Urban Development
Developer Plans To Sue City Over Eminent Domain
Builders of a proposed multi-billion dollar redevelopment project in Riviera Beach, Florida are considering legal action against the state and city after being told that eminent domain will not be used to acquire properties for the project.
Wal-Mart's Expansion Into China
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to buy a massive Chinese "hypermarket" for close to $1 billion, making Wal-Mart the largest food and department store network in China.
A Dark Day For Affordable Housing
For decades Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village has provided some of the most affordable housing in Manhattan. However, the completion of a $5.4 billion dollar real estate deal, the largest in American history, has residents worried about the future.
Philadelphia Launches Riverfront Planning Process
The city's mayor invites the University of Pennsylvania to work with City Planning Commission to facilitate public planning process for the Delaware River waterfront.
Reston Rests a Little Too Easily
Philip Langdon recalls mixed-feelings about Reston's unfinished dream.
TOD Banks On Offices, Not Housing
Developers for a new 35-acre mixed use TOD at the end of Denver's new light rail line are hoping to succeed with more office space than is typically used.
Sold: 80 Acres for $5.4 Billion
In the largest real estate deal in history, a joint venture between Tishman Speyer and BlackRock Inc.'s real-estate arm secured Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town, two large apartment communities on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, for $5.4 billion.
Urban Planning, IDEO Style
The California-based design company's "Smart Space" practice takes on the staid world of infrastructure, zoning and public process.
Healing Medical Districts
Memphis and Miami may be leading the charge to rethinking medical districts with New Urbanism.
Bruegmann's Soft Spot For Sprawl
Alex Marshall rebuts sprawl arguments posited by Robert Bruegmann's "Sprawl: A Compact History".
Sprawl Hurts Lower Income Families
Low-income families in big cities spend significantly less on housing and transportation than poorer suburban families, according to a new study by the Center for Housing Policy.
Developer Makes NIMBYs Shareholders
The developer of a new condominium tower in Los Angeles gave local homeowner groups an equity interest in a future residential project in exchange for project approval.
Construction's Begun, But It's Never Too Late For A Master Plan
As redevelopment and construction progress along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Mayor John Street has approved the formation of an advisory group that will craft a master plan for the booming area.
Open Space, Growth, And Parks On Six Bay Area County Ballots
A ballot measure restricting growth on ranchland and hillsides in Santa Clara County is the most polarizing of the six county and two city measures that affect open space, parks, developments and urban growth boundaries.
America's Largest Public Housing Project Passes Into History
Robert Taylor Homes, the largest in a wave of urban public housing projects built during the 1960s, has finally fallen victim to the wreaking ball as part of the Chicago Housing Authorities massive redevelopment plans.
Film Review: "Radiant City" Fails To Shine
A new Canadian documentary tackling suburban sprawl is as generic as the subdivisions it criticizes, says the Globe & Mail's Trevor Boddy.
Downtown Waco Embraces New Urbanism
The long-dormant downtown in this central Texas city is poised for revitalization designed to take advantage of nearby Baylor University and other assets. New Urbanist designs are generating hope and excitement.
Is Sustainability Coming To A Neighborhood Near You?
Doug Farr, widely known as a leader in the United States green building movement, is shifting his focus from single buildings to entire neighborhoods.
Transforming An Indian Shantytown Into A Middle Class Neighborhood
India must eradicate its ubiquitous shantytowns if it is to become an economic success story. Just such an effort is underway in the Dharavi neighborhood outside Mumbai by Mukesh Mehta, an Indian architect and developer.
Property Wrongs: Lessons from Oregon
Report by Seattle-based Sightline Institute documents a growing backlash against "property rights" initiatives in Oregon communities deeply affected by Oregon's Measure 37 and implications for western states.
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
