Texas
McMansion Moratorium For Austin
Decision comes amid conflicting smart growth and neighborhood-level planning approaches, which differ over treatment of larger homes.
Improving Existing Energy Infrastructure
Austin Energy is using new technology to monitor energy use more carefully, in the hopes of developing a 'smart energy network'.
San Antonio's Economic Pillar: The Military
What does the newest base closing order mean for San Antonio? The Alamo City is nervous about losing more of its military installations.
False Alarm?
Dallas becomes the largest metro area in the U.S. to adopt the 'verified response' to business burglar alarms, meaning that local police will not respond unless business security guards tell them to.
Planning Dallas' Makeover
The early version of the 'Forward Dallas Comprehensive Plan' focuses on making the city more pedestrian-friendly.
What Is Permaculture?
According to one advocate, a doctrine individuals can practice in all walks of life, making a tangible difference in promoting sustainability at a local level.
The Downtown Boom Is Now In San Antonio
Urban professionals and a vibrant street life are becoming the norm in downtown San Antonio.
El Paso Looks To New Urbanism To Guide Future Growth
With unprecedented growth expected at Fort Bliss El Paso, Texas, is expected to grow by 50,000 - 60,000 people in the next six years.
Far West Texas -- The Next Chic Locale?
From a huge investment by Amazon.com's founder to a fake Prada store, something is brewing in Far West Texas.
Calling All Downtown Planners
The City of Austin will hire consultants to develop a Downtown Austin Plan to create "one of the best downtowns in the country."
Austin-San Antonio Commuter Rail Plan Chugging Along
A public-private financing partnership could spur creation of the 15-stop line.
Austin's New City Plan
Austin's new citywide plan is complete and could be adopted in 2006.
Downtown Dallas As Urban Residential Mecca
With one of the nation's most forlorn downtowns, Dallas plans to convert most of the glass-and-steel downtown business district into an upscale residential neighborhood.
Katrina Evacuees Isolated In Car-Dependent Suburbia
Evacuees forced out of dense, vibrant New Orleans by Hurrican Katrina feel isolated in car-dependent suburbia.
Why Commuter Rail Doesn't Work For Modern Multipolar Cities
Why express buses are a better commuter solution than heavy rail in Houston.
How Overregulation Breeds Sprawl
With Houston as a case study, Michael Lewyn argues that overregulation creates automobile-dependent urban form.
A Plan To Raise Galveston
The article, which first appeared in 1990, details plans made after the September 8, 1900 hurricane to reshape the city of Galveston to prevent vulnerability to flooding.
How Houston Survived Hurricane Katrina
After Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, Houston, TX, became the "shock absorber of the nation."
Houston Faces The Challenge Of Sprawl
One editor's solutions for Houston's unique challenges in embracing its population boom.
Valentine, Texas Land Rush: $65 Per Acre
The cost of property in major US cities is so expensive that many city residents are buying cheap, bleak land in the middle of the Texas desert. Why? Because they can.
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.
Smith Gee Studio
City of Charlotte
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
