Land Use
Office Sprawl In The Edgeless City
Suburbs now rival cities as top sites for offices. Downtowns are losing share to new "edgeless cities."
LA Changes Its Mind About Telco Hotels
Los Angeles city officials are reconsidering earlier plans to limit telco hotels in downtown Los Angeles.
Post-Election Land Use Results By State
Brookings provides an update and analysis of regional and local land use measures across the United States.
California Land Use Ballot Measure Results
California Planning and Development Report publishes the results of 60 California land-use-related ballot measures.
Subdivide And Conquer: A Modern Western
See the film that explores the consequences of sprawl, its history, and alternatives for creating more livable communities.
Farmland Threatened By Government, Not Sprawl
Farmland is threatened by governmentpolicy more than sprawl, according to a report from the Reason Public Policy Institute.
Growth In New Urbanism
The New Urban News publishes its October/November, 2000 issue. Growth in new urbanist projects continues at sustainable pace.
Sprawlzilla!
Coloradans for Responsible Growth have created a hilarious animated cartoon: Sprawlzilla.
A Park Renaissance In Los Angeles
Nature is working its way into Los Angeles, where only 10% of the land within city limits is designated as open space.
Great Park Places
Every city has cherished park places. If your city has one, you can add it to the Urban Parks online website.
States Offers Voters A Say On All Development
Two of the nation's fastest growing states are offering voters an unprecedented right of approval on ambitious efforts to control growth.
Retail Vs. Religion
A church and a developer have contrasting visions for the same piece of land.
Smart Growth, Better Neighborhoods
A new study examines the ill effects of unchecked growth, and proposes strategies for community involvement in smart growth and development.
List Of California Land Use Ballot Measures
CP&DR lists all the 54 local land use ballot measures for November 8, 2000.
Metro Areas Ranked By Sprawl
The Fannie Mae Foundation Conference Defines 'Fair Growth,' Ranks 13 Major Metropolitan Areas According to Sprawl
Silicon Barrio?
There's now Silicon Barrio in Miami and Silicon Hollow in Tennessee. But is tech growth causing a decrease in quality of life?
Is This California's Future?
In her Sacramento Bee column, Diana Griego Erwin advocatesadhering to urban growth boundaries in efforts to curb sprawl.
Growth Measures Dominate California Ballots
Over 50 local measures affecting growth throughout the stateappear on the November ballot, the largest number in about a decade.
Talking Smart Growth, Doing Nothing
President of Save our Forest and Ranchlands, Duncan McFetridge criticizes San Diegosupervisors and elected officials for their "empty [smart growth]rhetoric" in this Union Tribune opinion editorial.
Newport Beach Growth Battle Costs Skyrocket
A growth control measure in Newport Beach called Measure S, orthe Greenlight Initiative, would require a citywide vote to allowdevelopments which exceed the city's General Plan guidelines over a setamount.
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
