Every city and county is required by state law to have a General Plan, and those General Plans must be updated periodically.

A century of increasingly restrictive zoning has priced out lower-cost housing, and new limits on how homes are used risk ...

Legal and policy debates about land-use restrictions tend to focus on exclusionary zoning that restricts housing construction. Such restrictions do indeed cause great harm, and also violate ...

The ability to acquire cheap, fertile land drove much of American history. Ordinary people — many of them recent immigrants — could obtain land on which to sustain families with very little more than ...

The 20th-century era of urban planning saw highways carving scars across the landscapes of many American cities, leaving in their wake a legacy of displacement and destruction. Today, removing ...

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Every piece of land carries a story of development, transformation, and human impact. From expanding urban centers to shifting agricultural zones, land use plays a crucial role in shaping both local ...

Tallahassee residents are concerned over proposed updates to the city and county's comprehensive plan, fearing increased development near residential areas. The plan, which dictates growth and ...

Knox County's new 20-year growth plan needs two more rounds of voting before it can become a reality. The Knoxville-Knox County Planning Commission unanimously approved the Future Land Use Map by a 14 ...