Tennessee

Unsprawl Case Study: Lenox Village, Nashville

The current issue of Terrain profiles Lenox Village, Nashville's first full-scale traditional neighborhood development.

September 22, 2004 - Terrain

Nashville In Tune With New Urbanism

Developers are changing the face of Nashville.

September 8, 2004 - Nashville City Paper

A New Tool For New Urbanism Projects

Nashville Planning Commission adopts the Transect.

June 6, 2004 - Nashville City Paper

Nashville's Cultural Cluster

Nashville civic leaders seek to create a 'cultural cluster' through quality mixed-use infill projects.

March 20, 2004 - Nashville City Paper

Photo Essay: One City, Two Peoples

Twelve photos from the Nashville Banner in 1960 capture the powerful impact of the Nashville sit-ins, a movement of nonviolent protest aimed at desegregating the city's lunch counters.

February 3, 2004 - Nashville Scene

Small City Works To Enhance Visual Image

Design standards are being altered to incorporate input from citizen surveys and focus groups regarding their visual preferences.

January 21, 2004 - Kingsport Times-News

Small City, Big Vision

The Northeast Tennessee scenic corridor is a case study in "stick-to-itiveness" for planners.

January 17, 2004 - Kingsport Times-News

Mall Of Memphis Joins Graveyard Of Malls

The Mall of Memphis is closes forever at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve.

December 28, 2003 - The New York Times

Memphis' Urban Renewal Plan

Within a year, Memphis' new arena will open. The deadline has caused a renewed focus on urban renewal in the surrounding neighborhoods.

November 17, 2003 - MSNBC

Chattanooga's Swift Waterfront Revitalization

Chattanooga's 120 million dollar upgrade to its waterfront is progressing rapidly

November 11, 2003 - Tenessean

Zoning Windmills

Plans to construct 15 large windmills atop a mountain runs into zoning conflicts in Tennessee.

October 31, 2003 - Knoxville News Sentinel

A Small Southern City Thinks Big

With road-building budgets shrinking, its time to get creative about moving traffic while enhancing 'community'

October 22, 2003 - Kingsport Times-News

Memphis Light Rail Comes In Under Budget

The Memphis light rail extension provides another example of new rail transit lines are coming in on time, under budget.

October 19, 2003 - GoMemphis

How 'Conservative Creatives' Transformed Chattanooga

How a city ranked 139th out of 268 regions in Richard Florida’s Creativity Index became one of the country's most successful places.

October 14, 2003 - The Next American City

Transformation Of Chattanooga's Waterfront

Chattanooga rediscovers the river.

September 24, 2003 - Chattanooga Times Free Press

City Beautiful: In Memphis, Take Me To The River

A design competition brings an international flair to the cradle of the blues and rock 'n roll.

August 22, 2003 - The Slatin Report

New Urbanism Reaches Tennessee Countryside

New Urbanism is slowly showing up in suburbs and bedroom communities where it has been previously been met with resistance.

July 22, 2003 - Tenessean

Don't Let 'Sprawl-Marts' Kill Our Communities

Bruce Wilkey encourages communities to keep out "big boxes."

July 2, 2003 - The Chattanoogan

Transect And New Urbanism In Nashville

Planners and developers in Nashville use the trasect planning tool to develop zoning friendly to New Urbanism.

June 26, 2003 - Nashville City Paper

City Rejects Smart Growth

A cutting-edge New Urbanist design was rejected by the Maryville Planning Commission.

June 25, 2003 - Daily Times

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.

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.