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The decision comes after a months-long delegation from the city’s planning and zoning department ultimately ruled in favor of twelve short-term rental regulations.

Maritza Pechin, whose various roles have included guiding the Diamond District project, is departing City Hall this Friday to take a job with the USDOT’s Build America Bureau.

A senior at Langley High School, a county planner who helped craft an environmental plan for Reston, and a local business dedicated to reducing waste are among the recipients of this year’s Fairfax County Environmental Excellence Awards. Handed out annually since 2000, the awards recognize residents, county staff, businesses and other organizations “who demonstrate extraordinary

While intended to keep outside developers from buying up housing stock and raising housing and rent prices, the clause has stirred up issues regarding enforcement, infrastructure and property owner rights with many fearing local business owners are being left behind.

Gallatin County Department of Planning & Community Development seeks Current Planning Manager. Learn more about this position and other opportunities on the Planetizen Jobs Board.

Stakeholders in the Chestnut Hill community have been quietly working on a plan to manage the density that inevitably will come here.

Hosts of short-term rentals that are now banned in Burlington are suing the city over an ordinance designed to crack down on their operations. Filed...

The lack of safe, climate-friendly travel options built into this project are an illustration that PBOT's approach to development in southwest is not working.

Staff Writer

Women’s economic equality remains elusive in countries at every level of income. Women earn less than men. They participate in the labor force at lower rates—and when in the labor force, they have higher unemployment rates. They are overrepresented in low paying jobs and underrepresented in leadership roles. They spend more than twice as much time providing unpaid care for children and for elderly household members than men do. What will it take to close these gaps worldwide?