If recent trends are any indication of things to come, local planners and officials may increasingly be accountable to state and federal priorities, but actually do more of the planning work

As the volume of small-package delivery dramatically rises, there will be more cooperation among competing package delivery organizations to share distribution costs. And as this need for efficient distribution grows, land planning will be impacted in ..

Maryland Governor Paris N. Glendening is putting more political chips into the Smart Growth kitty.

How a development team educated the first town in America about Smart Growth and landed a 3000-acre master plan approval in the process.

Finding and acquiring land has always been key for a successful home builder. But increasingly, the skills that help builders and developers become more profitable than their competitors are those that improve the process of obtaining necessary zoning

It is no secret that a growing number of regulatory obstacles have constricted the supply of land for home building -- particularly in fast-growing areas of the country. The question has been how best to fight the trend.

California court ruling may signal a renewed start to mulitfamily construction.

A conference at the Urban Land Institute in Atlanta tackled the large issue of Smart Growth and how builders can get their arms around the concept.

Two U.S. Supreme Court rulings could have dramatic effects on land use and growth.