Ohio

Cleveland Retail Market Update

Cleveland, once derided as the "mistake by the lake," gives birth to a retail rennaisance.

March 19, 2001 - REIS

Cleveland Neighborhood Springs Back To Life

Ohio City uses history to drive its future.

March 5, 2001 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Ohio Township Faces Development Dilemma

As development spreads to a rural ohio township, calls for "smart growth" are being hindered by state law.

March 4, 2001 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Suburban Mayors Tell Cleveland To Back Off

Leaders of neighboring communities accuse the city of forcing unwanted development.

March 3, 2001 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Ohio's Dirty Secret: Brownfields

The Ohio EPA, has started to clean some of its brownfield sites, but the list of brownfield properties is no longer public.

February 26, 2001 - The Columbus Dispatch

Giving The Suburb A Sense Of Town

A bedroom community attempts to create sense of place.

February 26, 2001 - Cleveland Live

Putting More Housing Into Less Space

Northeast Ohio builders find great demand for cluster development.

February 26, 2001 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Township Wants Voice In Land-use

The nation's oldest form of local government is seeking to gain land-use authority long reserved for cities -- a change that would likely alter patterns of urban growth and development.

February 12, 2001 - The Columbus Dispatch

Columbus Neighborhood Follows Smart Growth Path

In Columbus, OH, an urban neighborhood takes a "smart growth" approach to draw up redevelopment plans. Residents think the redevelopment will enhance their property.

February 6, 2001 - The Columbus Dispatch

Cleveland's Best-Laid Plans

A new exhibition examines the fate of Cleveland's best-laid plans. Critics suggest that planning hasn't helped the City.

December 20, 2000 - Cleveland Live

Design Review Meetings Must Be Public

A judge rules that the Cincinnati Urban Design Review Board's meetings must be open to the public.

December 18, 2000 - The Cincinnati Post

Facing The Consequences of Rapid Growth

The Columbus, Ohio region will study remedies for one of the consequences of rapid growth -- congestion.

December 15, 2000 - The Columbus Dispatch

Is Zoning Bad For Good Neighborhoods?

Is "common sense" more successful than land use zoning?

December 13, 2000 - The Columbus Dispatch

New Urbanism: Back To The Future

Columbus' new zoning strategy is a "radical departure" for the city and could make it a national trend-setter.

December 11, 2000 - The Columbus Dispatch

Sprawl: Adapt Or Annex?

Will Columbus be forced to adapt to sprawl?

December 6, 2000 - The Columbus Dispatch

Regional Summit on Traffic Congestion, Land Use

Official from Franklin County as well as surrounding counties will meet to discuss regional growth, traffic congestion and land use problems.

November 28, 2000 - The Columbus Dispatch

Cities Suffer Amnesia

Sprawl is threatening quality of life, endangering old neighborhoods, and eroding the "collective memory" of our cities, says National Trust for Historic Preservation

November 14, 2000 - The Cincinnati Post

A New Urban Strategy: The Municipal Corporation

Lorain, Colorado is turning over a new leaf with a new business attitute and new construction projects.

November 1, 2000 - Cleveland Live

Cleveland, Cincinnati Unite To Fight Sprawl

Greater Cleveland and Cincinnati share the same challenge - fighting sprawl.

October 30, 2000 - The Cincinnati Post

Fifty Years Later, Greenhills is Still Green

A lasting legacy of the New Deal, Greenhills was created in the 1930s as an experiment in community planning and design.

October 16, 2000 - The Cincinnati Post

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.