Land Use
Opening Untouched Land to Usual Sprawl
Prince William County, VA, just 30 miles south of the White House, succumbs to sprawl.
Studies Focus On Quake-risk Areas
Two studies identify quake-prone "hot spots" in Southern California.
California's Regionalism-building Effort
California has a baffling maze of localgovernments -- 58 counties, 473 cities, 1,000 school districts and 4,800 special districts.
Group Embraces Arson To Oppose Sprawl
The radical Earth Liberation Front is evidently using arson to oppose sprawl.
Your Neighbor's Tree
What do you do when your neighbor's tree encroaches on your property? In California, the answer isn't so clear.
Anti-sprawl Terrorists Take Action
Fighting sprawl with arson -- eco-terrorism takes on sprawl.
Oakland's Fruitvale
The Fannie Mae Foundation publishes a practitioner's guide to planning and financing community revitalization.
Western Michigan Coastline Controls Considered
Officials has proposed $100,000 plan to study coastline community master plans and impact of new homes.
Images Of Sprawl
Aerial photographs capture the essence of suburban sprawl.
Tradition A Barrier To Smart Growth
Selling smart growth to real estate agents can be difficult.
Burning Suburbia
The debate over suburban sprawl has taken a dangerous turn.
Oil Versus Wildlife In Alaska
The President has decided not to give the Artic National Wildlife Refuge a national monument status.
Financing New Urbanism Projects
The Congress for the New Urbanism publishes a report on the obstacles and solutions for financing new urbanism projects.
$145 Million Proposed to Preserve Maryland Lands
Proposal will enable state to buy back land threatened by development.
Boston's Dudley Triangle
The Fannie Mae Foundation publishes a practitioner's guide to planning and financing community revitalization.
Flexible Zoning Rules: A Builder's Nightmare
Why flexible rules and reasonable regulators are a builder’s worst nightmare.
Smart Growth Toolkit
The Urban Land Institute's smart growth toolkit shows best practices for success.
Special PBS Report On New Urbanism
NewsHour with Jim Lehrer has created a website featuring detailed interviews and images about new urbanism.
Lone Mountain Compact: Livability Principles
The Lone Mountain Compact: Principles for preserving freedom and livabilityin America's cities and suburbs.
OC Approves $1.5 Million For El Toro
The county supervisors vote 3-2 to set aside money for Washington lobbyists to transfer the base to the county.
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
