Ohio
Decaying Cincinnati Factory Revitalized
Abandoned factories across the country are eyesores and economic development challenges. Cincinnati has taken an innovative historic preservation approach.
Sprawl And Health: The Debate Continues
Is it true that suburban living ecourages residents to drive more and exercise less?
Kids Redesign Their City
A new public art project in Ohio has kids using software and digital cameras to re-design their city.
Cincinnati's Dirty Secret: Blighted Buildings
Cincinnati must find a better way of dealing with blighted buildings. A special housing court has been proposed, but The Cincinatti Post is skeptical.
Downtown Columbus Is 'Decaying'
While new development grows on its edges, Columbus' downtown is struggling.
New Immigrants Head For The Suburbs
New immigrants to Northeast Ohio bypass the city and move directly into the suburbs.
Impact Of Cul-de-sacs
Cincinnati is examining the impact of cul-de-sacs -- why're they're popular with homeowners, but not with planners.
Mall Adjacent To Battlefield Approved
The City Council in Maumee City, OH, is stymied by outdated zoning code.
Small Business Investment Vital For Downtown
Small businesses are a vital part of the plans for downtown revitalization in Columbus, OH.
How To Get Rid Of A Polluted Town
American Electric Power (AEP) decides to buy the tiny Ohio river town of Cheshire after it is polluted by an AEP factory.
Housing At The Heart Of Downtown Plan For Columbus
Columbus, OH, would commit $100 million for downtown projects.
Limiting Growth By Limiting Building Size
Maumee, Ohio joins a growing list of municipalities that are restricting retail expansion by limiting building size.
Supreme Court Scrutinizes Town Ordinance On Soliciting
Stratton, Ohio, has a town ordinance that requires solicitors to get a permit. A Jehovah's Witness congregation is challenging the ordinance saying it infringes on their free-speech rights.
Annexation: The New Growth Strategy
Corporations have mergers and acquisitions. Cities have annexation. Annexation can be far more brutal.
Reclaiming The Lake
Cleveland plans to open its lakefront to the public.
Butler County's 'Sprawl Time Bomb'
Rapid growth in Butler County, OH, worries conservationists.
Mall Controversy Continues
Propsosed development adjacent to a National Historic Battlefield concerns citizens.
The Steel Mill Is Gone. Now What?
With Cleveland's steelmaking era coming to an end, one local activist wants to preserve the mills as historic landmarks.
Upscale Homeowners Oppose Plan For Low-Income Housing
Owners of fancy new dream homes in Cleveland's poverty-stricken Hough neighborhood attempt to keep low-income housing out.
Ohio: Are Growth Controls Too Restrictive?
Samuel Staley and Matthew Hisrich argue that while Ohio can't ignore growth, it also should not make growth controls too restrictive.
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.
Clanton & Associates, Inc.
Jessamine County Fiscal Court
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
