Fe needs in a welcoming Plaza. That part is easy.
Santa Fe's Affordable Housing Effort Called Into Question
Santa Fe's land use policies and poor record of spreading affordable housing throughout the city might be a violation of the federal Fair Housing Act, a nonprofit group says.
Sprawl Stopped By A Sacred Sanctuary
New Mexico sprawl from Albuquerque to Taos has been stopped in Chimayo. A church is part of the miracle.
A New Breed Of Sprawl: The Future Of Tract Homes?
New Mexico's Las Maravillas is an example of everything that is wrong with the way Americans plan communities.
Reviving Las Cruces
Citizen-led groups in Las Cruces, New Mexico struggle to rejuvenate an ailing downtown.
The County With The Highest Drug-mortality Rate
Rio Arriba County, N.M., lies along the drug-smuggling route from Mexico to Denver. This is not a particularly useful economic development strategy.
First Subdivision To Shelter Ancient Sites
An innovative new housing project co-exists with an archaeological dig.
Southwest Land Reparations
Should the U.S. pay reparations for tracts of land in New Mexico that were taken in 1832?
Planners Urged To Redo Laws
Expert says it is time for New Mexico to reform its planning laws.
Ranchers and Environmentalists Seek Middle Ground
Environmentalists and ranchers in New Mexico, divided by different interests, have colloborated to create a solution -- the "grass bank" -- that is being applauded by scientists.
City of Costa Mesa
Licking County
Barrett Planning Group LLC
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Mpact Transit + Community
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Tufts University, Department of Urban and Environmental Policy & Planning
City of Universal City TX
ULI Northwest Arkansas
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.
