Land Use
New Approaches To Growth Management
Governor Jeb Bush's taskforce on growth is drafting new legislation to slow sprawl in the state.
Sustainable Agriculture Amid Sprawl
King County is experimenting with sustainable agriculture in the midst of sprawl.
Is Land Use Planning Doomed To Failure?
This editorial suggests that land use practices are doomed to failure because they rely on zoning that ignores natural resources.
NY Times Sprawl Controversy
The director of Smart Growth America, disputes a New York Times article about a splinter in the smart growth community.
Managing Growth: Some Cities Take Action
Some cities in Georgia are creating their own long-term strategies to combat urban sprawl. Critics argue that some "smart growth" ordinances violate property rights and cause other problems.
What Is Your State's Most Enlightened Town?
Utne Reader publishes its list of the most enlightened town for every American state.
America's 10 Most Enlightened Towns
This isn't your typical "best places" tabulation of cities. Utne Reader creates it's own definition of community.
What Makes Regionalism Work?
The Alliance for Regional Stewardship publishes a reports on what makes regionalism work.
Transit-Oriented Development
New Urban News' December, 2000 issue includes a feature on transit-oriented development.
California's Housing Crisis
California's housing crisis has no cure without Proposition 13 reforms.
Goodbye To Garden Apartments
Does the need for housing in New York spell the end of the gardens in garden apartments
Growth Requires New Approaches To Planning
Faced with record growth, Wake County, NC is taking a new, more active role in the region's planning.
Denver's Fumbling Growth
The Denver Post critically reviews Colorado's growth management efforts in 2000, and lays out an agenda for 2001.
Smart Growth Must Include Affordable Housing
According to the new Urban Land Institute chairman, smart growth must include affordable housing.
San Diego County Backcountry Battle Continues
Planning for a long stretch of rural lands on the fringe of suburban San Diego County continues to be a roiling controversy.
Extreme Commuting: California Land Rush Continues
Silicon Valley's high housing prices are pushing homeowners into outlying areas where growth is exploding into farmland. The typical "Bay Area transplant" faces an average one-way commute of 58.3 miles from work.
Efforts to Restrict Sprawl Find New Resistance
Habitat for Humanity affiliates in Arizona and Colorado tangle with new anti-growth measures that drive up prices for available land.
Anti-Big Box Ordinance In Phoenix Challenged
Wal-Mart has hired a big gun to fight an anti-big box ordinance in Phoenix.
A 1,200-acre Park For Los Angeles
This proposed Baldwin Hills Park would be bigger than Golden Gate Park in San Francisco and have an amazing view.
Putting A Price On The Value Of Open Space
How important is open space to the economic prosperity of an area?
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
