Community / Economic Development
An Industrial Nightmare In San Francisco?
The SF Weekly details the story of how San Francisco planners, trying to save the city's dwindling industrial base, have damaged the city's economic future.
Harvard's 20/20/2000 Program Delivers Benefits
Harvard program helps create homeless shelters, low-income rental housing and home ownership programs for middle-income residents.
Portland Considers Casino For Baseball Stadium Funding
Portland is considering granting the right to build a casino in exchange for funding for a baseball stadium.
Smart Growth, Education Can Lead To Economic Development
How to foment the development of a new "entrepreneurial class" in the Caribbean Island of Puerto Rico by actually promoting those now called "smart growth" principles.
The Secret To Urban Revival
What makes a downtown work? People. The Arizona Republic examines success stories across the U.S.
Almere New Town Grows Up
Founded in the 1970s as a solution for housing shortages around Amsterdam and Schiphol, Almere has grown into one of the largest "new" cities in Europe.
International Planning Perspectives
Planners and architects offer personal perspectives on the planning challenges facing Belfast, Calcutta, Johannesburg and São Paulo.
Congestion Charge Helps Suburban Businesses
London's radical congestion charge is having a complex impact on economic activity.
Goals Of Federal Transportation Re-authorization
The impact of national policy on neighborhood planning and development is not lost on Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland, OR).
Save Cities, Unlock Ivory Towers
City-university partnerships can help bridge resource gaps.
Ramesh Ponnuru: 'This Land Is Costco's Land'
Why are cities "stealing" land and giving it to Costco? Ramesh Ponnuru examines the economic-development justification given by cities for seizing property.
Penn's Landing Principles
The Philadelphia Inquirer details the seven "Penn's Landing Principles" to guide future development on the waterfront.
The End Of The City
The Guardian reviews Mike Davis' new book: Dead Cities: A Natural History. The end of the city is not a case of if, but when.
Economic Development Based On Disney
Garden Grove, one of the most cash-strapped cities in Orange County, CA, plans to cash in on its proximity to Disneyland.
When There's Not Much Town To Govern
The Great Plains frontier is faced with shrinking populations and mounting poverty, making government services difficult to deliver.
Un-plain Ways To Reinvent The Plains
In the search for a new vision for vanishing heartland, rural towns consider digital hubs, wind farms, and a 'buffalo commons'.
The Silent Redevelopment Of The West Side Of Midtown Manhattan
Jonathan Bowles writes that another Robert Moses-sized project has flown under the radar.
The Forgotten Region
Teresa Fogelberg discusses the challenges faced by the 12 former Soviet countries as they look to build a cross border, sustainable future.
Philadelphia Considers Trading On Its Name
Officials in the city are reviewing whether to let companies use the city as a marketing tool as a way to generate money.
City's Struggle For A Stronger Downtown Is Succeeding
Though it still faces challenges, the revival of downtown Seattle is succeeding.
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
