Land Use

Atlanta's Atlantic Station introduces a new community to the 'trendy suburban antidote' of New Urbanism.

February 17, 2006 - Business Week

Mixed-use developments are changing how Americans live, work, and play, according a Business Week review of New Urbanism projects.

February 16, 2006 - Business Week

The nation's older, inner-ring 'first suburbs' are often bypassed by policies that direct government assistance elsewhere, as discussed by Senator Hillary Clinton and Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution.

February 16, 2006 - CNN

Carl Pope, Executive Director of the Sierra Club, comments on the Bush administration's plan to sell 300,000 acres of public land.

February 15, 2006 - Sierra Club

Wendell Cox charges that Ventura County, CA's plans to promote alternative transit strategies over expanding highways is a "fairy tale" that will result in additional pollution and more traffic.

February 15, 2006 - Ventura County Star

California environmentalists criticize Bush administration's plan to sale of over 300,000 acres of public land.

February 14, 2006 - The North County Times

Let's say the idea of smart growth is a good one. Does that leave room for research questions, asks Randall Crane in UCLA's Department of Urban Planning.

February 14, 2006 - Urban Planning Research Blog

Compact, walkable development near public transit may be the next big real estate boom in Massachusetts, according to the Boston Globe's Sunday magazine.

February 14, 2006 - Boston Globe Magazine

The Bush administration is planning to sell 300,000 acres of national forests and other public land.

February 13, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

The scheme for Ho Chi Minh City is designed to alleviate overcrowding and other socioeconomic problems.

February 11, 2006 - Viet Nam News

Historian Larry Gerckens outlines the ten successes that have shaped the modern American City -- from sewage systems to integrated transportation.

February 9, 2006 - Planning Commissioners Journal

The number of people living in dense, large buildings in the edge-city of Tysons Corner in Fairfax County, Virginia, will apparently be less than developers planned for.

February 9, 2006 - The Washington Post

This report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) explores approaches for integrating parking with smart growth goals.

February 8, 2006 - US Environmental Protection Agency

A new book examines how racial segregation and urban sprawl perpetuate cycles of poverty.

February 8, 2006 - National Trust Preservation Magazine

It has been five months since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. Urban Land publishes a 24-page special report with an overview, recommendations, and essays from urban planners, local business leaders, developers, architects, and academia regarding the future of the Crescent City.

February 7, 2006 - Urban Land Magazine

An index of walkability incorporates land use, street connectivity, net residential density, and retail floor area ratios, with health-related outcomes in King County, Washington.

February 7, 2006 - Journal Of The American Planning Association

February 7, 2006 - Ricky Mathews

An eminent domain story from the New Jersey coast illustrates the complexity of the controversial issue.

February 7, 2006 - The Weekly Standard

As mega-malls begin to emerge in established communities, communities have mixed feelings. Some think the development will bring traffic. Others look to increasing property values.

February 5, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Planners, students and citizens participate in a two-day visioning session to create a road map for the future of Seattle's open space.

February 5, 2006 - Seattle Post Intelligencer