Land Use

The month of May featured a lot of stories on local and state bans, as well as a controversial move to split Baton Rouge in two.

June 7, 2024 - Mary Hammon

The U.S. Corps of Engineers and Redington Shores, Florida are at a standstill: The Corps won’t spend public money to restore private beaches, and homeowners are refusing to grant public access to the beaches behind their home in return for federal assistance.

June 7, 2024 - Grist

As more and more cities look to adapt vacant office buildings into homes, a new analysis from Urban Institute says some cities will benefit more than others.

June 7, 2024 - Urban Wire

As the urgency of the climate crisis increases, a paper in the Notre Dame Law Review argues that increased density is not a universally effective strategy to reduce emissions and that different strategies are needed for low-carbon places versus high-carbon ones.

June 6, 2024 - Nate Luce

The Indianapolis city-county council approved Mayor Hogsett’s alternate plan for a hoped-for professional soccer stadium.

June 6, 2024 - Axios

A potentially toxic algal bloom has turned Clear Lake in Northern California bright green, fed by increased runoff from human activity.

June 4, 2024 - Los Angeles Times

The state legislature is poised to pass a law that would bring more data centers to the state, but critics say the move would threaten the state’s climate goals.

June 4, 2024 - The Guardian

Per a 2017 state law, all cities and towns must submit plans for providing enough housing in their jurisdictions, but a lack of clarity and enforcement mechanisms gives the law little real power.

June 4, 2024 - The Register Citizen

Coal mining in Wyoming will take a major hit as a result of a U.S. Department of Interior plan to cease future leasing of coal mines in the nation's most productive coal mining basin. The decision casts a spotlight on the presidential election.

June 4, 2024 - Irvin Dawid

The building would stand 1,907 feet high, twice as tall as any other building in the Oklahoma City skyline.

June 3, 2024 - NPR

As extreme weather forces more Americans to relocate to safer areas, this climate-driven displacement impacts not just those who flee high-risk areas, but also the communities they can displace from their new homes.

June 2, 2024 - Lindsay Brugger

Over half of Hawaiian households are ‘rent burdened,’ spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing last year.

May 31, 2024 - Associated Press

The financialization of housing uncouples housing prices from local supply and demand. Fixing this requires a new approach.

May 31, 2024 - Strong Towns

Property owners argue that a new law protecting wildlife corridors amounts to an unconstitutional taking of property.

May 31, 2024 - The Other Paper

Two new laws require cities to permit ‘missing middle housing’ near city centers and ADUs on all single-family lots.

May 28, 2024 - The Real Deal

With better planning we can reduce disparities between drivers and non-drivers in their ability to access services and jobs, improving fairness and economic opportunities for disadvantaged groups.

May 28, 2024 - Todd Litman

The state wants to encourage mid-density development to ease the housing crisis and provide a wider variety of housing options for residents.

May 24, 2024 - Congress For New Urbanism

Washington County has dramatically reduced per-capita water use, but the region’s explosive growth means increased demand for water.

May 23, 2024 - Reasons to Be Cheerful

A land use dispute in Indiana points to broader questions about zoning and property rights.

May 23, 2024 - Forbes

As visitors seek out ways to reach the lake’s increasingly distant shoreline, officials say illegally created roads are damaging environmental and cultural resources and leading to hundreds of calls for rescue for stranded vehicles.

May 23, 2024 - High Country News