Land Use

Giving The Housing Element Teeth

Proposed legislation would establish penalties for California cities who are not in compliance with their housing element.

May 31, 2001 - San Jose Mercury News

Jane Jacobs Reviews New Urbanism

Reason Magazine interviews Jane Jacobs about New Urbanism, city planning, Los Angeles, and how she would like to be remembered.

May 31, 2001 - Reason Online

Preserving Farmland In The Hudson Valley

Farmland preservation groups are buying development rights to agricultural land.

May 30, 2001 - The New York Times

Fighting Sprawl A Top Priority For States

Delegates at shopping-center convention discuss revitalization and urban sprawl.

May 30, 2001 - San Antonio Business Journal

Cities Want To Avoid Becoming Like L.A.

Many growing cities of the West are becoming more like Los Angeles, the 'poster child of urban sprawl.'

May 29, 2001 - The Washington Post

Why Smart Growth Is Important For Kentucky

Kentucky has formed a 35-member Smart Growth Task Force to help plan growth in the state.

May 29, 2001 - Kentucky Post

Curbing Growth In Portland

Portland's urban growth boundary is meant to control growth and preserve farmland and forests. But opponents it has caused traffic problems and high home prices.

May 29, 2001 - The Seattle Times

Andres Duany Interview: New Urbanism And The Future

Andres Duany answers his critics and talks about how New Urbanism confronts the future.

May 28, 2001 - Urban Ecology

California Coastal Commission Unconstitutional?

The California Coastal Commission is held unconstitutional. The executive director says the State will appeal.

May 28, 2001 - The Metro Investment Report

Can Gambling Revitalize The Inner City?

Detroit has become the nation's largest testing ground for urban casinos. Now Oakland, CA is considering its own inner-city gambling.

May 28, 2001 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Is Sprawl A Dirty Word?

As the debate over sprawl grows, some see the use of the word as loaded with negative connotations.

May 27, 2001 - The Tampa Tribune

Public Schools As Neighborhood Centers

A St. Louis developer thrives on mixing land uses with schools in California.

May 25, 2001 - The Planning Report

Disaster Mitigation And Smart Growth

Kinston, NC, has become a model for other communities recovering from Hurricane Floyd.

May 25, 2001 - Jacksonville Daily News

New Urbanism's Strengths And Weaknesses

Dan Dressman provides an overview of the New Urbanism movement and discusses its strengths and weaknesses.

May 25, 2001 - The Kansas City Star

Mayor Ridicules Planning At Land Use Conference

At the Critical Issues Conference on land use planning, Jerry Brown, Oakland mayor and former governor, used humor to draw attention to planning issues.

May 25, 2001 - Lodi News-Sentinel

Benefits Of Developing Brownfields

Facility City Magazine outlines a variety benefits from developing a brownfield site.

May 24, 2001 - Facility City

Sprawl and Immigration

Paul Krugman sees political storms ahead concerning immigration.

May 23, 2001 - The New York Times

Maryland Expands Smart Growth Program

Governor of Maryland Parris N. Glendening has signed several laws that strengthen the state's anti-sprawl program.

May 23, 2001 - The Capital Times

Californians Worried About Growth

Survey findings show Californians are concerned about the state's rapid population growth but 66 percent believe adequate planning can help.

May 23, 2001 - Bakersfield Californian

Virginia County Increases Zoning Density Near Future Rail Stations

The changes will help bring transit oriented growth to the Dulles corridor, which will be served by a future extension of the D.C. Metro.

May 23, 2001 - The Washington Post

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.