Urban Development

It's not okay for government to evict property owners in the name of "over-reaching redevelopment," a Los Angeles Times editorial warns.

March 14, 2006 - Abhijeet Chavan

With few restrictions imposed by land use plans, northeast Los Angeles has been like the Wild West for developers. That may be about to change.

March 13, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Although more expensive, replacing a critical yet obsolete viaduct with a tunnel would leave the most room for development.

March 11, 2006 - Seattle Weekly

How to emulate The Donald.

March 10, 2006 - The Dallas Observer

India's Supreme Court has approved the controversial sale of prime government-owned land in the heart of the financial capital, Mumbai.

March 9, 2006 - BBC News

Washington Post columnist Roger K. Lewis argues that antiquated zoning laws, often written by lawyers instead of planners or designers, need an extensive makeover.

March 8, 2006 - The Washington Post

Property rights advocates clash with those who seek to preserve open space over some of Los Angeles last undeveloped land.

March 8, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Since the 1970s, city officials in Lowell, Massachusetts, have been open minded to redevelopment strategies. Today, their patient efforts are paying off as condominium and apartment construction is helping to reinvent this former great textile city.

March 7, 2006 - The Boston Globe

A suburban Rochester town halts demolitions of older homes to be replaced with large 'McMansions'.

March 7, 2006 - Rochester Democrat & Chronicle

A developer finds an innovative space solution to create Boise's fourth tallest building.

March 7, 2006 - The Idaho Statesman

New legislation would more strictly enforce planning regulations governing public buildings and parks, regulations now often ignored by planners and developers.

March 6, 2006 - David Gest

Two downtown housing plans in Seattle present different demands to developers; each calls for the creation of an affordable housing fund, yet the amount of funding and additional amenities required varies.

March 6, 2006 - The Seattle Stranger

The Slatin Report takes a measured look at Atlantic Station, and how it's remaking the map of Atlanta.

March 3, 2006 - The Slatin Report

Citing an increased need for housing affordability, Bloomberg establishes a task force to examine an outdated pro-development city initiative.

March 3, 2006 - The New York Observer

The Altamaha Riverkeeper could be all that stands between Georgia's endangered coastline and the steady pace of new development.

February 25, 2006 - Atlanta Creative Loafing

A stream of letters reminds property owners, 'Do you know that your property is worth more than its current use?'

February 25, 2006 - The Seattle Stranger

The Florida Department of Community Affairs recommends that Miami-Dade County reject all development projects on the county's fringes until the county identifies sufficient drinking water.

February 23, 2006 - The Miami Herald

In downtown Ann Arbor, dense high rise development has traditionally been thought of negatively. However, a recent shift in political will has the City approving projects that will add greater density and housing to its commercial core.

February 23, 2006 - Ann Arbor News

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa imagines a future Los Angeles with transit-oriented development, high-rises, and scores of pocket parks. Critics say the vision is impractical.

February 22, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Arizona State University's new urban campus will be built -- from scratch -- in downtown Phoenix. The effort is the first of its kind in the nation.

February 21, 2006 - The Arizona Republic