Land Use
Developing Smart Growth Zoning Codes
Dozens of presentations from several workshop on developing smart growth zoning codes are published by the LGC.
Does Smart Growth Cause Sprawl?
Is smart growth more about nostalgia and less about reality?
Exploring Portland's Urban Growth Boundary
Author David Oates walks along the Portland metro area's urban growth boundary.
Reconsidering Traffic Calming
A regional advisory agency in Chicago advises local governments that traffic calming measures are not always the best approach to slowing traffic.
Blumenauer Brings Railvolution Conference To L.A.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (District 3, Oregon), discusses the significance of holding the nation's preeminent transportation and land use conference in Southern California.
Wal-Mart's Mission Unaccomplished
The City Council of Mission, KS, unanimously passed zoning ordinance amendments which include more stringent controls on any potential big-box development within its downtown corridor.
Economic Development Or Cultural Identity?
A community in Southern California is divided over whether to be recognized as "little India."
An Alternative To Inclusionary Zoning
The Building Industry Association makes the case for a more moderate solution instead of inclusionary zoning: "Housing Incentive Zones."
Sprawl: It Can't Happen Here
Newsweek columnist Anna Quindlen shares her perspective on one of the greatest crisis facing the nation: sprawl.
'It Takes Guts' To Be Green
How Toronto's greenbelt idea evaporated.
Johnny Should Drive, Not Walk To School
Bus service to Fairfield High School is eliminated due to budget cuts and local police advise students not to attempt to walk to school.
An Insider's View On The Renaissance Of Downtown Los Angeles
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan Perry reflects on the ongoing renaissance in downtown L.A. as well as the challenges that remain.
The New Mixed-Use
Builders are experimenting with new ways to include retail in the crowded urban world.
Big-box Rules May Make Wal-Mart 'More Creative'
Regulations recommended by Mission planners Monday may discourage plans to turn the Mission Center Mall into a Wal-Mart Supercenter.
Zoning Danger
In light of Hurricane Charley, should policymakers prohibit development on the riskiest lands?
Readers Respond To Sprawl Series
Readers respond to Washington Post's three-day article series on urban sprawl.
Nevada's Plan To Develop The Desert
Nevada seeks to begin selling 87,000 acres of desert lands to spur private development. Opponents see it as a giveaway.
Schwarzenegger Signs Smart-Zoning Bill
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signs a bill that institutionalizes form-based zoning for the first time in California history.
A Review Of Suburban Nation
A review of "Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream" by Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck, published in 2001.
Many Definitions Of Sprawl
A selection of opinions about urban sprawl.
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
