Ohio

Ohio's Largest Neo-Traditional Development

Ohio's Barberton development is an alternative to sprawl -- a community where every resident is a five-minute walk from the lake.

July 16, 2001 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

You May Be Against Sprawl, But Others Love It

Many write that sprawl is a bad thing, but Carol Ann Lease of the Dispatch thinks we should embace it as long as we can.

July 6, 2001 - The Columbus Dispatch

Revitalizing Cleveland's Older Suburbs

Cleveland's aging communities team up to market postwar era housing.

July 4, 2001 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Greater Cincinnati: Threatened By Sprawl

Is rapid development in Ohio 'irresponsible?'

July 3, 2001 - The Cincinnati Enquirer

Cleveland To Allow Warehouses To Be Converted To Lofts

Artists may soon colonize Cleveland's struggling industrial districts under a new zoning classification allows for live/work residential spaces in industrial warehouses.

June 20, 2001 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Kentucky Is Urging Citizens To Think About Planning

The governor's smart-growth task force is holding meetings across the state to encourage residents to participate in the planning process to prevent sprawl.

June 15, 2001 - The Cincinnati Enquirer

Sprawl Creates A Region Divided Against Itself

In Northeast Ohio, sprawl's effects are impacting older suburbs as well as the city.

June 4, 2001 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Is The American Department Store Dead?

Department stores are rapidly losing ground to new innovative retail concepts.

June 3, 2001 - Ohio Beacon Journal

Professionals That Shape Open Spaces

An introduction to the role played by landscape architects, landscape designers, and horticulturalists.

May 31, 2001 - Toldeo Blade

Can Downtowns Compete With Suburbs?

Though suburbs continue to mushroom across the nation, some experts say overcrowded suburbs will help city centers survive.

May 18, 2001 - Pioneer Planet

Cincinnati's Low Home-Ownership Rate

Cincinnati's owner-occupancy rate is less than 40 percent and is well below the national average.

May 18, 2001 - The Cincinnati Post

Regional Approach Needed To Address Sprawl

A report by the Smart Growth Coalition for Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky describes the negative impact of urban sprawl and illustrates the need for a regional solution.

May 16, 2001 - The Cincinnati Post

Instant Cities

Building a complex erector-set of pipes to get water to expanding cities has created the possibility of "instant cities" in remote locations.

May 6, 2001 - The Christian Science Monitor

Urban Sprawl Becomes Major Issue In Ohio

For nine candidates for the Columbus city council, sprawl has become one of the foremost issues.

May 6, 2001 - The Columbus Dispatch

Mayor's Conference On Downtown Revitalization

The Mayor's Institute on City Design is a leadership conference focused on redeveloping downtowns.

April 23, 2001 - Toldeo Blade

Park On A Bridge

Planners are looking to put a park-on-a-bridge over Fort Washington Way in downtown Cincinnati.

March 29, 2001 - The Cincinnati Post

24/7 Traffic Information

The Advanced Regional Traffic Interactive Management and Information System (ARTIMIS) will provide 24/7 traffic information for the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky region.

March 25, 2001 - The Cincinnati Post

Cleveland Retail Market Update

Cleveland, once derided as the "mistake by the lake," gives birth to a retail rennaisance.

March 19, 2001 - REIS

Cleveland Neighborhood Springs Back To Life

Ohio City uses history to drive its future.

March 5, 2001 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Ohio Township Faces Development Dilemma

As development spreads to a rural ohio township, calls for "smart growth" are being hindered by state law.

March 4, 2001 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

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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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.