Land Use
Sprawl Gobbling up California's Open Space
Almost 70,000 acres of open space in California was lost tourbanization from 1996 to 1998, according to the state Department ofConservation's biennial Farmland Conservation Report.
Outer Belt vs. Inner Belt: The First Suburbs
Northeastern Ohio cities are hoping to lure residents back to the "first suburbs."
'It's progress, you can't stop it'
It may be too late for a statewide ballot measure designed to "keep farmland out of the hands of developers."
Austin Suffers Growing Pains
Doubling in metro population strangles region.
50-year Odyssey: How City Shrank
A look at Greater Cincinnati's urban growth over the last fifty years.
The Vanishing Farm
Ohio is losing farmland at "more than twice previous year's yearly rate" and issues such as sprawl, greenspace preservation, watershed protection, and revitalizing urban brownfields are becoming critical.
Planners Debate Boston's Big Dig
Boston's massive Big Dig project -- considered the most expensive highway project in the nation -- will bury Interstate 93 under downtown Boston and "leave a 30-acre swath of open land cutting through the heart of the city"heart of the city."
Copper River Ranch Project is Urban Sprawl
There are significant problems with the Copper River Ranch plan in light of League of Women Voters' positions on transportation, land use and air quality.
Sprawl Emerges as Hot Issue in Swing Districts
A growing number of U.S. House and Senate candidates have adopted issues predominantly associated with local government as concernwith overdevelopment, diminishing open space, overcrowded schools, gridlock, and air and water quality increases.
Coastal Commission OKs Seal Beach Homes
After a twenty year fight, Hellman Ranch in Seal Beach gets approval for a 70-Home project. The wetland golf course has been scrapped.
On Sprawl's Front Lines
The Greater Cincinnati area battles against sprawl.
'Most livable' Sprawls Into 'Least Navigable'
Cincinnati,the fourth most sprawl-threatened city in the nation, has been dramatically changed by sprawl.
Sprawl is Taking Over America
Has the suburban dream turned into a nightmare?
Japanese Help with San Diego Airport Issue
Japanese university adopts Lindbergh Field as a lab project and comes up with an analysis and recommendations.
Dot-Com or Community?
The debate over San Francisco's future continues as activists battle high-tech invasion.
Cities On The Edge Of Disaster
CNN presents a special series about how the limits of the city are being tested -- and use Portland as a case study.
Noisy Jets Buzz Residents
Study attempts to find a way to reduce noise at Denver's Centennial airport where jet traffic has tripled in recent years.
Plotting a Course for City Growth and Farmland Protection
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors solidified a new general, a guideline for the next 20 years that emphasizes city-centered growth and the preservation of farmland.
Does New Urbanism Make Good Neighbors?
New urbanism is about restoring the idea of the neighborhood. But does it make for good neighbors?
Getty Amphitheater Nixed
A judge has ruled that zoning does not allow for an amphitheater to be built at the Getty Villa art museum in Pacific Palisades.
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.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
City of Moreno Valley
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
City of Cambridge, Maryland
