History / Preservation
In Monterey California, It's Slow-Growth Advocates Versus Developers and Immigrants
What to do with an area that produces some 80 percent of the nation's lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, and spinach that lacks in housing for migrant workers? Why build more housing of course. Not so fast say "slow-growth" advocates.
Farmers Use Easements To Protect Land
Housing developments are threatening centuries-old agricultural land in Western North Carolina, but farmers are fighting off developers with the help of conservation easements.
Upstate New York Towns Slow Down Growth Of Wind Farms
Commercial wind farms are to many small towns in rural, upstate NY what the Cape Wind proposal is to Cape Cod -- highly controversial. Moratoriums play key role in developing land use regulations to quell citizen opposition.
L.A.'s New Historic Preservation Chief
The Planning Report features a candid interview with Ken Bernstein, chief of Los Angeles' newly-created Planning Department's Office of Historic Preservation.
The National Trust: Leading by Example
A new article offers details on The National Trust in Great Britain, one of the most successful land trusts on the planet.
The Birth Of Modern Berlin And Paris
A new art exhibit illustrates the turn of the century transformations of two European cities, as documented by artists such as Monet, Pissarro and Toulouse-Lautrec.
Those Pesky Parking Meters
The public's reaction was mixed when the first parking meters in downtown Boise, Idaho, in 1940.
Saving The World's First Motel
Can the world's first motel in San Luis Obispo, dilapidated and surrounded by chain link and barbed wire, be restored to better reflect its historic plaque and Spanish-style architecture?
Green Building Brings Profits In NYC
As environmentally-conscious renters and buyers snatch up the eco-friendly properties in Manhattan, developers are finding that building green is good for the earth and for business.
When History Meets Sprawl
Residents of Camden, South Carolina, are fighting to preserve the charm and character of their historic town from the encroaching sprawl from nearby Columbia.
New Town Sets Sights On The Sea
Blighted and forgotten waterfront areas are on track for development in Scotland using 19th century new towns as inspiration.
A Battle For Open Space In Maryland
50 acres of woodland are up for sale in Maryland, and while a developer has scoped the land as a good site for 25 homes, local residents are pressuring local and state officials to employ a little-used open space funding program to buy up the land.
Doomsday Book Census
The UK's National Archives publishes one of country's earliest surviving public records, the Domesday Book -- a land and property census from 1085 -- online with translations.
Mining Companies Blast Mountaintops and Memories
Controversial technique by mining companies of dynamiting moutaintops to get at coal destroys more than the environment.
Teardowns: Costs, Benefits, and Public Policy
The teardown phenomenon has attracted much public attention. Daniel P. McMillen examines the case of the historic Chicago suburb of Kenilworth to determine the costs, benefits and public policy surrounding teardowns.
Chain Restaurants Change Philadelphia'sCharacter
National restaurant chains moving into Philadelphia’s Center City are changing the character and landscape of the historic area.
The Slow Disintegration Of Algiers' Old Town
The Algiers Casbah, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is collapsing with little political will to save it.
Front Porches Regaining Popularity
The number of new homes with porches increased has nationwide over the past 10 years.
Students Discover Their History Buried in Illinois Town
Life in a community of freed slaves is mapped and documented by young descendents.
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.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
