Land Use
Parking Is Not Necessarily A Good Thing
Incentives to discourage drivers are catching on across the country, and many are offering transit incentives.
Atlanta Considers Radical Zoning Changes
New zoning seeks to make Atlanta a "distinct and viable alternative to the suburbs."
Is No Growth Also Smart Growth?
Chris Williamson offers four arguments that planners can use to argue that "No Growth" policies are valid positions to take.
Parking Patterns Matter
One of the most important decisions in Raleigh's Fayeteville downtown redevelopment: What kind of parking?
Big Dig's Dirt Is Not Easy To Reuse
Although an innovative plan to convert landfills into useful property with dirt from Boston's Big Dig remains a sound, it is now mired in dispute.
Harvard's Campus Expansion
Harvard University is delicately planning for a new billion-dollar, 100-acre campus addition in Allston.
Conference Highlights Examples Of Smart Growth
Environmentalists, developers, and officials meet at Sustainability Conference in Mississippi
Maryland's Smart Growth Governor
This article profiles Maryland Gov. Parris Glendening, one of the nation's most prominent voices in the smart-growth movement.
San Diego's Neighborhood Of Villages
San Diego's Neighborhood Of Villages Growth Management Plan offers lessons for many cities.
Growth Is Top Issue In Colorado
Fifty-two percent of Colorado residents say that growth is the most important issue facing the state.
Critics Say Growth Plan Is 'Elitist'
Critics say Alachua County's plan to implement "smart growth" strategies may increase housing costs and hurt low-income residents.
A Discussion On New Urbanism
The City of Palo Alto publishes a fascinating discussion paper about new urbanism and zoning.
California: No Longer A Smart Growth Innovator
San Francisco Chronicle columnist John King argues that California is falling behind when it comes to smart growth.
A Community With No Churches
Chuches in Stapleton, Colorado are resisting new "walkable" guidelines, and excluding themselves from a new community.
Texas Landowners Lose Property Rights Case
Texas Supreme Court unanimously rules that a groundwater district did not have to consider the adverse effects on the property owners before limiting the aquifer water they could pump.
Dallas Needs A Big-picture Plan And Planner
In a special 5-part series, Dallas calls for more urban planning in and around its downtown.
Sprawl Or Demographic Dispersion?
America's demographic dispersion is widely despised by planners, ecologists, many governments and often attacked as "sprawl."
Can Charlotte Learn From Portland?
A writer for the Charlotte Observer begins a series comparing Charlotte, North Carolina to Portland, Oregon.
Affordable Housing Development Run Amok?
Dozens of towns throughout Eastern Massachusetts are facing massive new affordable housing developments exempt from zoning.
How Much Does Growth Cost?
A study in Georgia reveals that housing is far more costly than business, farms or forests, and bring in far less revenue.
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
