Abstract: TACIR's latest on-line staff report, Land Use and Planning in Tennessee, is part two of a four-part series on transportation and land use planning in Tennessee. The report emphasizes the importance of land use planning by highlighting land use trends and issues such as sprawl, land fragmentation, farmland loss, location of industrial mega sites, and local land use conflicts. Additionally, the report provides readers with a comprehensive summary of state, local, and regional planning activities in Tennessee.