Land Use
Sprawl Got Space On Ballots
The most popular ballot measures before voters in November were proposals to preserve open space and address sprawl according to a study by the Brookings Institution's Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy.
Public Or Private Parks?
Residents of Grosse Point must choose between opening their gated parks to the public, or paying Michigan state property taxes.
Maryland Smart Growth Plan A Model
Utah planners look at Maryland's 'Smart Growth' plan.
Poll Finds Sprawl, And Solutions, Unpopular
Poll finds New Jersey residents are not happy about urban sprawl and the state's solutions to counter it.
Electing the Shape of Communities
This paper provides a comprehensive listing of the more than 550 growth-related ballot measures put before voters on election day 2000 plus an analysis of major proposals and a list of implications for the growth debate in the future.
Putting More Housing Into Less Space
Northeast Ohio builders find great demand for cluster development.
Local Codes Prohibit New Urbanism
While smart growth is a hot topic, cities don't have any regulations that allow compact development.
Sprawl Index: Cities Ranked By Sprawl
USA Today publishes its "Sprawl Index" of 271 metro areas and a seven-page feature on the impact of sprawl on America.
Churches Not Immune To Growth Limits
The Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle is opposed to the urban growth boundary in King County; this editorial makes an argument for not allowing churches to build in off-limit areas.
Is New Urbanism The Answer To Sprawl?
New urbanist projects are turning up in unusual places. And the residents seem to love them.
A Regional Approach To Open Space
The county of San Mateo approved a plan to bring together its trails into a 450 mile regional open space network.
Slowing Sprawl
Mequon, WI, learns the price tag for slowing sprawl as it puts together a task force to protect farmland and open space from development over the next 20 years.
Planning For The End Of Sprawl
The New York Times reviews The Regional City: Planning for the End of Sprawl, by Peter Calthorpe and William Fulton.
Sensible Development Preserves Open Land
A land use task force in Macomb County, MI, aims to protect farmland and open spaces.
Complex Deal Directs Growth Away From Falls
A new deal in Washington would keep development away from the Snoqualmie Falls and surrounding forest areas.
Bush's Impact On California Land Use
Incoming President Bush is likely to make significant changes in the federal government's role over California's land resources.
Government Retreats On Urban Sprawl Numbers
USDA's 1997 National Resources Inventory study that provided evidence of an alarming increase in sprawl taking over primve farmland may have overestimated the numbers.
California's Fight Over Housing Targets
The first housing element updates in California are causing a standoff between local and state agencies.
California Hearst Coastal Plans Anger Skeptics
Critics of the Hearst Coastal project in California say that the company is not telling them everything. What is the plan?
Saving Savannah
Ben Hubby believes that developers and superstores will destroy the charm and ecology of Savannah, GA.
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
