Land Use
Renewal Could Drive Out Used Car Lots
An effort to create a new arts district will drive out used car lots through retroactive zoning.
Residents Fight Sprawl To Protect Rural Character
A new system that limits the number of homes built annually has pitted large landowners against residents who fear the loss of rural character.
Revisiting The Vision
The Town Courier presents a special insert-report on a 'Tune up Charrette' for Kentlands, MD.
Land Use Changes By Referendum Only
A petition drive in Florida calls for a constitutional amendment that would forbid land-use changes without a referendum.
Rural Megachurches: Assets Or Environmental Threats?
Critics say large-scale churches seeking to locate in rural preserves increase traffic, invite strip malls, pave over open space, and undermine conservation efforts.
Protecting Main Street, USA From Wal-Mart
In an effort to stop "big box" retail and commercial development calls for a ban on stores larger than 55,000 square feet.
The Challenge Of Hillside Development
Hillside living in becoming increasingly popular. How do planners write zoning laws that allow hillside development while preserving natural landmarks?
The Mansionization Of California
The practice of creating 'mansion' homes on small footprints adjacent to traditional smaller homes is causing an "architectural identity crisis."
Growth And Water Supply
A federally-funded planning study in Massachusetts will take a comprehensive look at water management in one of the fastest-growing regions in the state.
Stadium NIMBYs
Arlington County, VA is willing to forego a baseball stadium for other developments that would yield more economic benefits.
American Dream: Paradise Or Sprawl?
How much are you willing to pay for the American Dream?
Dreaming Of Urban Villages
Residents of Los Angeles' sprawling San Fernando valley say they'd be willing to reside in or near urban villages.
Religious Groups: Exempt From Zoning
Is RLUIPA, which bars government from enforcing zoning codes on religious organizations, being opened to widespread abuse?
Property Rights Movement Roars Back To Life
Scant legal basis matters little to bold claims of self-interest
Preserving Farmland While Accomodating Growth
Rural Yolo County, CA has found a balance between urban growth and farmland preservation.
Growing Smart With Land Conservation
This workbook series is a guide for communities seeking to create a greenprint conservation program.
Half Of Downtown Is A Parking Lot
Group offers a tour of downtown Buffalo that showcases parking lots and ramps in "all their glorious splendor" to draw attention to the fact that parking occupies much of downtown.
The Ideal Community For Retirees
A respected gerontologist envisions the ideal senior community.
Mixed-use Helping Redefine Charlotte Neighborhood
A neighborhood in Charlotte, NC,grapples with transition to higher density, mixed uses, and rail service.
NIMBYs Killing Urban Projects
Successful TOD strategies don't happen in this NW DC neighborhood, which is accomplished in stopping good mixed-use projects like this library proposal.
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
