Housing

Satellite City Should Be Sustainable

Brian Schmidt criticizes San Jose's plan to build a satellite city.

August 15, 2004 - San Jose Mercury News

Who Should Pay For The Bay Bridge?

As construction costs increase to $5 billion to rebuild the quake-damaged Bay Bridge, should all of California chip in?

August 12, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Lifestyle Focus: Every Force Evolves A Center

As the suburbs have developed into new exurban modes, there remains nostalgia for the old town-center grid. Lifestyle centers seem to be an expression of that sentiment.

August 11, 2004 - REIS

L.A. Selects N.Y. Developer For Downtown Centerpiece

The Related Cos. of New York-based has been selected to create the $1.2-billion centerpiece on Grand Ave. in downtown L.A.

August 10, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

When Schools Can't Keep Up With Development

Atlanta is spending $543 million for new school construction -- and still not keeping up with its sprawling subdivisions.

August 10, 2004 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Developing Workforce Housing In Los Angeles

Livable Places has developed a brief paper that de-mystifies the current dynamics of the housing market in Los Angeles.

August 9, 2004 - Livable Places

The Dangerous Developer

The Los Angeles Times profiles the controversial and litigious real estate developer Alan Casden.

August 9, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Baby Boomers Eye Retirement Communities

About a quarter of baby boomers now between 40 and 45 are thinking about buying a home in a senior community.

August 8, 2004 - Housing Zone

Anatomy Of A Dallas Development

A blighted area of downtown Dallas is being transformed -- inch by dogged inch -- into an upscale urban neighborhood by Dallas-based Hillwood Development.

August 7, 2004 - The Slatin Report

The Shape Of The Curve

Not all cities lost middle-class households in past 20 years.

August 5, 2004 - The Brookings Institution

Return Of The Downtown

In a trend that is defying post-9/11 predictions American downtowns continue to grow.

August 4, 2004 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Beyond Legislating Integration

How to get race and class residential integration in the United States.

August 2, 2004 - The Washington Post

Preservation Versus Property Rights

Tel Aviv planning commission grapples with issues of preservation, economic development, and private property rights.

August 2, 2004 - Haaretz

Ethnic Change Energizes Redevelopment In L.A. Suburb

San Gabriel's emergence as an Asian shopping and cultural hub has created opportunity for denser development and other urban improvements.

July 30, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Are Mobile Homes The Future Of Affordable Housing?

Amidst stigma and displacement, mobile homes offer new hope for affordable housing emerges.

July 27, 2004 - The Next American City

Mansionization: Inevitable Or Avoidable?

Developers say gentrification is part of a neighborhood's evolution. Planners are concerned about the trends impact on an areas aesthetic, social and historical context.

July 26, 2004 - The Orlando Sentinel

Top 10 Issues For Real Estate Capital Markets

A new report by Deloitte's development practice highlights key issues facing the real estate industry.

July 26, 2004 - Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Smart-growth Controversy in Albuquerque

Albuquerque Tribune columnist Jeffry Gardner rants about Smart-growth efforts in Albuquerque, calling them misguided -- especially in the context of housing affordability.

July 23, 2004 - The Albuquerque Tribune

Small Towns With Creative Strategies

By adopting creative strategies, small towns revitalize spaces left behind by empty big boxes.

July 23, 2004 - Commercial Investment Real Estate

UCLA's Smart Growth Conference Revolution Or Hot Air?

Dan Rosenfeld pins down the ubiquitous yet evasive term, smart growth and argues that UCLA Extension's Smart Growth Conference has advanced the smart growth cause among the development community..

July 22, 2004 - The Planning Report

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.