By focusing development near existing infrastructure and services, the county could prevent what it calls an “inefficient use ...

Measure A would extend successful limits on environmentally insensitive sprawl development for another 25 years.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The scene in the Los Angeles area over the last week has become heartbreakingly familiar — people on the run and watching ...

WASHINGTON -- Stung by high gasoline costs, outlying suburbs that sprouted in the heady 2000s are now seeing their growth fizzle to historic lows, halting American city dwellers' decades-long exodus ...

By prioritizing walkable neighborhoods, reinvesting in downtowns and reforming zoning, we can improve housing affordability, protect the environment and build stronger, more connected communities.

The suburban housing market landscape is shifting dramatically as we move through 2026, and the dream of ever-increasing home values has hit a reality check in several key regions. After years of ...

There is something quietly unsettling happening on the outer edges of American cities. Streets of enormous homes, once prized as symbols of success, are sitting emptier by the year. Manicured lawns ...

To the editor: It’s disappointing to read that we’re still not done bulldozing farmland to make room for sprawling suburban development in L.A. County. With food prices rapidly outpacing inflation, ...

Sure, we all hate suburban sprawl, right? "Wrong." So says libertarian John Stossel as he attempts to debunk the sprawl-is-bad argument in his Myths, Lies and Nasty Behavior series on ABC. "Should ...