Social / Demographics
Poverty Rate Plummets
For the third consecutive year the nation's poverty rate dropped reaching the lowest level in two decades.
Virginia Wants Raw Census Numbers
In a case being watched across the country, the State of Virginia asks a federal court to approve its new law requiring use of raw census numbers for redistricting instead of numbers statistically adjusted by the Census Bureau.
States, Cities, Ranked by Census Response
For the first time in history, the Census response rate improved over the immediately prior census with 67 percent of households returning Census forms. The Census Bureau presents lists of cities, counties, and states ranked by census response.
Public Input On Homelessness Sought
Contra Costa County officials are asking for public input on solving the growing problem of homelessness.
Minorities Help Achieve Census Turnaround
U.S. Census Bureau says 67 percent of households returned Census forms and the declining trend of census response has been turned around helped by an improved response from minority communities.
Old Urbanism?
Bocce ball in the inner city? Sacramento Bee writer Bob Sylvia looks at new urbanism on an embattled street in a longtime Hispanic neighborhood.
Day Laborer Ban Voided by Court
The 1994 LA County ordinance was enacted to in response to complaints about day laborerscongregating around a building supplies store.
Down And Out In Dot-Com
San Francisco, the dot.com capital of the world, is not just for greedy yuppies. The homeless have their dreams too.
The Gateway City
With forty percent of New Yorkers being foreign-born, the city faces major challenges even as it continues to be enriched by immigration.
LA Suburb Deals With Ethnic Change
Monterey Park's experience with ethnic change holds lessons for minorities are now the majority.
Analysis: Many Tribes Lost Casino Gamble
Analysis of federal data indicates that explosion of Native American gambling revenues in the 1990s has not benefitted most tribes with casinos.
Minorities Now Majority
California's marks historic milestone as non-hispanic white population -- a majority since 1860 -- falls to 49.8 percent.
Hispanic and Asian Populations Expand
Hispanic and Asian populations are the nation's fastest growing minorities.
Census Releases Population Estimates
These are the last estimates to be released before detailed Census 2000 results come out in 2001.
The Tragedy Of The Commons Revisited
Private property rights may be the key to conservation.
California Prison Plan Criticized
A plan for a new $335 million prison in Delano, CA, is raising questions whether the country is building too many prisons.
Demographics At Warp Speed
Technology and global markets are about to reshape America's metropolitan landscapes.
Racial Issues In Urban Planning
Racial tension is no more likely in multi ethnic neighborhoods, but Californians prefer to live in areas where their own ethnicity is the majority.
The Market Power of Cities?
Before the mid-20th century no one would have thought to ask such a question. The market power of cities was manifest.
Demand for Density?
Many social observers believe that the city is becoming obsolete, and that information technology has deprived urban density of its reason for existence.
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
