Land Use
Eugene's Land Use Code Flip Flop
Just months after approving its updated land use plan, the city was forced to revert back to the older version.
Create Incentives For Infill Development
Housing and commercial development near mass transit is sensible, but California must create incentives to encourage it.
Call For Slow-growth Referendum In Broward County
Civic groups in Broward County, FL. call for a county-wide growth slowdown.
Downtown L.A.'s $2.4 Billion Redevelopment Plan
Los Angeles approves a $2.4 billion downtown redevelopment plan to revitalize sections of the city's historic core.
UK Town Planners Urge Review Of Greenbelt Policy
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), the professional body for urban planners in the UK, has started a debate about the future of green belt policy.
Boston's Central Artery: A Victim Of Planning?
An editorial calls for more participation in planning Boston's Central Artery, or it is doomed to become the victim of planners.
Growing Safe
Is your comprehensive plan hazardous to your community's health?
Study Says Urban Life Safer Than Rural
Suburban and rural living is not safer than living in urban areas according to a study by a University of Virginia professor.
From Great Estates To Planned Communities
Redeveloping massive estates into planned communities is happening across Massachusetts as land becomes scarce.
In-fill Development Becomes Stylish
Responding to traffic, limits on growth, and the need for affordable housing, in-fill development and smart growth are becoming trends.
PBS Looks At Sprawl, Housing, Architecture
PBS' new series on how Americans live their lives uses Atlanta as a case study to focus on sprawl, low-income housing, shopping, and architecture.
Huge Loss Of Land By 2030 Predicted
According to a study by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the University of Maryland and the U.S. Geological Survey, over 700,000 acres of undeveloped land could disappear in the next 15 years.
Praying For Land Use Relief
Local regulation of religious land uses has become the latest battlefield in California development.
L.A. Joins Growing Trend To Ban Billboard
Los Angeles joins a growing list of cities that have decided to ban all new billboards within city boundaries.
Community Character Act: A Smart Growth Conspiracy?
WSJ columnist Thomas Bray questions whether federal standards on local zoning boards is such a good idea.
Property Rights: Supreme Waffle
By strengthening the heavy hand of government, the Court ironically speeds migration from places where land use regulation is over-politicized.
Urban Sprawl In London
London is spreading out and critics say large-scale construction is being motivated by profit without creating an imaginative master plan.
Ira Yellin: A Los Angeles Institution
The Los Angeles Times profiles respected developer, Ira Yellin. Despite a health setback, he is committed as ever to revitalizing downown.
The Future Of Redevelopment In California
The Planning Report interviews Steve Andrews, Chief of Strategic planning for L.A.'s redevelopment agency.
Keeping The 'Town' In College Town
Increased off-campus housing pressure on universities is threatening campus neighborhoods across the nation.
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
