Community / Economic Development
Anti-Sprawl Strategies Good For Construction Jobs
Study finds that smart growth policies are good for construction jobs.
Making Canada's Cities Work
Will prime minister Paul Martin honour his commitment to share federal gas taxes with Canada's cities?
Omaha By Design
Private industry is financing an 'Omaha By Design' effort to improve city's design standards and guidelines.
St. Louis' Old Suburban Urbanism
St. Louis' older suburbs are copying traditional city neighborhoods in an effort to attract residents.
Main Street Is Alive And Well
Neal Peirce utilizes the arrival of Wal-mart in Plymouth, NH to illustrate how independent retailers and 'main streets' survive in the face of big-box retailing.
New York's Governor's Island Lives
Ending years of wrangling, a development advisor is selected to figure out what to do with the abandoned island. [Includes images.]
The Wal-Martization Of Banks?
Canadian banks are closing branch offices and centralizing operations in new 'Super Banks'.
The Secret Of Healthy Communities
A scientist's research challenges the "broken windows" theory.
Grand Plan, Small Step
Five teams make a short list for Los Angeles' high-profile and ambitious Grand Avenue makeover.
Montreal's Gentrification Battle Heats Up
The planting of bogus bombs at construction sites brings attention to new developments in 'forgotten' neighbourhoods.
More Compact Lifestyle Centers Have Cost Advantage Over Malls
Lifestyle center require less land, and typically have higher sales that comparable malls.
The Myth Of Gentrification
Urban revival is about recreating our nostalgia for the 1950's, but gentrified neighborhoods resemble a suburban subdivision more than an old city block, writes Michael Johns in The New York Times.
Miami's New Face
The city's downtown and its art community are blossoming, but is luxury coming before the basics?
Multiculturalism As A Tool For Economic Revitalization
Planners must address the challenges of a multicultural society but also recognize multiculturalism is a revitalization tool.
Big Box Regulations Sweep Across California
Cities and counties of all sizes are adopting regulations to limit development of big box stores.
Quiet Community In Transition To Activist Enclave
An in-migration of gays And others has brought new life to an old city just across the state line from Washington, D.C.
Pittsburgh: Lost In Transition
Despite efforts to reinvent itself, the 'Steel City' is facing an identity and economic crisis.
CA Earthquake Damages Utopian Past
The City Hall building in a small city in Central California, that was damaged by a recent earthquake, has its origins in one developer's utopian vision.
Raising Land Prices To Raise Eyebrows
Rhode Island officials are raising land prices in order to attract developers and commercial development.
New York State: 'No Real Plan to Save Its Cities'
A snapshot of urban decline in New York State through Schenectady's recent fate.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
