Land Use

Builders of a proposed multi-billion dollar redevelopment project in Riviera Beach, Florida are considering legal action against the state and city after being told that eminent domain will not be used to acquire properties for the project.

October 19, 2006 - Sun Sentinel

The California-based design company's "Smart Space" practice takes on the staid world of infrastructure, zoning and public process.

October 18, 2006 - Business Week

Alex Marshall rebuts sprawl arguments posited by Robert Bruegmann's "Sprawl: A Compact History".

October 18, 2006 - Governing Magazine

Low-income families in big cities spend significantly less on housing and transportation than poorer suburban families, according to a new study by the Center for Housing Policy.

October 18, 2006 - Streetsblog

On the verge of expanding the city limits, Jerusalem's National Planning and Building Council has postponed a decision for two months amid protests from environmentalists and concerned citizens.

October 18, 2006 - Haaretz

As redevelopment and construction progress along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Mayor John Street has approved the formation of an advisory group that will craft a master plan for the booming area.

October 17, 2006 - The Philadelphia Daily News

A Georgia developer wanting to build a Target store in suburban Rochester, New York placed an ad in the town's local paper saying their "patience is thinning" with the town board -- a major miscalculation on the part of the developer.

October 17, 2006 - Rochester Democrat & Chronicle

Plans have been unveiled for a new state park near downtown Los Angeles, and though the plot is slated at 32 acres, many of the big-name architects presenting plans were not afraid to push the boundaries by a couple thousand percent.

October 17, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Property rights initiatives in four western states are hoping to draw in support from voters afraid of the spectre of eminent domain. But many see this as an inaccurate ploy.

October 17, 2006 - Grist

A ballot measure restricting growth on ranchland and hillsides in Santa Clara County is the most polarizing of the six county and two city measures that affect open space, parks, developments and urban growth boundaries.

October 17, 2006 - The San Francisco Chronicle

More than 20 master planned communities have been proposed in Idaho since 2000. And the trend of the increasing popularity of MPCs is spreading nationwide.

October 16, 2006 - The Idaho Statesman

Columnist Neal Peirce uses the the example of the recent E. coli outbreak in spinach to underscore the importance of curtailing sprawl and preserving farmland so that we may eat locally-grown produce and avoid similar problems in the future.

October 16, 2006 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Once unthinkable, zoning is now being considered by Montana counties to prevent subdividing open space and ranch land.

October 15, 2006 - Governing Magazine

The long-dormant downtown in this central Texas city is poised for revitalization designed to take advantage of nearby Baylor University and other assets. New Urbanist designs are generating hope and excitement.

October 15, 2006 - Waco Tribune-Herald

Report by Seattle-based Sightline Institute documents a growing backlash against "property rights" initiatives in Oregon communities deeply affected by Oregon's Measure 37 and implications for western states.

October 13, 2006 - Sightline Institute

Conservation leaders explore three types of incentive programs to achieve land conservation in an economically efficient, measurably effective, and reasonably equitable manner: tax incentives, market-based incentives, and fiscal (or budgetary) incentives.

October 13, 2006 - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Land Lines Newsletter

As the nation's population reaches 300 million, tackling explosive growth becomes a critical national priority.

October 13, 2006 - The Boston Globe

Citing the example of Cuban organic farming, this piece from The Sydney Morning Herald looks at the paradigm that pits cities against all that is natural.

October 13, 2006 - The Sydney Morning Herald

When it comes to the Gaza Strip, most talk revolves around making peace. One architect and urban planner has drafted a plan that focuses on "the day after".

October 12, 2006 - Business Week

The Kelo decision spurs ballot measures to restrict eminent domain and "regulatory takings".

October 11, 2006 - The New York Times