Land Use

The idea that limiting sprawl leads to a scarcity of homes and increased home prices just doesn't hold up, according to new research from California State University at Sacramento.

October 31, 2005 - California State University at Sacramento

Expansion of greenfield development in rural parts of Ada County, Idaho, is cause for concern among some public sector policymakers like Boise's Mayor David Bieter.

October 30, 2005 - The Idaho Statesman

With Houston as a case study, Michael Lewyn argues that overregulation creates automobile-dependent urban form.

October 29, 2005 - Wayne Law Review

The associate director of a non-profit asserts that no-growth policies help increase housing costs.

October 28, 2005 - San Mateo County Times, CA

Chicago Tribune Architecture critic Blair Kamin thinks so as he compares the rebuilding of coastal Mississippi with Daniel Burnham's Beaux-Arts Civic Improvements.

October 28, 2005 - The Chicago Tribune

Only in Los Angeles... A posh kids' treehouse in Brentwood inspires the ire of his neighbor who calls in LA's building inspector to shut down construction.

October 27, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Lifestyle centers, like shopping malls of the past, are contributing to the decline of city centers across the country.

October 26, 2005 - AIA Oregon Architect Newsletter

Calling it an 'Emerlad Necklace', Atlanta plsnd to create an innovative 22-mile loop from an abandoned railroad into parks and transit that connect historic neighborhoods across the city.

October 25, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

The principal spokesman for Maryland’s high-profile Smart Growth Initiative analyzes the program's strenghts and weaknesses and offers strategies for similar statewide, incentive-based programs.

October 25, 2005 - Vermont Journal of Environmental Law

Once a small seaside city most Americans know only from its namesake movie, Casablanca is now Morocco's biggest city and a sprawling metropolis.

October 24, 2005 - International Herald Tribune

The first segment of an 18-mile multi-use trail opens in Benton, Maine.

October 24, 2005 - Portland Press Herald

Is Vancouver's housing bubble and density destroying what made the city so livable?

October 24, 2005 - The Seattle Times

Despite being considered the poster child for sprawl, Los Angeles is not a particularly good example of sprawl, and by several measures is the densest place in the U.S.

October 24, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Churches and their parking lots dominate some East Side neighborhoods. It's a mixed blessing at best.

October 23, 2005 - The Cleveland Free Times

Growth debate in Idaho centers on property taxes, impact fees and possibly new legislation.

October 22, 2005 - The Idaho Statesman

William Fulton recalls the late Ed Bacon, Philadelphia's chief planner for more than two decades, as more than the cranky and quirky man he became in his later years.

October 20, 2005 - California Planning & Development Report

Nimbyism is gaining quite a following in Toronto -- leaving some detractors to worry that the movement is strangling all growth in the area.

October 20, 2005 - The Toronto Star

Creating more direct connections shortens travel time, which effectively brings people closer to their destinations.

October 19, 2005 - Planning Commissioners Journal

In a unique situation in Washington D.C., selected private firms are authorized to approve development permit applications on behalf of the city's overworked and dysfunctional Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs apartment.

October 19, 2005 - Washington City Paper

A new piece of legislation going before voters in New York would limit the amount of development in many low-density neighborhoods, and encourage planning over upzoning to encourage development.

October 19, 2005 - The Gotham Gazette