Anthony Honore was accustomed to seeing brush fires far up in the San Gabriel Mountains above Pasadena during yearly dry seasons. But last Tuesday night’s blaze was different. Fueled by Santa Ana ...

Cities need clear limits and targets on urban sprawl to understand whether planning tools like greenbelts and denser development are working, according to new Concordia research. Applying such metrics ...

A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away at a 1970s law that made the state a national leader in leveraging land use policy to prevent suburban ...

For a few years now, Rachel Hildebrand, an east Orange County mom of twins, has been a feisty advocate for her rural ...

If I had to pinpoint my favorite thing about living in the Boston area, it would have to be the architecture: Victorian houses in pastel hues, cobblestone paths leading up to charming high rises and ...

Urban sprawl is not just unsightly. It could also be impeding intergenerational mobility for low-income residents and reinforcing racial inequality, according to a series of recent studies led by a ...

Editor's note: This is the second in a three-part series on Northwest Arkansas' attempts to avoid urban sprawl. Northwest Arkansas' elected officials, developers and business leaders have tried to ...

By prioritizing walkable neighborhoods, reinvesting in downtowns and reforming zoning, we can improve housing affordability, ...

Editor's note: This is the last in a three-part series on Northwest Arkansas' attempts to avoid urban sprawl. The Northwest Arkansas Council predicts 1 million people will live in Washington, Benton ...

Vista Hermosa Park is an unexpected nature preserve that reveals the vast potential for nature within Los Angeles’ urban sprawl. The park offers visitors a remarkable panorama of the city skyline ...

Researchers argue greenbelts are essential to stop urban sprawl, but cities need additional policies that encourage densification to achieve sustainable futures Cities need clear limits and targets on ...