Land Use
Lansing Tries Again On Farmland Tax Reform
Are House-passed bill’s anti-speculative measures strong enough?
The Key To Creating Livable Communities
it's not about traffic planning and latest design trends -- education is the key to creating livable communities.
Ft Lauderdale Postpones Vote On Growth Control
A controversial charter measure curbing growth won't be placed on the November ballot.
Petition For Open Space Funding In Utah Falls Short
An initiative by open space proponents in Utah fails to get on the November ballot by just a few signatures.
ExxonMobil Fights For Children, Against Public Housing
In a bizarre legal fight in Minnesota, the oil giant wants to stop eminent domain for a public housing project by claiming its own land is too polluted for residents.
How To Save Southern California
Can a new growth vision for Southern California save the region from itself?
America's New Eco-exodus
Is the nation on the cusp of a new kind of migration to the rural countryside?
When Housing And Mining Collide
What happens when you combine the most demanding industrial land use on earth next door to senior housing?
Developers And Neighbors Clash Over Proposed Infill Development
A 6-acre housing development in the Twin Cities suburb of Mahtomedi exemplifies the battle being waged over the metro area's last pockets of open space.
From Rural Railroad Crossing To Suburb
The Atlanta Journal Constitution plans to chronicle the birth of the small community of Pendergrass as it grows from a rural railroad crossing to a bustling Atlanta suburb.
Smart Growth Vs. Dumb Growth
A populist petition puts the "FasTracks" plan to construct six new rail lines in the Denver region on the November ballot.
Court's Unexpected Order: Keep Off The Beach!
An Michigan appellate court rules in favor of private property rights over public access to lake shorelines.
IRS Warning On Deductions For Conservation Easements
Will the IRS focus on land gifts have a chilling impact on donations to environmental groups?
The Most Restrictive Land Use Law In The Nation?
A new law being considered in King County, WA, will restrict residents from building on more 10 percent of their land.
San Diego Seeks To Become A City Of Villages
San Diego's planning director Gail Goldberg discusses the challenges of coordinating urban infill and infrastructure investment.
Despite Policy, England Fails To Curb Sprawl
The Campaign to Protect Rural England claims that a majority of local councils have failed to meet minimum compliance, thus promoting unchecked growth.
Riverside County Will Grow -- But Not As A 'Wall of Stucco'
Riverside County, California's adopts its new growth plan, which is one of the nation's most ambitious.
The Costs Of Sprawl Reconsidered
The Heritage Foundation publishes a new report challening theoretical planning assumptions that sprawl causes increased costs.
Big Boxes, Little Boxes, And Farmland Protection
Reforming farm subsidies can slow sprawl and trim waistlines.
Minneapolis Billboard Swap
A city ordinance swaps neighborhood billboards for space along freeways and in downtown.
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
