Housing
Finding Suburbia At The 'Crossroads Of Vitality And Decline'
As Baltimore's housing costs rise, the future for the region's most affordable suburban communities remains uncertain.
D.C. Driving Baltimore's Rising Home Costs
Baltimore and its suburbs see a rapid increase in housing costs as people flee the high cost living in the nation's capital.
Living Outside The City
With state laws limiting their ability to impose new taxes and assessments, California's Riverside and San Bernardino counties are struggling to provide the city-style services expected by recent transplants.
Three-City Redevelopment Of Rail Yards
Smart growth project planned to revitalize rail yards and industrial space along Charles River.
Will Development Boom Saturate Orlando's Housing Market?
Orlando developers are betting that young professionals and empty-nesters will continue to be drawn out of the suburbs and into the cities by the thought of living in modern towers near restaurants and entertainment.
Boston Aims To Create Its Own 'Times Square'
Vendor stands in the way of Boston's plans to create a "world class theatre district."
Denver's Sweeping Plans To Remake Its Core
Denver plans a sweeping renovation of its landmark Civic Center district.
Mega Malls Migrate To Canada
North America's mega mall is migrating northward, with the largest new retail project in North America planned near Montreal.
Restrictions On Development Explain Housing Prices
Zoning restrictions can help to explain why house prices continue to rise.
Reducing Construction Costs In New York City
New York remains the most expensive city in the nation to build new housing, but it doesn't have to be that way, according to a new study.
Building In A Bag: Just Add Water
A new engineering technique could result in buildings on demand: Just add water to a bag and inflate it.
Commerce Vs. Construction
The only thing people hate worse that a hole in the road is when the road is closed to fix the hole.
Doomsday For Suburbia?
New York Times reviews the independent film "The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream."
California's Reliance On Real Estate May Be Its Downfall
Half of the private sector jobs in the last two years are related to California's hot real estate market -- which is destined to start cooling off.
Backlane Condos?
Designer Trevor Kruse has a vision for Toronto -- horizontal condominiums for the city's alleys.
Major TOD Project Planned For Microsoft's Hometown
King County Dept. of Transportation's Transit Oriented Development (TOD) group is soliciting proposals for development in Redmond,WA.
Maryland Assembly Shoots Down Granny-Flat Bill
A bill that would have made it easier to build accessory dwelling units across Maryland in order to provide affordable housing was shot down amid fears of overcrowding and traffic.
Disneyland Adjacent
A development plan looks to capture some of the $3.6 billion Disneylandbrings into Southern California every year.
Smart Growth And Housing Bubbles
Growth management planning leads to rapid, artificial increases in the price of housing, argues Randal O'Toole.
Albuquerque's New Urbanist Hot-Spot-To-Be
Albuquerque's EDO, or East Downtown, a New Urbanist redevelopment, could be one the nation's upcoming hot areas.
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
