Houston is known for its lack of Euclidean-style zoning, but the city still has various
ordinances that control land use. In 1998, Houston reformed its subdivision rules to allow for …

Cities have traditionally been thought of as “growth machines”, while many suburban towns
were notorious for exclusionary and growth-limiting not-in-my-backyard (NIMBY) policies …

Large housing is an issue of growing concern across popular culture, academic and policy
domains, yet little is known about how and why people live in large houses. This paper …

This paper explores the emergence of zoning in early twentieth-century America against the
background of zoning in two European countries: Germany and England. The common …

The 'walkable neighbourhood'is promoted by planners and designers as a normative goal
yet resident responses to this environment, the ultimate occupants of these settings, remain …

Executive Order S-1-07, the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)(January 18, 2007), calls for
a reduction of at least 10 percent in the carbon intensity of California's transportation fuels by …

Henri Lefebvre's right to the city concept is increasingly used to challenge the development
prerogatives associated with neoliberal development. These challenges are more common …

This article outlines a framework for connecting design-oriented research on
accommodating and encouraging social interaction in public space with investigation of …

Transit-oriented development (TOD) provides highly efficient access to transit facilities and,
when implemented in concert with streetscape changes, improves neighborhood walkability …

Precise forecasts on individual accessibility in bus system can help make policies to
accommodate fluctuating bus travel demand and promoting social equity. In this study, we …