Housing
The New Market For Suburban Builders: Downtown
Large suburban developers are increasingly moving into blighted and urban properties.
Summerlin: One Of Nation's Best-Selling Planned Communities
Plannned community near Las Vegas is home to more than 87,000 people.
Improving Life in Mega-cities
Enrique Peñalosa on how life can be improved for people in mega-cities.
UK's Housing Market The 'Mother Of All Bubbles'
Housing prices in Britain have risen so high and so quickly that experts fear a dramatic drop in prices is inevitable.
Orange County Grows Up
Orange County, CA, responds to urban sprawl with high-rise housing.
400-acre Infill Site Now In Hands Of Production Builders
Will the new urbanist plan come to fruition?
Stadium And Mixed-use Urban Village
Anaheim, CA, Mayor Curt Pringle discusses his city's efforts to spur the development of a mixed-use urban village surrounding Angel Stadium.
Proposed Cleveland Mall Is 'Mind Numbing'
Columnist Steven Litt argues that the "mind-numbing" mall planned for Cleveland's industrial Flats is a major mistake for the city.
Chicago's Makeover Of Public Housing
As part of the largest US attempt at a public-housing makeover, some residents are now being required to work.
Transit Oriented Development Gains Momentum
Transit oriented development gains momentum but not everyone is convinced.
Student 'Takeover' Prompts Large Scale Planning Proposal
Exclusion zone for student housing proposed in attempt to bring life back to areas where full-time residents are a minority.
Regional Cooperation Key To Addressing Planning Challenges
Urban planners say uncoordinated planning exacts a price.
Smart Growth Keeps The Tribe Together
As incomes rise and public housing needs fall, the Winnebago tribe of Nebraska is planning a pedestrian-friendly village to keep members of the community on the reservation.
Supreme Court To Hear Case For Expanding Eminent Domain
A new case could have far reaching implications for redevelopment activities.
When Is A Port Too Big?
Los Angeles - Long Beach port is the world's third largest, an economic powerhouse, and bursting with growth. But is it big enough?
Iraq's 'Green Zone' Profiled
Baghdad's "International Zone," often known as the Green Zone, is a city unlike any other.
Practice What You Teach?
Buying a home in a New Urbanist neighborhood in Eugene, Oregon becomes a practical lesson on the line separating academic discussions on New Urbanism and personal lifestyle choices for Professor Sriram Khé.
56% Of US Colleges And Universities Plan Student Housing Construction
Public-private partnerships surge ahead as states cut back budgets.
Smart Growth Is Quality Growth
Steve Cash promotes high density development.
Mobile-home Decay
Problem of abandoned or storm-wrecked single-wides pushes states toward controversial 'predisposal' fee on new units.
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
