Land Use
Sprawl Rights
How Connecticut got planned and zoned for sprawl.
$1 Million Mobile Homes
Beachfront mobile homes in Southern California are fetching staggering prices.
Health Facilities Master Planning Case Study
Healing exterior spaces are moving from options to necessities as health systems compete for patients, staff and community good will.
Looking Back at 20 Years of Growth Management in Florida
Former planning leaders voice regrets over growth management in Florida.
Suburbs Are Here To Stay, So Stop Complaining
Planning and related professions should stop condemning suburbs -- and focus on making them better.
The San Joaquin Valley: To Sprawl Or Not?
Imagining the future is risky business, but projections often encourage regional planning.
First Suburbs Are Feeling The Urban Core's Pain
Cleveland's older suburbs hope to fight new projects that will drain more people from the aging suburbs.
D.C. Property Tax Drought May Be Ending
President Bush proposes an evaluation of federal land holdings in the District.
Urban Blight Meets Victorian Values, Sylvan Dreams
Caught between Atlanta's shimmering downtown and its endless magnolia-laced suburbs is a moat of rusting forges and quarries, neighborhoods with names like Cabbagetown and Peoplestown.
Eminent Domain: Used or Abused?
Are local governments are using eminent domain to eliminate blight--or to boost tax revenues?
Northern Virginia's New Downtown?
The owners of Tysons Corner Center, already the region's largest mall, are developing a plan that would double its size and move toward transforming the iconic suburban shopping destination into something like a small city.
Combat Training and Suburbia
Sprawl is moving close to once-remote military facilities.
The Stranglehold Of Conventional Suburban Design
Is New Urbanism effective in countering sprawl? [Link corrected.]
ULI Panel To Recommend Ways To Resolve Growth Dilemmas
Turf battles, private property rights, and rural growth are hot button issues.
Readers Offer So. California Land Use Advice
The Planning Report's Southern California readers offer their advice and predictions for land use priorities in 2005.
Smart Growth In A Dumb Growth Landscape
Smart growth won't work in a 'dumb growth' landscape, says the city manager for Ventura, California. He offers an alternative model for growth.
APA Publishes Draft Policy Guide On Security
The American Planning Association publishes a draft policy guide to 'actively address the causes and reduce the risks of threats to our security.'
20/20 On The 'Urban Sprawl Myth'
20/20 reporter John Stossel explores the "myth that urban sprawl is ruining America."
Ann Daigle Joins Ventura's Smart Growth Dream Team
Ventura, California looks destined to become the new model for smart growth with the addition of another smart growth expert, Ann Daigle.
Is Austin Ready for TOD?
A feature-length story examines the dramatic impact transit-oriented development is likely to have on Austin's future.
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
