South Carolina

I'On: Columns Sell Houses

Architectural columns signify New Urbanism for I'On, a luxury subdivision in the South.

October 11, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Sherman's March To Wal-Mart

The swath of destruction to farmland and natural areas caused by urban sprawl in the American South is worse than the damage wrought by General Sherman's March to the Sea during the Civil War.

July 24, 2004 - The Seattle Times

South Carolina's Growing Irritation Toward Sprawl

South Carolina's upcountry 33 acres a day are being lost to large retail chains such as Wal-Mart and Target.

July 23, 2004 - The Seattle Times

Why Regional Agencies Are Critical

The absence of a regional governing agency in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, may result in the loss of an international trade center.

May 7, 2004 - The Sun News

The Detroit Of South Carolina

A new automotive research campus in Greenville could make the city a new hub for the car and motorsports industry.

November 18, 2003 - Ascribe

Charleston Considering Form Based Zoning

Charleston City Council considers new municipal zoning regulations — and quite possibly the future of city life in Charleston.

June 25, 2003 - Charleston City Paper

Charleston Reinvents The Gas Station

Charleston architects and developers are finding new uses for old gas station structures and producing innovative designs for a new generation of pedestrian-friendly stations.

May 16, 2003 - Charleston City Paper

Smart Growth Plan Promotes Leapfrog Development?

Does the 1999 'Town & Country Plan' for Columbia, South Carolina promote leapfrog development?

May 1, 2003 - The Thoreau Institute

Over-regulated Housing Markets Create Sprawl

Over-regulated housing markets are expensive and the limited availability of land creates sprawl.

April 1, 2003 - The State

Out With The New, In With The Old

Traditionalist developers to meet, discuss 'new urbanism' and livable communities.

August 29, 2002 - Inman News

South Carolia Supreme Court Upholds Land Use Plan

Opponents of the plan argued that the County Council didn't get approval from the county's planning commission.

July 18, 2002 - The State

Environmental Contractor Jailed

A South Carolina environmental contractor is jailed for falsifying storage tank tests.

January 27, 2002 - Brownfields.com

Charleston's Livability Court

Charleston, for years rated one of America's best-mannered cities, has a new court to ensure it.

January 21, 2002 - CNN

Citizens Take Charge In Declining Neighborhoods

Residents of declining neighborhoods in Greenvill, SC, are creating their master plan at a charrette.

August 20, 2001 - The Greenville News

Developed Underdevelopment

How to balance economic viability, environmental sensitivity,and community livability.

May 30, 2001 - Environmental News Network

Beautiful Billboards

Columbia, South Carolina is using unsold billboards to display public art.

April 12, 2001 - Governing

Sprawling South Carolina

The state is developing land at four times the rate of its population growth, mostly in cities and along interstate highways.

March 10, 2001 - The Public Purpose

New Urbanist Development Succeeds

After tough opposition, a South Carolina subdivision is gaining accolades for its neo-traditional neighborhood concept.

December 28, 2000 - The Charlotte Observer

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.

Professor of Urban Planning

Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Transportation Planner I

KFH Group Inc.

Director, Strategy and Research

Greater Baltimore Committee

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