Land Use

Santa Barbara, CA's strong growth controls have kept the region spectacular and maintained a high quality of life, but the control has come with steep economic and social costs, according to a feature article in the Los Angeles Times.

March 6, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Tesco, the world's fifth-largest retailer, is coming to California -- and with its 546 Tesco Express stores in the UK taking up as much land as just six Wal-Mart supercenters, it could bring a new model of retail land use with it.

March 6, 2006 - Slate

In an effort to provide funding for rural schools and roads, the Bush Administration has called for the sale of over 300,000 acres of national forest land.

March 5, 2006 - Orlando Weekly

A New Jersey native wants to see Garden State sprawl head north.

March 4, 2006 - Hartford Advocate

The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty sends an letter to the Mayor and City Council of Fayetteville, Arkansas warning them that a denial of a temple's Conditional Use Permit would violate both the U.S. Constitution and federal law.

March 2, 2006 - The Becket Fund For Religious Liberty

A UK based town planning agency has been asked to look at the future of Najaf in Iraq.

March 1, 2006 - BBC News

University of Maryland researchers will conduct a series of visioning exercises to pick locations for future jobs and housing by placing Legos building blocks on a map. It's the latest trend in growth visioning exercises.

February 28, 2006 - The Baltimore Sun

Planners in one of the fastest growing cities in the country are proposing a transit-supportive land use plan that will link public investment in transit with private investment in land development.

February 28, 2006 - Las Vegas Review Journal

Use of a "Naked" or "Barebones" checklist as the basis for an initial CEQA study is not legally defensible, according to land use attorney Kevin Kozal.

February 27, 2006 - Christopher A. Joseph & Associates - The CEQA Expert

Deforestration contributed to a landslide in the Phillipines that may have killed over 1000 people.

February 25, 2006 - The New York Times

Typically a strong advocate for property rights, the Wall Street Journal offers their opinion that the recent rejection of Oregon's growth boundary "offers the nation a model for reform."

February 24, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

The Florida Department of Community Affairs recommends that Miami-Dade County reject all development projects on the county's fringes until the county identifies sufficient drinking water.

February 23, 2006 - The Miami Herald

Will Oregon's famously tough urban-growth boundaries be breached? It appears so, as Oregon's sweeping property-right law is upheld by the state's Supreme Court.

February 23, 2006 - The Oregonian

A case before the Supreme Court which tests the limits of Federal control under the Clean Water Act could have a major impact on development around the country.

February 22, 2006 - The Washington Post

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa imagines a future Los Angeles with transit-oriented development, high-rises, and scores of pocket parks. Critics say the vision is impractical.

February 22, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Planning for 2 million additional Bay Area residents in 25 years, three regional agencies will tie transportation funding to land use development to promote medium and high density housing within 1/2 mile of transit centers.

February 22, 2006 - San Francisco Examiner

This editorial from the New York Times highlights the findings of the newly released Brookings study and calls for more investment and collaborative planning in these communities.

February 22, 2006 - The New York Times

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger promises of a greener California are being tested by a proposal to build a major toll road through a state park.

February 21, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Cities can't be trusted with sweeping eminent domain powers, writes Reason columnist Jacob Sullum.

February 20, 2006 - Reason Magazine

February 20, 2006 - Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP