Land Use
Chicago's Metropolis Plan Released
Chicago Metropolis 2020 has released its Metropolis Plan, a policy document intended to be the business elite's broad new vision for the Chicago region a la the 1909 Burnham Plan.
Smart Growth Is On The Right Track
Outdated building and zoning codes present challenges for smart growth.
Debunking Myths About Multi-Family Housing
Why aren't more suburbs approving multi-family housing?
Property Rights, Downzoning, And TDRs
Loudoun County, Virginia, continues to try to balance land preservation and growth pressures, but can't use tools that work because of Virginia's hardcore property rights bent.
Urban Planning In Portland
NPR's Science Friday features a segment on planning in Portland.
How To Make Sprawl Worse
Some anti-sprawl measures result in unintended consequences such as "Gucci Sprawl."
The Trouble With Infill
Infill development sounds great in theory, but frequently faces opposition.
Virginia Beach's Green Line
Virginia Beach has relied on a strong municipally enforced boundary to stop sprawl. But pressure is mounting to open the 'green line.'
The SmartCode: A Weapon To Fight The Sprawl War
'The SmartCode', published by urban design firm DPZ is now available as an alternative to conventional zoning regulations.
Residential Reuse Of Industrial Sites Increasing
The urban living boom is causing many to re-examine the residential potential of industrial and brownfield sites.
Flood Of Money Yields Scant Improvement In State Roads
Exclusive study finds deep cracks in costly repair program, greater need for "fix it first".
The Assault On Smart Growth
Even as Smart Growth garners new supporters, a smear campaign attempts to discredit the movement.
Alarming Future For Chicago Region
A new report says if current if the current land use, transportation and taxation policites continue, the Chicago region faces an alarming future.
Tel Aviv Permitting: The Seven Circles Of Hell
Is your city's permitting process difficult? The Tel Aviv Municipality (Israel) permitting system is much, much worse.
Smart Growth Survives
If you thought the recession would make smart growth policies disappear, look again. Neal Peirce reports from the National Governors Association.
Protecting The Appalachian Trail Without Zoning
To the dismay of hikers and homeowners in the area, a motorsports club project near Blue Mountain in Eastern Pennsylvania has been given a jump start.
The Nation's Largest Growth Visioning Project
A new two-year visioning program will examine the demands of anticipated growth in the Southern California region over the next 25 years.
Behind Enemy Lines At The Anti-Smart Growth Conference
Joel Hirschhorn offers tips for smart growthers on how to stand your ground against the fine-tuned rhetoric of conservative libertarians.
Commuter Chaos In Ontario
Continued growth will lengthen time travelling to work, chew up farmland.
Right-sizing Urban Growth Boundaries
How to figure out what's best for your community.
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
