Land Use
Limited Planning Possible On Catalina
Santa Catalina Island, CA,is quiet and beautiful. But tourism is decreasing. And there is little room to grow.
You May Be Against Sprawl, But Others Love It
Many write that sprawl is a bad thing, but Carol Ann Lease of the Dispatch thinks we should embace it as long as we can.
Bizarre Uses Of National Forests
U.S. National Forests -- managed for uses such as logging, ranching and recreation -- are also used for other unusual activities.
New Urbanism Gets A Slow Start In Charlotte
Charlotte's University City is a fast-growing university town, with three different development plans in three years.
An Insider's Look At The New Property Rights
An attorney provides an insider's look at the Supreme Court case that dramatically alters government's ability to regulate land use.
Downtowns Heat Up
Downtown multifamily development is booming in cities large and small throughout the United States.
Greater Cincinnati: Threatened By Sprawl
Is rapid development in Ohio 'irresponsible?'
A Perspective On Urban Sprawl
The Christian Century presents an introduction to urban sprawl.
The Irony Of Sprawl
Growth is inevitable -- will the anti-sprawl movement make enemies of us all?
A Planned Community With No Cemetery
If you live in Irvine, California, you have to move elsewhere when you die. This master-planned city has no cemetery.
California's Lost Farmland: Yawn Or Crisis?
Urban growth in Northern California is growaing at an alarming pace, according to a study by the California Department of Conservation.
Delaware Creates Land Use Panel To Help Curb Sprawl
Gov. Ruth Ann Minner has signed a bill creating a panel that will search for ways to corral the state's growing population.
Denver To Convert Airport Into Parkland And Greenspace
Denver Mayor Wellington Webb unveiled a $44 million plan to transform runways at Stapleton Airport into 1,100 acres of open space.
Denver: Writing On The Wall
The city of Denver erases an illegal advertisement.
Mega-sprawl Ahead
Eleven western states are expected to see tremendous population growth in the next five decades.
New England Regional Plan Worries Locals
The A.D. Makepeace Company plans a massive development of 3,500 new homes in three Massachusetts communities.
Does Free Parking Drive The Nation To Drive?
Some communities are looking at reducing the amount of free parking lots, and dismantling the zoning codes that mandate them, in hopes of encouraging people to leave their cars at home and use other forms of transportation.
To Commute Or Not Commute?
Newcomers to Washington D.C. must decide whether they want to endure a long commute from a home in the suburbs, or live in the urban core and give up the dream of owning a home.
Maryland's Suburban Sprawl Battle
Maryland Governor Glendening warns that he intends to start using a neglected 25-year old law that allows the state to bring court challenges against potentially harmful rezoning decisions.
Boomburbs!
A new type of city explodes around the edges of metropolis.
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
