Growth & Planning
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Letters
Collaborative conservation
by Curt Shannon, Oct 14, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
As the housing market improves, have we learned to live more modestly?
The trouble with dream houses is that dreams tend to change over time.
by Rich Wandschneider, Oct 04, 2012 -
Book Reviews
Book note: Valley of Shadows and Dreams
Melanie Light's thoughtful essays, accompanied by the evocative black-and-white photographs of her husband, Ken Light, portray a dark and yet hauntingly beautiful California in Valley of Shadows and Dreams.
by Staff, Sep 02, 2012 -
Current
Western states' transportation spending reveals their priorities
A breakdown of what various states spend on bike lanes and public transportation.
by Brendon Bosworth, Aug 19, 2012 -
Current
What the High Park wildfire can teach us about protecting homes
After the Colorado wildfires, experts try to figure out why some "fire-proofed" neighborhoods with defensible space burned, while similar neighborhoods didn't.
by Joshua Zaffos, Aug 07, 2012 -
News
Beyond the politics of no: Luther Propst and collaborative conservation
The Sonoran Institute's departing founder reflects on 20 years of conservation work and how he developed his approach to protecting land while working with a wide range of stakeholders.
by Paul Larmer, Jul 18, 2012 -
Writers on the Range
The Forest Service faces a test in Arizona
Will Forest Service efforts under the 4FRI program to reduce fuels in Arizona pay off? This summer will tell.
by Charles Wilkinson, Jul 12, 2012 -
Current
Do subdivisions designed for conservation actually help wildlife?
Conservation development is supposed to reduce the habitat fragmentation caused by exurban sprawl -- but it only works if it's done right.
by Emily Wortman-Wunder, Jun 05, 2012 -
Letters
Same church, different pew
by Sandra Walters, Apr 29, 2012 -
Feature
Unfinished zombie housing developments haunt the rural West
Lack of planning rules and the housing bubble led to dead subdivisions plaguing the West, especially in Teton County, Idaho, where locals are trying to deal with the impacts of the real estate bust, yet still arguing if planning even works.
by Allen Best, Mar 12, 2012 -
Letters
Goliath vs. Goliath
by Chris Norden, Mar 04, 2012 -
Sidebar
Teton County subdivisions
A map showing distressed and abandoned subdivisions in Idaho's Teton County.
by Rob Marin, Teton County GIS Analyst, Mar 04, 2012 -
Letters
Weekend reading
by Michael Lucid, Mar 04, 2012 -
Editor's Note
The paradox of the housing boom and bust
Outside Delta, Colo sits yet another rural subdivision that was never completed -- a sign of the West's housing bust and of the difficulty of regulating rural growth.
by Paul Larmer, Mar 04, 2012 -
Current
Fearful of Agenda 21, an alleged U.N. plot, activists derail land-use planning
A two-year planning process in La Plata County, Colorado gets hijacked by activists suspicious of United Nations influence. And in the West and nationwide, they're not alone.
by Jonathan Thompson, Feb 06, 2012






