Housing
Redevelopment Plan Unveiled For Downtown Salt Lake
Redevelopment plan for downtown Salt Lake City includes new campus for 3,000 students, as well as new residential highrises adjoining redeveloped commercial space.
China Discovers Home Improvement
China's private housing boom is fueling a new market for home improvement.
Revisiting the Definition of 'Affordable' in Housing
In a _Chicago Tribune_ Op-Ed, Gail Schechter, of the Interfaith Housing Center of the Northern Suburbs, challenges Illinois policymakers' definition of "affordable housing."
What Does Your House Reveal About You?
This article traces the evolution of the modern house and what it reveals about our attitudes.
Downtown: A Place To Live, Work, Play
Signs are pointing to Milwaukee's downtown resurgence.
Lining Up To Buy The American Dream
Housing in Southern California has become so scarce that people are lining up on the street for a chance to buy a townhome.
$764 Per Square Foot
The sale of the G.M. Building at 767 Fifth Avenue will go down as the most ever paid for a US office building.
Big Homebuilders Getting Bigger
A survey by the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) reveals that big builders are beginning to occupy a large chunk of the housing business.
Fear and Hope for the Future of California's Housing Market
Real Estate experts and economists convene in San Diego to discuss and debate the sustainability of California's recent rise in housing prices.
Can America's Biggest Mall Be Saved?
Can Minnesota's massive Mall of America, now a dinosaur, be saved from the 'Wal-Marting' of America?
Don't Segregate Boomer Communities
Communities intended for those over 55 and are being placed in the middle of planned developments that have all ages.
Tension Harboring Over Land Reclamation Policy
Conservationists and planners in Hong Kong at odds over the government's continued practice of land reclamation, which threatens the country's famed and historically significant harbor.
Sewers and Smart Growth
Applying Smart Growth in Cape Cod entails major changes in the waste water treatment infrastructure.
City Targets Renters For Redevelopment
Ventnor, NJ, tries to reduce density and renters in a "blighted" neighborhood.
Wal-Mart's 2004 Expansion Plans
Watch out -- Wal-Mart will add 50 million net new square feet in 2004.
Managing Metropolitan Growth: The Twin Cities Experience
This overview of growth policy in the Twin Cities region recounts the evolution of a number of policy tools—for infrastructure, parks and open space, and transportation—and their interaction.
Housing For Grandfamilies
New federal housing programs target 'grandfamilies'--households headed by grandparents.
The Bay Area's Booms And Busts
Though long-term market fundamentals in the Bay Area are strong despite the current downturn, the region faces a number of challenges that could constrain growth.
Brawl Over Sprawl
Matthew Kiefer frames the recent debates over sprawl into a larger context of the evolving meaning of urban sprawl in everyday lives.
CHA Development Begins Market Unit Sales
Henry Horner Homes, the first mixed-income community on land used for public housing, will soon put their condominium units up for sale.
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
