Community / Economic Development
HUD Announces Community Revitalization Initiative
HUD announced Tucson is the nation's newest Empowerment Zone, eligible to share in an estimated $17 billion in tax incentives to stimulate job growth, promote economic development and create affordable housing opportunities.
Court Reduces Available Urban Renewal Money
Oregon Supreme Court rules some property taxes collected for urban renewal violated a 1990 tax cap measure approved by voters.
Create Homeowners and Eliminate Blight
Repossessed HUD homes are being renovated and sold to low and moderate-income buyers. Community rejuvenation is a plus.
L.A.'s Billion Dollar Downtown Checklist
The Los Angeles Downtown News takes a retrospective look at the "sure things" that were supposed to revitalize downtown Los Angeles.
Rural U.S. Towns May Not Survive Changes In World Economy
Small U.S. towns may not survive changes in the global commodity markets, new trade agreements, and a recession.
Three Town Centers In Gaithersburg, MD
Gaithersburg, MD is a unique economic development success with three distinct town centers.
Trends In Urban University Revitalization
Urban universities are using the West Philadelphia University Initiative as a model for how to turn their own neighborhoods around.
Harlem, 2002
Harlem is being rebuilt, parcel by parcel. A new Harlem is in the making -- but some entrepreneurs are frustrated.
New Taxes, Tax Credits Proposed To Help NJ Cities
The Fund for New Jersey's 35-page report could be a blueprint for Gov. James E. McGreevey
TeleCom City: Redevelopment Gone Wrong?
An effort to build a new "TeleCom City" in Everett, just outside Boston, pits government redevelopment against business property rights.
The Twin Towers Broader Legacy
New York's Twin Towers were part of an economic development deal that left a broad legacy in metropolitan New York.
Kansas City: Three Strategies For Success
Curtis Johnson and Neal Peirce offer three strategies to guide the development of the Kansas City region.
California Cities Under Pressure
A new report examines local growth controls and residential development policy in California cities.
Canadian Cities Are Being Strangled
Royson James looks at how Canadian cities are being harmed by 'downloading' from provincial governments.
Kunstler Compares Cities
In a streaming audio segment, James Howard Kunstler compares major world cities.
Firms Leaving Lower Manhattan
Manhattan firms relocate offices to decentralize operations. How will the trend impact efforts to rebuild Lower Manhattan?
Mayors Offer 10 Steps To Bolster Security
The nation's mayors released 10-point blueprint for achieving homeland economic security.
Kunstler Slams Atlanta
Atlanta has become such a mess that nothing can be done to redeem it as human habitat," Kunstler writes his latest book.
Phoenix Neighborhoods Fear Stadium
Historic neighborhoods in downtown Phoenix fear the development of a new Cardinals football stadium.
Wal-Mart And Arizona: A Love-Hate Relationship?
Wal-Mart appears unstoppable as it opens stores in Arizona, but the chain is causing zoning wars.
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
