Land Use
Beach-Seeking New Yorkers Find Only Red Tape
Bizarre rules and legal restrictions make the summer heat hard to escape.
West Side Stadium A Fiscal Fumble
Richard Gottfried (D-Manhattan), whose district includes the stadium site, argues that the governor's plan for an Olympic/Jets Stadium at 34th Street is both fiscally and logistically absurd.
Debate Over Mixed-use In 'Desert of Urbanism'
A "slow-growth" groups sues city over permits in Pasaden, CA.
Indianapolis' 2020 Regional Plan
Indianapolis releases it's new regional plan, "Building a World-Class Downtown: Indianapolis Regional Center Plan 2020."
Orange County Verges On Complete Build-Out
In 15 years, all of the famously-suburban county's land will either be preserved open space or developed. The Sierra Club has made the defeat of Rancho Mission Viejo, the last remaining piece, a top priority.
Farming Returns To Southern California
A new report on Southern California land use shows that farming is making a surprising comeback in Los Angeles.County.
Honey, I Don't Want You To Meet The Neighbors
Sprawl invades big animal habitats -- mountain lions turn up in Palo Alto yards.
New York Planners Say No To Inclusionary Zoning
New York City's planners refuse to adopt inclusionary zoning due to equity principles that have no place in zoning.
Hayek's View Of New Urbanism
Owen Courrèges offers a view of New Urbanism from the perspective of free-market capitalism.
Do Affordable Housing Mandates Work?
A new Reason study finds that affordable housing ordinances in Southern California have actually caused prices to rise by as much as $100,000.
Las Vegas Searches For Water Options
Claiming that water problems won't slow growth, Sin City bets on expansion over sustainability. Some experts think the city will come up snake-eyes.
A Place For My Stuff
Storage condos are seen as a new way to "atttack suburban clutter".
Thirsty British Look To The Sea For Relief
Faced with a mounting lack of fresh water, England thinks reverse-osmosis could provide for its inevitable growth and life-style changes.
Indiana Farmland At Risk
Federal funds for farmland preservation go untouched while development continues to transform rural areas.
How Sprawl Hurt Buffalo
Buffalo, NY, is a "clear example" of what happens to a city suffering from the impact of sprawl.
Turning California's Growth Patterns Upside Down
Large-scale development in San Jose's Coyote Valley attracts national attention as it shuns sprawl and adopts New Urbanism.
Urbanites Vs. Suburbanites: Who's Healthier?
A study compares obesity in urban dwellers and suburnanites.
Causes And Consequences Of Sprawl
Well-intentioned government policies have created economic incentives for urban sprawl. Now we are paying the price.
Proponent Of Smart Growth Gets Death Threat
Architect and planner who joined a Smart Growth advocacy group receives a death threat.
Why Building 'Smart' Is Hard
There are a host of obstacles which, when taken together, render building smart growth projects both more difficult and less profitable than building conventional 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
