Land Use
Recommendations For Land Use Decision Making
Report identifies systemic weaknesses in land use decision making and offers a series of recommendations.
Toledo's Sprawl Report Places Suburbs 'At-Risk'
A new report, Toledo Metropatterns, identifies the areas around Toledo suffering from the impacts of sprawl.
Riverside Growth Control Plan Adopted
After five years, and $11 million in the making, Riverside County, CA has adopted a sweeping general plan in an attempt to better shape growth in the booming county.
'Commons' Commentator Dead At 88
Garrett Hardin wrote the seminal essay "The Tragedy of the Commons".
The Many Meanings of Sprawl
Florida's growth management law seeks to limit sprawl but no one can agree what sprawl means.
Is Your Town A Sprawl City?
Atlanta, Ga., leads the country with more sprawl than any other place in the U.S., according to SprawlCity.
Shopping For A Home With A Short Commute
More and more homebuyers in Los Angeles are eschewing suburban homes and the long commutes that come with them.
Developers Vs. The People?
How are land use patterns affected by the public's view of developers?
Housing Development Takes Another Course
Despite community pressure, the City of Waukegan, IL must allow a developer to build a housing subdivision through a golf course, making many nearby residents angry.
Granholm's Way
Michigan's Smart Growth Governor embraces new approach to prosperity
Wal-Mart Cancels Plans To Build 'Supercenter' Over Aquifer
Wal-Mart cites environmental concerns for abandoning plans to build a "supercenter" over an aquifer but the retail giant also faced strong community opposition.
The Malling Of America
The unabated malling of America is a trend that may end badly -- for communities and households.
Study: Road Construction Does Not Create Sprawl
Contradicting smart growth advocates, a study concludes that road construction does not lead to more sprawl.
Who Owns The View?
Scenic areas are equally valuable to developers and preservationists.
Virtual Is No Refuge From Reality
James Howard Kunstler writes that for children, there is "no escape from America's car-dependent, cheap-oil fiesta."
'Mega-Churches' Vs. Neighborhood Character
The latest of several around disputes around the United States that finds communities treating "mega-churches" like out of control shopping malls, accusing them of violating zoning laws and of overwhelming neighborhoods.
Friday Funny: Plot To Bribe A Zoning Coordinator Foiled
Excitement comes to a planning office in a sleepy town in Illinois, as a couple is arrested after trying to bribe the zoning coordinator.
A New Trend: The Aerotropolis
Airports are becoming the new 'downtowns', and cities are springing up around them.
Study Linking Sprawl And Obesity Is Flawed
Wendell Cox criticizes the study that claim a link between urban sprawl and obesity.
How FEMA Encourages High-Risk Coastal Sprawl
How the Federal Emergency Management Agency encourages coastal 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
