Land Use
Brownfields Developments Becoming More Popular
As developable property becomes ever more scarce, brownfields are beginning to look like a bargain.
Artificial Neighborhoods Are No Substitute For Community
As new urbanist ideas begin to emerge in Calgary, a local columnist wonders whether New Urbanism promotes artifice over ideas that might actually work.
Subdividing Paradise
Los Angeles is overflowing with an abundance of nature. So why isn't the city more readily available to the public in the form of parks, asks D.J. Waldie.
How And Where to Build Schools
TPR interviews Dwayne Mears of the California-based Planning Center, who offers guidance on how to comply with the school district regulations and to build better, more effective schools.
Smart Code Expert Resigns From Ventura, CA Smart Growth Dream Team
Architect and smart code expert Ann Daigle resigns suddenly from Ventura's planning department to join Andres Duany's CNU-sponsored rebuilding effort.
Wanted: More Urban Parks in Los Angeles
Author D.J. Waldie calls for the creation of more open space in park poor Los Angeles.
The Nexus Between Schools And Planning
In most cities, school districts occupy more land than any private developer or other public entity. Yet, the cities in which school districts operate often have no more influence over schools than they do foreign countries.
LA's Missesd Opportunity For Innovative School Design
The Los Angeles Times architecture critic chastises the massive Los Angeles school district for not using its historic building boom to improve the architecture and planning of new schools.
Should You Learn To Love Sprawl?
A high-powered group of acadedmics and critics join together to consider the positive aspects of sprawl. Are new exurban development getting better?
Go Organic, Get a Tax Cut
Iowa county hopes incentives will boost population and economy.
Chicago Region's 2040 Plan
The Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission has published its comprehensive land-use guide, the 2040 Regional Framework Plan, to facilitate collaboration at the local and regional levels.
Little Village Keeps Out Big Boxes
East Aurora, a suburb of Buffalo, says no to big box attempts to change the small town feel it guards.
Biggest Land Sale In Arizona History
Chrylser, in a $400 million deal, has sold its proving ground facility outside Phoenix to real estate developers. The land could support tens of thousands of residents.
Fort Worth Planner Tapped To Lead New Orleans Planning Advisory Team
Fort Worth City planner Fernando Costa has been tapped to lead an APA-formed team of five planners in advising New Orleans' city staff as they regroup after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
A Plan To Raise Galveston
The article, which first appeared in 1990, details plans made after the September 8, 1900 hurricane to reshape the city of Galveston to prevent vulnerability to flooding.
The Density Dilemma
An investigation of compact and transit-oriented development in Texas, California, Oregon, Maryland and Massachusetts suggests serious challenges ahead for density in America, writes Anthony Flint in a working paper for Lincoln.
The Los Angeles '2 Percent Strategy'
It's ironic that Los Angeles -- a city 'maligned as traffic-choked and strip-malled' -- is emerging as a model for sustainable urban design by focusing development on just 2% of the city's land.
The Battle Against More Density In Westside Of Los Angeles
The already dense Westside of Los Angeles, from Westood to Santa Monica continues to densify at a dizzying rate. Residents prepare for a protracted battle to keep growth at bay. Has planning failed one of LA's most desirable communities?
A Community That Fails To Plan, Plans To Fail
Steve Herbaly, a former planning director, talks about how politics gets in the way of planning.
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
