Urban Development
Are America's Chinatowns A Thing Of The Past?
A development battle in Boston highlights the ongoing and controversial transformation of American's Chinatowns.
Betting On The Downtown Miami Renaissance
Businesses are hoping the redevelopment activities in Downtown Miami will create a thriving commercial center. Until then, they are just trying to stay afloat.
Debunking Portland
Randal O'Toole, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, argues the planning model that has made Portland, Oregon, a planner's dream has taken a far greater toll than the benefits it provides.
Duany Prepares Houston For The 21st Century
DPZ finished three designs late last week detailing a level of urbanity that promises to make the sprawling 650 square mile City of Houston a more attractive place in the 21st century.
Getting 'High' In The Nation's Capital
With office rents second only to Midtown Manhattan, developers are arguing that it's time to add skyscrapers to the Washington D.C. skyline.
The Vacant Building Syndrome
In this new column, award-winning journalist and author Roberta Brandes Gratz reports on urban development crises around the country and the opportunities they present for positive action.
Major Planning Firm Goes Public
AECom -- the Los Angeles based parent company of planning and design firm EDAW and a host of other development and engineering firms -- is continuing its consolidation.
Town For Sale On Ebay, Again
The town of Bridgeville, California, is for sale for the third time on the online auction site.
Sprawl Was One Step Behind
They just wanted to get away from growth and suburban sprawl by moving out to the country, but for residents of the Texas Hill Country, growth and sprawl were not far behind.
Planning For Growth, A School Tries To Help Plan A Village
To help ease concerns about expansion -- a sore spot in town and gown relations across the country -- New York University is trying to engage its surrounding community through an open and inclusive planning process.
From Parking To Parks
The city of Chicago has leased four parking garages to generate more than $122 million for improvements to the city's parks.
Skyscrapers Invade San Francisco
Will new high-rise buildings ruin the city's landscape?
Once A Skyscraper, Soon To Be A Boutique Hotel?
Though Boston's historic Ames Building has lain fallow for 10 years, a new infusion of capital will turn this historic "skyscraper" into a four-star boutique hotel.
What Does The Blackstone/Hilton Deal Mean For the Hospitality Industry?
Announcing a deal that will further sharpen the fierce competition in the hotel industry, the seemingly insatiable Blackstone Group is set to acquire Hilton Hotels Corp. for more than $26 billion.
Rebuilding A Neighborhood, One Step At A Time
In New Orleans, some devastated neighborhoods are beginning to come back to life. But for those performing the revitalization, it is a long and often lonely path.
Report Calls For Changes In Development Patterns
A new report calls on planners in the metropolitan Boston area to significantly alter housing development patterns to avoid a severe loss of land and natural resources by 2030.
Phoenix From An Architect's Point Of View
The city may be notorious as one of the fastest-growing and car-dependent urban places in the nations, but as a long-time Phoenix architect points out, the city is rich with history and architecture.
Running Out Of Land, Some Suburbs Learning To Build Up
With little land left to develop and a declining population in recent years, suburban cities in Ohio are beginning to accept that the only way they can continue to grow is by building up.
The New Metropolitanism?
Good middle class suburbs aren't sustainable without a vibrant city, and vice versa, argues a recent article in the Houston Chronicle.
New, Grand & Costly Plans To Be Unveiled for Penn Station
Plans for the rebuilding of America's busiest rail station, Pennsylvania Station in midtown Manhattan, expand to include enormous investment in surrounding area.
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
