Urban Development

These ten principles, part of a report from the Urban Land Institute, will help you determine how to 'rethink' existing mall developments as well as provide guidance when new shopping malls are being developed.

August 3, 2006 - Urban Land Institute

A new green project near Toronto is fostering a LEED-ing of the city. The 243-acre development will be Canada's largest LEED-certified project yet, and though the developer hadn't planned on going green, it turned out to be more profitable.

August 3, 2006 - The Globe and Mail

New trends in home development and technologies are helping people avoid living near a sex offender.

August 3, 2006 - The Christian Science Monitor

In an effort to compete with discount chains that appeal to a more urbane demographic, Wal-Mart may change its store format for a new Chicago area store.

August 2, 2006 - The Chicago Tribune

The City of Toronto lacks a grand design, and needs to "think big" if it wants to fulfill its promise, argues a recent column in the Toronto Star.

August 2, 2006 - The Toronto Star

Should new communities can be designed to help encourage children to spend more time outdoors in physical activities?

August 2, 2006 - Nation's Building News

High land prices in the Orlando area have helped encourage higher density development. Urban planners applaud the new trend, but some residents worry about the change in the region's character.

August 1, 2006 - The Orlando Sentinel

Controversial Boise convention center plans face location and financing hurdles.

August 1, 2006 - The Idaho Statesman

More cities are calling for an end to dead ends, to the dismay of residents and developers.

August 1, 2006 - The Seattle Times

A new housing development in Moscow takes its inspiration from the Russian elite's affection for all things British. The largest housing development since the fall of Communism will recreate an English village with a view of the Kremlin.

August 1, 2006 - Telegraph UK

New Bloomingdales and related retail uses planned for downtown San Francisco's extremely dense retail district--with exceptional transit access--is bringing parking worries among merchants and the small minority of downtown shoppers who drive.

August 1, 2006 - The San Francisco Chronicle

A recent op-ed in the Los Angeles Times outlines the issues around "gentrification" using the city's recent wave of downtown redevelopment as a case study.

July 31, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Chicago's City Council passed a landmark ordinance yesterday that requires big-box stores to pay a minimum wage of $10 per hour by 2010 plus $3 an hour worth of benefits.

July 31, 2006 - The New York Times

Universities planning to build new sports facilities are being hit with construction costs twice as high as a decade ago.

July 31, 2006 - The Oregonian

After years of debate by local officials, Contra Costa County will be asked to approve an urban limit line intended to preserve farmland and open space.

July 31, 2006 - The Contra Costa Times

With the condo craze mostly played out, developers in New Jersey are starting to build new for-rent apartments to meet the increasing market demand.

July 31, 2006 - The New York Times

The teardown phenomenon has attracted much public attention. Daniel P. McMillen examines the case of the historic Chicago suburb of Kenilworth to determine the costs, benefits and public policy surrounding teardowns.

July 30, 2006 - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Land Lines

Miami's City Commission will vote today on Citisquare, a large retail development proposed for a site next to Miami's new performing arts center. Critics deem the project's Times Square like billboards to be inappropriate for the context.

July 29, 2006 - The Miami Herald

A major new greenfield project 20 miles from Toronto intends to create a European-style town centre that mixes uses and de-emphasizes cars.

July 29, 2006 - The Globe and Mail

The Ohio Supreme Court has sided with homeowners in the latest case over property rights.

July 28, 2006 - MSN Money