Community / Economic Development
Buying Economic Development
A retired businessman has become a celebrity as he buys up land in Tuscumbia, Alabama to return the town to the busy place he remembers.
Saving Boston's Boylston Street
Can Boston's Boylston Street ever become the city's Champs Elysees? No, but it might become a sophisticated mixed-use boulevard.
Why The SBA Cares About Sprawl
The SBA agrees to evaluate environmental and growth impacts of its loans as part of a lawsuit settlement.
The Cost Of Car Ownership
Livable Places offers a fact sheet showing how the financial burden of owning a car may preclude homeownership.
Bill To Limit Cities' Power To Acquire Land Causes Uproar
Proposed Arizona legislation to limit eminent domain would protect property rights but force cities to find other ways of acquiring land.
Downtown Redevelopment Case Study
The northern New Jersey suburb of Englewood provides a case study of how redevelopment has succeeded.
De-gentrification?
Three years after Pacific Bell Park opened, the surrounding neighborhood is still trying to build a solid economic foothold.
City Fiscal Structures And Land
A new report examines the relationship between cities' decisions regardingland redevelopment and their underlying fiscal structures.
The State Role In Urban Land Redevelopment
This new study reports on the results of an extensive survey of state legislative and program initiatives that can boost cities' to redevelop vacant and abandoned properties.
To Create Regional Change Think Young
Neal Peirce says that youth can help in the search for regional solutions.
Rome Hopes River Cleanup Brings Economic Benefits
Rome rekindles the economic potential of the river Tiber.
Update On L.A.'s Neighborhood Councils
Approximately 1,000 members of Los Angeles' burgeoning system of neighborhood councils met for their twice-yearly congress.
Economic Development Incentives Have Little Effect
In a rare study that uses specific employment data, researchers in Ohio found that economic development incentives have very little effect on job creation.
Local Movie Houses Face Extinction Due To Gentrification
Economics and gentrification is causing the extinction of local movies houses.
A Strategic Vision For Downtown L.A.
Carol Schatz discusses Los Angeles' new downtown development strategy.
Building A New City In Buffalo
Buffalo's New World Street Market aims to improve life on the West Side one street at a time.
Illinois' Principles Of Balanced Growth
Illinois' Campaign for Sensible Growth releases the final report of the Winnebago County Balanced Growth Initiative.
Trends In Support Of Locally Owned Businesses
Campaigns for SLOB (Support Locally Owned Businesses) seem to be growing. Arizona is the latest example.
Reopening California's Tribal Casino Compact
California is negotiating to provide local governments more control over Indian casino development.
The Transformation Of Jersey City
Jersy City is hip and prospering.
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
