New Mexico
Albuquerque's Gentrification
Have the members of the creative class become the 'shock troops' for downtown gentrification?
Community's Plaza Is Where Its Heart Beats
Plazas required by the Laws of the Indies in the 16th c. still thrive today.
Why Is Infill Development So Hard?
Infill and redevelopment projects are not easy or popular. Greenfieldprojects are unpopular, but easy.
New Mexico: A Dangerous Place To Walk
In Albuquerque, NM, pedestrian fatalities account for almost 23 percent of all traffic deaths.
New Mexico Revives Light Rail Idea
New Mexico is looking seriously at a long-debated concept to establish a light-rail line between Santa Fe and Albuquerque.
Tiny Fish Could Pull Plug On City's Water Plan
With demand for water rising, Albuquerque hoped to tap the Rio Grande. But fish and farmers also depend on the river.
Planning For Growth In Albuquerque
Can Albuquerque's planned growth strategy and downtown revitalization finally point the City toward economic prosperity?
Go Sprawl: City Gives Up Control Of Edge Development
Albuquerque's City Hall no longer controls development around the edges of the city.
Santa Fe Considers Historic Code Rewrite
A report on Santa Fe's historic preservation ordinances recommends a rewrite.
Light Rail To Come To Albuquerque
Albuquerque aims to join other Western cities with light rail.
It's The Water, Stupid
Residents give the Santa Fe County Commission Chair and full-time realtor an earful on the commission's bad habit of handing out thousands of master plan approved lots before having proof of water.
Passage Of Planned Growth Strategy Signals New Era
The Planned Growth Strategy approved on a 7-2 vote by the Albuquerque city council is intended to encourage growth in older parts of the city that have existing services, such as school capacity, roads and sewer and water service.
Affordable Housing Vs. NIMBYism
Albuquerque's successful affordable housing program is failing thanks to NIMBYism and policies that drive down the value of apartments.
Albuquerque Needs Smart Growth
Five years of debate and discussion over how to manage Albuquerque's growth comes down to a vote next week before a divided City Council on the Planned Growth Strategy.
Albuquerque's New Planned Growth Strategy
Albuquerque's former planning director opines on the city's new Planned Growth Strategy, a result of four years of planning.
Landscape Design For A Semi-Arid Climate
New York landscape and urban-design team wins design competion for Santa Fe's new Railyard Park and Plaza project with a design suitable for a semi-arid climate.
Water And Public Subsidy in Albuquerque, NM
V. B. price writes that the current drought is no time to "shower" developers with subsidies in Albuquerque, NM.
Revitalizing Santa Fe's Plaza
It shouldn't be hard to agree about what Santa Fe needs in a welcoming Plaza. That part is easy.
Santa Fe's Affordable Housing Effort Called Into Question
Santa Fe's land use policies and poor record of spreading affordable housing throughout the city might be a violation of the federal Fair Housing Act, a nonprofit group says.
Sprawl Stopped By A Sacred Sanctuary
New Mexico sprawl from Albuquerque to Taos has been stopped in Chimayo. A church is part of the miracle.
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.
City of Albany
UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
City of Piedmont, CA
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
