Colorado
Fake Lawn Faux Pas
Plastic landscaping may be morphing beyond pink flamingos & poolside excess into an entire lifestyle statement.
How Airports Are Reused
Across the country, former airports like Denver's 1929 Stapleton Airport are becoming neighborhoods.
2003 Planning Award Winners
The APA honors the most outstanding efforts in the art, science, and profession of community planning.
Update From APA's 2003 Conference
Sunday was the first day of the national American Planning Association conference in Denver, Colorado. 5,000 are expected.
Smart Growth Scorecard Introduced
A scorecard system being discussed in Denver offers a market-based alternative to zoning for encouraging smart growth.
Preserving Land, Building Affordable Housing
The Aspen Times details an innovative affordable housing for land preservation trade in Aspen, Colorado.
Market Demand For Smart Growth Projects Increasing
As sprawl increases, the demand for urban-redevelopment projects is increasing. Denver's Highlands' Garden Village is the perfect example.
Denver Faces Affordable-housing Crisis
Denver is facing a housing crisis but no one is paying attention.
A Threat Comes To Pass
A landowner drops historic properties in a high-stakes gamble.
Drought Brings Gardening Ban
Aurora residents are banned from planting new vegetable and flower gardens as the city enacts the area's toughest drought restrictions.
Funding Roads Or Public Transit?
The Rocky Mountain News presents a point-counterpoint over a Colorado bill that proposes to divert funds into a "congestion relief fund" to be spent on roads rather than public transit.
Denver's New Beltway Loop A Boon To Development
The old real estate maxim "location, location, location" is being replaced with the mantra "water, water, water."
Denver: High And Mighty
APA profiles the history of planning in Denver in preparation for the 2003 APA conference.
Stapleton: Is This New Urbanism?
Quebec Square at the former Stapleton airport is a high-profile new urbanist project that some critics say ignores new urbanist principles.
Denver Planners Seek To Reduce Commuting Distances
cities along Colorado's Front Range seek the right mix of jobs and homes to keep commuting distances.
Denver: A Housing Boom Or Housing Glut?
Denver is experiencing a housing glut, with downtown lofts, condos, and apartments all coming on the market at the same time.
The Beltway's Missing Buckle
The long envisioned beltway around metro Denver is missing a 15-mile section due to lack of funds and opposition to a key junction.
New Development Doesn't Follow New Urbanism Roots
Critics say Quebec Square, a shopping center in northeast Denver planned for the New Urbanist redevelopment of the city's former airport is a "paean to the automobile."
Taxing The Rich And Famous For Energy
Luxury homes in the Aspen area are taxed as part of a plan to finance green projects.
Denver Fights Monster Homes With Sweeping Zoning Changes
The Denver City Council approved sweeping, citywide zoning changes that place limits on home sizes and preserve open space in backyards.
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
Ada County Highway District
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
