Growth
Water Needs Limit Growth
11 July 2008 - 7:00am
The Boston Globe
Formerly small towns near Boston have experienced high growth rates in recent years. But despite their potential to keep growing, water supplies and aging infrastructure will likely be a limiting factor.
Tiny Monaco Using Stilts to Expand
16 June 2008 - 12:00pm
Guardian
The second-smallest country in the world (after the Vatican) has plans to expand its territory by building more land on stilts in an idea inspired by oil rigs.
The New Milwaukeeans: Making Sense of Population Growth In The Cream City
20 May 2008 - 9:00am
Next American City
After forty years in the statistical doldrums, what does Milwaukee make of a sudden, slight increase in population? Local expert and urban enthusiast Dave Steele reports.
Planning For The Sun Corridor
18 May 2008 - 7:00am
East Valley Tribune
A new report focuses on the expected growth of the Phoenix-Tuscon "Sun Corridor" to 10 million residents by 2030, and highlights the challenges and opportunities for this megapolitan region.
Regional Approach Lauded as Key Stretegy for Economic Development
30 March 2008 - 9:00am
The Toledo Free Press
The greater Toledo area needs to think harder about creating regional development if it wants to compete in the globalizing economy, according to this editorial.
San Francisco's New PD Talks About City's Challenges
29 March 2008 - 7:00am
Architect Magazine
Architect Magazine talks with San Francisco's new planning director, John Rahaim, about the urban planning challenges and issues in the city.
Review Halted for Major L.A. Housing Project
25 March 2008 - 7:00am
Los Angeles Times
Review of a project that would have added more than 5,500 homes to the fringes of Los Angeles has been halted after a recent City Council vote. Many expect this to be the death knell for the project.
Slowdown Offers Chance to Rethink Growth
24 March 2008 - 9:00am
The Salt Lake Tribune
The economic slowdown has caused a slowdown in growth, even in the Salt Lake City area -- recently one of the nation's fastest growing regions. This editorial calls on officials to use the slowdown as a chance to reconsider the area's growth pattern.
States Respond to Growth With Dam Plans
8 March 2008 - 12:00pm
Associated Press
Growth and rising populations have many Western states reconsidering dams.
City of the Future: Houston?
28 June 2007 - 12:44pm
Thanks to Planetizen, I found “Opportunity Urbanism,” a report that posits Houston as “an emerging paradigm for the 21st century.” (There's a related op-ed here.) The report, regrettably, is a manifesto as empty as the title -- which Kotkin clearly hopes will become a catchphrase. So why is it important?
