Land Use

California Off-Year Elections Are A Mixed Bag

Slow-Growthers win 6 of 9 ballot measures in California.

November 8, 2001 - California Planning and Development Report

Recycled Land

A newly-released report shows more than 175 square miles of land are being recycled in 2001 with surprising results.

November 8, 2001 - Northern Light

Proposed Golf Course On Dump Is Hailed And Assailed

Controversy and legal challenges continue to swirl around Fort Lauderdale's ongoing move to place a plastic cap over toxic chemicals buried in the Wingate landfill, a precursor to building a golf course.

November 8, 2001 - The Miami Herald

Ground Zero In Urban Decline

Reason magazine examines the myriad problems of Cincinnati and finds a pattern that may predict the future of other U.S. cities.

November 7, 2001 - Reason Online

The Johnny Appleseed Of Livable Communities

Writer Tony Hiss interviews New urbanist Dan Burden about his vision for the post-sprawl landscape of the U.S.

November 7, 2001 - Sierra Club

Ten Tips For Revising Your General Plan

The community development director for the City of Saratoga, California offers ten things to remember when revising the general plan.

November 6, 2001 - Western City

Many Eyes Watch New California HCD Program

A new state housing program is intended to encourage home construction in areas with high concentrations of jobs.

November 5, 2001 - California Planning and Development Report

A Land-Use Plan That Bans Everything

They don't want people on the island. There are no stores, no utilities, no power lines. But the island has conflicts.

November 5, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

The Shady Side Of Planning

A Los Angeles County urban planner in is suspected of selling certificates of compliance.

November 4, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Greater Cincinnati Needs A Regional Plan

According to Myron Orfield, sprawl has made the Greater Cincinnati region one of the nation's most fragmented region.

November 3, 2001 - The Cincinnati Enquirer

Creating A Regional Vision For Central Texas

John Fregonese and Peter Calthorpe lead an effort to develop a regional vision for Central Texas.

November 2, 2001 - The Austin Chronicle

Traffic Congestion Hurts Economy

Businesses hurt by congested roads in Southeast Michigan have formed the Michigan Smart Growth coalition to address sprawl.

November 2, 2001 - The Detroit Free Press

Cincinnati's Sprawl

Cincinnati is experiencing rapid and disturbing deterioration in the city's older suburbs.

November 2, 2001 - The Cincinnati Post

Managing Growth Through Open Space Acquisition

Open space acquisition programs are becoming a popular and successful way to manage growth in California.

November 2, 2001 - California Planning and Development Report

Is Urban Sprawl Good For Minorities?

For all the blame it gets for a number of societal problems, is sprawl a good thing for Black America?

November 2, 2001 - Reason Public Policy Institute

Urban Sprawl: Not Just For Big Cities

Indiana's smaller cities are experiencing a problem they thought only impacted big cities -- sprawl.

November 2, 2001 - The Indianapolis Star

It's Not Easy To Fight Sprawl

Controlling sprawl in Greater Cincinnati is difficult when many communities believe that they do not face a sprawl problem.

November 1, 2001 - The Cincinnati Post

California's Desert Housing Shortage

California's fourth-fastest growing county is facing a housing crisis: thousand of working poor live in illegal mobile home parks.

November 1, 2001 - Desert Sun Palm Springs

Joel Kotkin: New York May See Benefits Of Sprawl

Joel Kotkin writes that, like most other major U.S. cities, New York will have to rethink its development strategy and spread out to survive.

November 1, 2001 - San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center

Planning On Waldron

Resident of the remote 4.5-square-mile island of Waldron are trying to zone privacy.

November 1, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.