Community / Economic Development
Empowerment Zone Applications Due
Communities that receive RC or EZ designation will be able to use a revitalizing business tax incentive package valued at $22 billion nationwide.
Brownfield Site To Become Transit-Oriented Development
Vote nears on proposals to turn Somerville, MA, "wasteland" into "urban village."
Building Trades Unions Creating Unlevel Playing Field
Philadelphia construction unions enforce their wage agreements in the city, while competing at non-union-scale wages in the suburbs.
To Revive A Downtown, Make It A Collegetown
Cities are learning to tap the economic power of students to revive downtown areas.
San Francisco: After The Boom
San Francisco's Multimedia Gulch has run dry.
Building Housing To Support Retail Development
A Philadelphia developer invests in new housing help create a market for his shopping development.
Report: Most Child-Friendly U.S. Cities
"Kid-Friendly Cities Report Card 2001" looks at U.S. cities and grades them based on urban children's quality of life. Report includes graphs, editorials from notable writers, and report cards for many cities.
Is Your City Kid-Friendly?
Environmental group Zero Population Growth has published a list of U.S. cities rated in terms of quality of life for children.
Weymouth To Develop 'Village' Instead Of Mega-Mall
A former Naval Air Station will be redeveloped as a "village" instead of a regional mega-mall in Weymouth, MA.
Agritourism Vs. Sprawl
Agritourism might be the next big thing -- an economic alternative to sprawl.
Citizens Take Charge In Declining Neighborhoods
Residents of declining neighborhoods in Greenvill, SC, are creating their master plan at a charrette.
How Golf Can Revive A Blighted Neighborhood
Tom Cousins is building what "experts say is one of the most impressive mixed-income communities in America" around a golf course. Will it work in other cities?
Boston VC Firms Moving To Suburbs
Venture capital firms in Boston are moving to the suburbs as part of an effort to be closer to the "pulse of the region's entrepreneurs."
A Vision For East Baltimore
There are several ways of seeing East Baltimore. The challenge is to accommodate a complex program of multiple redevelopment efforts
Increased Traffic Threatens Montreal Neighborhood
Mile End's Park Avenue has become an extension of the suburban Laval Expressway, bringing in more cars and traffic to this once quiet 'Main Street.'
Visiting Brooklyn
Yuki Hayashi writes about the state of tourist attractions in Brooklyn.
Buffalo: A 'Bi-National' Region
Attracting industry to Buffalo, NY, has lead to its self-promotion as a 'bi-national' region.
Route 1: An Impossible Project?
The project to revitalize 80 miles of Route 1 across five counties in the Washington area could costs hundreds of millions of dollars. But there is no consensus on a common vision.
Building Schools With Multiple Purposes
The effort to marry schools and community resources is turning into a full-scale planning movement.
Downtown L.A.'s Hottest New Commodity
Some are calling this sleeper deal the biggest real estate coup in Downtown Los Angeles in a decade.
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
