Community / Economic Development
Pueblo's Amazing Revitilization
Pueblo -- once known only for its pollution -- has been selected as one of America's Most Livable Cities. How did Pueblo do it?
Why Is Sacramento Growing So Quickly?
Sacramento County continues to benefit from the Bay Area's tight real-estate and labor markets.
Sustainable Development Silicon Valley's Way
Silicon Valley has something that L.A. lacks--private sector leadership.
Cleaning the Cheasapeake
Grass-roots oyster farming initiative may bring important economic and environmental benefits to Cheasapeake Bay.
Kissing Up to the Community
Once seen as saviors, dot-coms are causing problems in communities; some high-tech businesses in San Francisco are trying to make amends.
Dot-Com Culture Clash
Santa Barbara is growing into 'Silicon Valley South' and many long-time residents are worried.
Denver's Unusual Affordable Housing Venture
Rocky Mountain Mutual Housing Association's approach isn't your average affordable-housing venture.
Assessment of Brownfield Initiatives
HUD Office of Policy Development and Research published an Assessment of State Brownfields Initiatives.
Listen Up Cities -- What Businesses Want
Cities increasingly are creating incentives to attract businesses to their area. In this competitive environment, cities are committing valuable resources to these efforts. But city officials do not know for certain what causes a business to move.
Have Californians Kept Up in the 1990s?
Although the California economy has been outperforming the U.S., statistics on family income suggest that Californians are losing ground.
Water, Air & Environmental Justice
EPA's Felicia Marcus shares information while building relationships with local residents to foster meaningful community participation.
Court Orders HUD to Pay $8.8 Million
Federal court orders Department of Housing and Urban Development to pay $8.8 Million in damages for canceling a contract.
Reflections on Regionalism
Devolution in governance is changing how we organize public investments in transportation, workforce and housing.
The Figueroa Corridor: One Street, Two Agendas
Over the past two years, both a BID and a coalition for economic justice have formed in LA's Figueroa Corridor.
Boom Economy Spurs Construction Backlog
The booming economy is subjecting homeowners to frustrating week or month-long waits for home repairs which draw less interest that bigger projects.
Economic Boom Finally Reaching Blighted Areas
The decade-old economic boom is finally reachingdown into blighted Southern California communities.
Blighted Communities Rebound
Good times finally start to rub off on distressed Southland communities hurt most by the recession. Is this good planning or good fortune?
Wanted: Fast Growing Technology Company
The booming success of e-commerce and the accompanying revenue it generates for the cities where it locates has made dot.coms the businesses to have in your community.
Backwater Considers Cityhood Again
The first California community to give up cityhood 32 years may consider reincorporation.
San Francisco's Dot-com Blight
San Francisco residents are protesting technology companies, which have shut out families, artists' groups and nonprofits from low-rent neighborhoods.
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
