Open Space

A land use law passed in Oregon in the 1970s that was meant to protect farmland and forests hasn't really protected either, according to a new report.

September 29, 2010 - The Idaho Statesman

A new study shows that the amount of urban development in New Jersey now outnumbers the state's forest acreage.

July 31, 2010 - New Jersey Star-Ledger

Forest land and open space have been steadily gobbled up by development in the Pacific Northwest. A new initiative in Washington seeks to relocate some of developers' planned greenfield housing into cities.

July 21, 2010 - Citiwire

In an op-ed, architect Hillel Schocken calls for greater density in Israel, which he says has 1/5th the public density of Paris.

June 21, 2010 - Haaretz

Travel + Leisure has released its list of America's "fittest" cities.

January 13, 2010 - Travel + Leisure

Public housing projects have been a thorn in the paw of New York City for years. The city is trying to figure out what to do with the perennially problem-plagued housing projects. Some groups say redevelopment is the answer.

November 27, 2009 - City Limits

Atlanta's Beltline project is one of the most ambitious transportation plans the city has seen in decades, but the downturn in the economy could wreak havoc on its progress.

September 4, 2009 - The Signal

U.S. News and World Report looks at crime rates, schools, number of children and green spaces to compile this list of the 10 Best Places to Grow Up.

August 23, 2009 - U.S. News And World Report

Cities from San Antonio to Singapore are resuscitating waterways that once lay buried under rivers of concrete.

July 18, 2009 - The New York Times

Boulder's open space planners are calling for the intervention of different interest groups, including dog lovers, equestrians and hikers, to set rules for the city's most popular trails.

June 9, 2009 - Daily Camera

A stalled and abandoned development along the Florida coast is being scouted by the Trust for Public Land as a possible site for "un-development" -- a return to its natural state as open space.

April 17, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

Queensland University of Technology Prof. Jeannie Sim says that while density has increased in the city, green spaces have diminished.

January 30, 2009 - The Brisbane Times

I've always wanted, but never quite had the cred, to go to Burning Man. Instead, I went to this year's rendition of National Park(ing) Day in the hopes that it would provide a reasonable, if diminuative, substitute in temporary parks across the country. Creative minds can do a lot with 180 square feet, especially when there are straight-laced passers-by to shock and paradigms to subvert.

September 28, 2008 - Josh Stephens

Stakeholders in Austin debate the future of a public golf course in the center of town while the University of Texas, owner of the land, debates whether to seek greater profits off the land. Neighbors champion the course as vital open space.

July 9, 2008 - Austin American-Statesman

The Mayor of London is pushing a plan to bring London's undergrounded rivers to the surface.

June 17, 2008 - London Times

'The process is a runaway train,' says a city councilor, as plans move forward to build two residential towers on Baltimore's vanishing waterfront.

June 4, 2008 - The Baltimore Sun

This article from Orion looks at an "urban wilderness" in Brooklyn that is being reclaimed and reused by locals.

April 3, 2008 - Orion

Travel a few miles outside of Santa Barbara and you’ll encounter a truly rare scene – rare for coastal California in the year 2007, that is.

April 3, 2007 - Diana DeRubertis