Virginia
Housing Boom Continues Around Washington
D.C. suburbs experience another year of double digit increases in housing assessments.
Hybrids Causing Congestion
The explosion of the clean fuel vehicle market in Washington has caused heaches for carpoolers.
Suburban DC Embraces Pedestrian Urbanism
Some fear plan for high-density areas will uproot county's suburban qualities.
D.C. Suburbs Support Transit-Oriented Development
TOD along Metro's Orange Line will become the densest transit-accessible development outside of the Beltway.
Street Life Develops Above Pedestrian Tunnels
Developer attempts to turn 1960s anti-urban office development into a trendy town center.
Can Mill Towns In The U.S. South Be Saved?
Small factory towns across the South are threatened by globalization.
A Highway Runs Through It
Tiny town fights Virginia Dept. of Transportation plans for highway expansion.
Rail's Problems Of Success
Growing ridership is causing crowding and delays on the Orange Line in Northern Virginia.
400-acre Infill Site Now In Hands Of Production Builders
Will the new urbanist plan come to fruition?
Is Smart Growth The Answer?
Can sparsely populated Montgomery and Roanoke counties -- which are revising their comprehensive plans -- adopt smart growth principles?
A Tale Of YIMBYism
Northern Virginia suburbanites to tear down, redevelop their own near-transit neighborhood at higher densities.
Time for Alternative Approaches To Solving Traffic Problems
More roads contribute to sprawl. It's time to try alternative approaches to solve traffic problems.
Northern Virginia Baseball Site In Disarray
The plan to bring the Montreal Expos to Loudoun County hinges on the viability of a 450-acre mixed-use "new town" called "Virginia's Ballpark at Diamond Lake." Small problems: there's no lake, and the baseball supporters own, at most, a third of the site.
Fire Risk: Suburban Homes At Urban Density
A fire in Fairfax County, VA has prompted a re-examination of building codes that govern the minimum spacing between single family homes in urban areas.
New Urbanism In Virginia
Several new development projects look to New Urbanism for inspiration.
Jobs and Baseball Leaving Small-town America
When a community loses jobs, it also loses confidence.
Norfolk Takes Back Its Heart
A success story in an old Navy town.
If You Build It, They Come. Then What?
Six Virginia newspapers jointly explore the state's roads in a three-part series.
A Greener Kind Of Suburb
One Virginia development seeks to transform what it means to live the exurban lifestyle.
A Unique Collection Of Urban Properties
Will Starwood Urban's funky portfolio fetch a superfunky $500 million?
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
