Wisconsin
Smart Growth Proposal Approved In Green Bay, WI
Green Bay, WI, City Council has approved a Smart Growth comprehensive plan.
Wisconsin's Smart Growth Plan: Two Years Later
A look at the effectiveness of Wisconsin's Smart Growth legislation two years after it was enacted.
Wisconsin Cities Spent More In The '90s
In the booming economy of the 1990s, spending by cities in Wisconsin increased by 54% according to a new study released by the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance.
Clean Water Act: 30 Years Later
An overview of thirty years of the Clean Water Act: successes and failures.
Runoff Is Major Cause Of Water Pollution
Non-point pollution is the top cause of water pollution in Wisconsin.
Reducing Traffic Congestion By Reducing Freeway Lanes
Whitney Gould asks Milwaukee County, WI, to consider a counter-intuitive idea: to reduce traffic congestion, reduce number of freeway lanes.
Regional Agency Mulls Milwaukee Freeway Widenings
Planners in Milwaukee County are pondering the expansion of all the county's freeways to eight lanes, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Milwaukee Power Plant Opponents Try New Strategy
Opponents of a proposed power plant in Milwaukee are trying to gain "Rustic Road" status for a road near the proposed site.
Will Madison Turn Down A $100 Million Art Center Gift?
Can a big-name architect and a $100 million gift put Madison, Wisconsin on the urban design map?
Take The A Train To The Airport
Officials in Milwaukee want to build an Amtrak station in the Mitchell International Airport, as part of a plan to create a network between various modes of transportation in the state.
AIA Wisconsin Design Awards 2001
The Wisconsin chapter of the American Institute of Architects has announced seven winners of its 2001 Design Awards.
Reinventing A Rust Belt City
In the 1980s, Bilbao, Spain, had a lot in common with some U.S. 'Rust Belt' cities - declining population, dying industries, and a depressed downtown. This is the story of Bilbao's remarkable turnaround.
Rezoning Proposal Divides Community
As urban areas expand into Wisconsin's agricultural land, farmers who want to sell land to developers face opposition.
Conservation Threatened
A federal program to protect Wisonsin wetlands is in danger of being eliminated.
Motivating Developers To Preserve Open Space
Zoning strategies can provide incentives to developers who preserve open space.
Urban Myth Of The Inner City
The perception that the inner city is an undesirable place to do business due to lack of purchasing power is an urban myth.
Context-Sensitive Design In Wisconsin
Milwaukee transportation planners and consultants explore ideas to make a large highway reconstruction project more neighborhood-friendly.
Slowing Sprawl
Mequon, WI, learns the price tag for slowing sprawl as it puts together a task force to protect farmland and open space from development over the next 20 years.
Passenger Rail Service Can Work For Us
Building more highways won't solve our transportation problems, says Dave Zweifel in an editorial about bringing passenger rail to Madison, WI.
Land Donations Booming In Wisconsin
Landowners in southeastern Wisconsin are donating land for open space atan impressive pace.
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 Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
