Land Use
Voters' Alternative To El Toro Airport
Tom Nielsen, of the Great Park Conservancy, reflects on the lost opportunity for an El Toro Airport and the future vision for the former military base.
Toronto Waterfront Redevelopment Agency Needs Teeth
Governance review by the province holds promise of new powers needed to get on with implementing its mandate.
Conservation Subdivisions a Hit Among Developers, Homebuyers
In less than two years Gwinnett, Geogia has approved 76 cluster development plans that put aside 1,718 total acres of open space.
Chicago's New Zoning Effort
Is Chicago's new zoning code too much change too fast, or just what the city needs?
Who Should Be On Planning Commissions?
What happens when a Plan Commission has no architect, landscape architect, planner or developer from the private sector?
How Much Room For Green When Building The American Dream?
Green space is losing the battle to sprawl.
Davy Crocket's Santa Barbara Battle
What happens when a developer tries to avoid local zoning by selling land to an Indian tribe? Could this be a new trend?
Cleveland Planners Unveil Vision For West Lakefront
Cleveland planners are trying to reconnect the city to its lakefront.
Would You Trade Your Future For a Big-box?
Bedroom communities give up planning and peace for a temporary boost in tax revenues.
Sububanization: End of An Era?
A study shows that suburbanization around New York City is slowing down.
The End Of Suburban Sprawl
After five decades, suburbanization may be slowing and even declining according to a study by Rutgers University.
Leaders Should Get Smart About Smart Growth
Editorial encourages leaders to learn about smart growth.
A New 'Indian Country' Development Strategy
Will a plan to convert otherwise non-developable land to to "Indian country" -- free from local zoning regulations -- become a new trend?
Smart Growth, Not Smarter Sprawl
Carroll County, Maryland, links development approvals to county infrastructure and service requirements.
British Landowners and Walkers Face Off Regarding the Freedom to Roam
Unlike in the US, trespassing in Britian and Europe has traditionally favored the wanderer. Recent events, however, show that Nimbyism is taking root in the Old World.
Density Of A Cow Town, Traffic Of A Metropolis
New Urbanists Andres Duany and Anton Nelessen keynote the Building a Better Richmond conference in Virginia.
Winston-Salem Planning Board Rejects Wal-Mart
In a city where big-box retail has been approved without much discussion for years, the Planning Board of Winston-Salem, NC, sends a message that the community may be ready to take a different path.
New England's First Rule Governing Franchise Stores
Bristol, RI seeks to protect historic districts, by adopting strict guidelines for chain stores and franchises.
TDRs Save NJ Farmland
State supported transfer of development rights programs are working to preserve Farmland in New Jersey.
Faster Speedways or Swifter Madness?
Billions spent on new bridges to satisfy ego, spread 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
