Land Use

Ottawa: Reducing Sprawl At The Cost Of Housing?

Housing consistency in Ottawa may be shattered by new legislation.

December 20, 2003 - The Ottawa Citizen

Transit-oriented Development In South Florida

The Florida DOT is encouraging transit-oriented development in South Florida with a pilot project that "officials hope will be a sign of things to come."

December 18, 2003 - The Miami Herald

Housing and Schools Mismatch Creates Widespread Problem

'As military families migrate to better quarters at Fort Meade and elsewhere, local authorities strain to educate an influx of children.'

December 17, 2003 - The Baltimore Sun

Expansion Of Snowmobile Use In Yellowstone Rejected

A Bush administration plan to allow expand snowmobile in Yellowstone National Park is rejected.

December 17, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Land Use Struggle at a Stalemate

'Many port cities are struggling...because port and city leaders usually have different ideas about how waterfronts should be used. Only rarely have they worked together on a vision.'

December 17, 2003 - The Baltimore Sun

Venezuelans Divided Over Who Owns The Land

Venezuela's supreme court ruled last month that one major government-sponsored land invasion was illegal.

December 15, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

Can Better Schools Sell Housing?

With $4 billion of housing at issue, Stapleton's master developer wants to persuade people to move back to the city for the schools.

December 14, 2003 - The Denver Post

Making Streets Safer For Bikes And Pedestrians

Two local organizations to audit streets for pedestrian safety in Providence, RI.

December 13, 2003 - The Providence Journal

Is Detroit Being Reclaimed By Nature?

A third of Detroit's 139-square-miles now consists of weed-choked lots and deteriorating buildings.

December 11, 2003 - InfoShop News

Development Limits Upheld

A Florida court overturns a local judge's ruling that would have allowed property owners to build on up to 15,000 lots created before strict land-use requirements were enacted.

December 11, 2003 - Florida Keys News

Cluster Developments Approved

Smart growth's benefits are not enough to counter the market incentives to sprawl.

December 10, 2003 - Portland Press Herald

New Report Highlights Need To Curb Sprawl

Pembina Institute finds that existing provincial policies are an obstacle to reforming land use planning in Ontario

December 9, 2003 - Pembina Institute

One Creek As A Test Of Western Land Use

A miner who owns claims along an Oregon creek brings a suit that could shift the balance between development and preservation.

December 9, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

Report Analyzes The Decline Of Pennsylvania

The truth hurts but hopefully we can learn from it.

December 8, 2003 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

America's Top Environmental Issue

The top environmental issue in most American communities is how to save nearby farmland or build new local parks.

December 6, 2003 - The Denver Post

Big-box Ban Opposed

A real estate group says banning big-box stores would cause economic pain.

December 5, 2003 - Austin American-Statesmen

Zoning And Sex Shops: Freeway Porn

A national pornography chain is opening 'adult superstores' in freeway-adjacent, smaller midwestern communities with lax zoning laws.

December 5, 2003 - USA Today

To Live in a Dump

A determined housing developer plans to build a mixed, residential development next to a future landfill, against the recommendations of county and solid waste officials.

December 4, 2003 - The Tampa Tribune

Stripping Away Aging Strip Malls

As sprawl has hit the wall, places like Fremont, CA are looking to convert aging strip malls into mixed-use developments.

December 4, 2003 - The Mercury News

Strips Malls As Apartments?

A city in California hopes to create new housing from aging strip malls.

December 2, 2003 - The Sacramento Bee

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