Urban Development

Gritty lofts of the type that you'd find in downtown Manhattan, Los Angeles or Chicago are making their way to the suburbs. It's like having 'A Manhattan loft in the middle of the woods.'

February 21, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

Frustrated with government services and a lack of culture, Orlando residents in East Orange county are in the beginning stages of planning a new city. If successful, the new city would dwarf the current size of Orlando.

February 20, 2006 - The Orlando Sentinel

The New York Times focuses on the New York metro area; the region will seek federal legislation to assist these declining suburban communities.

February 17, 2006 - The New York Times

Atlanta's Atlantic Station introduces a new community to the 'trendy suburban antidote' of New Urbanism.

February 17, 2006 - Business Week

Home Builders name energy efficiency as the industry's biggest trend for 2006.

February 16, 2006 - Greener Buildings

A new report shows that Boston's Big Dig has reduced commute times, improved access to Logan International Airport, and will continue to create thousands of jobs for the seven billion dollars worth of private investment expected to occur in its wake.

February 16, 2006 - The Boston Globe

Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin has called for a sweeping update of the city's zoning ordinance in the face of the 'McMansionization' of some of the city's intown neighborhoods.

February 16, 2006 - Atlanta Journal Constitution

For the first time in decades Detroit has captured the largest increase in housing units for its seven county metro area, despite still large numbers of people leaving the city on an annual basis.

February 16, 2006 - The Detroit Free Press

What event is 'a watershed in human history, comparable to the Neolithic or Industrial revolutions'?

February 15, 2006 - The Village Voice

New Maryland real estate developments are straining water-supply networks and could lead to chronic shortages and water-use restrictions.

February 15, 2006 - The Baltimore Sun

Congress gets ready to respond as members of the armed forces face housing shortages at their duty stations across the country.

February 14, 2006 - Nation's Building News

A new book blends real estate market fixation with Eastern philosophy-inspired self-help advice.

February 14, 2006 - New York Times via Chicago Tribune

Three new developments in the Ozarks will be based on New Urbanist principles.

February 13, 2006 - Missouri News-Leader

To an ethical investor, growth doesn't always lead to happiness. Investors are looking for ways to differentiate good growth from bad growth.

February 13, 2006 - The Christian Science Monitor

Planners envision transit villages in the Bay Area connected by trains, ferries, buses, and light rail.

February 12, 2006 - The Contra Costa Times

A housing market slowdown has many worried that the Fort Myers condo market is not all that it was cracked up to be.

February 11, 2006 - The New York Times

Experts estimate that foreign investors can expect to reap over four times more profit in India than in the U.S. or Europe.

February 11, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

A developer wants to transform a bank into a shopper's delight. Could this be the development that transforms the area into a 24/7 urban CBD?

February 10, 2006 - The Slatin Report

A new mixed-use development in Boston's Fenway neighborhood is causing quite a stir -- not with the NIMBY crowd, but with the Fenway faithful who are concerned that the new development has created a wind pattern that will prevent home runs.

February 9, 2006 - The Boston Globe

New Jersey is making a billion dollar investment in hopes a new city will spring up from the marshes and industrial sites of the Meadowlands.

February 8, 2006 - The New York Times