Urban Development

Toll Brothers, a publicly-listed housing construction firm, is one of the largest in the United States, and it specializes in using its financial and political clout to profitably and legally address zoning problems.

April 17, 2006 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

In suburban Orange County, California, Ladera Ranch is a thriving planned community of more than 16,000 people, where various villages are not customized to practical needs, but to what marketers call different "values subcultures".

April 17, 2006 - The Washington Post

Southern California's Inland Empire, once a blue-collar bedroom community, is transforming itself with upscale housing, new amenities, and jobs. "

April 17, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Architects can no longer ignore housing issues.

April 15, 2006 - Business Week

Investors are turning away from Southern California and looking to other "hot" areas for the next boom.

April 14, 2006 - Los Angeles Times via Chicago Tribune

After a long wait, the Bush administration releases guidelines for new construction after the disaster.

April 13, 2006 - The Washington Post

Another link joining the Phoenix and Tucson megalopolis is planned on Indian land near Chandler.

April 13, 2006 - The Arizona Republic

In Washington, D.C., "siteseeing" has proved increasingly alluring as construction projects abound.

April 12, 2006 - Washington City Paper

Community gardens add value to neighboring properties in New York City, especially in disadvantaged neighborhoods, according to this NYU Law School publication.

April 12, 2006 - New York University School of Law , NYU Center for Law and Economics

Some communities are not so keen about Los Angeles County's plan to relocate homeless services to suburban regional centers.

April 10, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Kennecott Utah Copper Corp., a multinational mining company, plans a new megasuburb twice the size of San Francisco, for a half-million residents. The development is planned on the largest piece of private-owned land in the U.S.

April 10, 2006 - Environmental News Network

How will the town balance community priorities and developer demands?

April 10, 2006 - Michigan Land Use Institue

Cities call annexation an effective tool for managing growth at the local level. Counties disagree. Who's really in control?

April 9, 2006 - The Baltimore Sun

Nantucket makes an effort to preserve its quaint, historic character.

April 7, 2006 - The Boston Globe

El Paso is one of the last Southwest cities to turn its downtown around, but will the proposed plan work?

April 7, 2006 - El Paso Inc.

Thousands from Mexico and Central America are rushing to New Orleans where work is easy to find and no one is checking illegal workers' documentation.

April 6, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

A development of 1,000 homes designed for car-free living has been proposed for a 30-acre site in Hayward, California.

April 6, 2006 - Oakland Tribune (via reprint at cicle.org)

Congress for the New Urbanism honors 17 diverse projects in affordable housing, transit-oriented development, high-density infill plans, wilderness preservation, and freeway-taming strategies, with the 2006 Charter Awards.

April 5, 2006 - Abhijeet Chavan

Through reliance on tax revenue and tax increment financing (TIF) projects, small cities must attract developers to sustain themselves, according to this op-ed.

April 5, 2006 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Everglades-adjacent islands will remain under close watch by state government at least until 2009.

April 5, 2006 - The Miami Herald