Pennsylvania
A Major Victory For Smart Growth Advocates
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds multi-jurisdictional zoning that directs growth to densely populated areas while protecting rural areas.
Pittsburgh: Lost In Transition
Despite efforts to reinvent itself, the 'Steel City' is facing an identity and economic crisis.
Mega-Distribution Centers: Not On My Farmland
The development of mega-distribution warehouses, like one the size of 40 football fields, is being met with resentment and resistance by many residents.
Adaptive Reuse: The Best Way To Go Green
A review of the best green techniques for the urban environment.
Bicyclist Responds To Anti-bike Compliant
A bicyclist responds to a complaint by a driver that bikes cause congestion.
Pittsburgh's Response to Pennsylvania's Decline
Mulugetta Birru, executive director of the Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority, comments on the recent study that shows Pennsylvania is in decline.
A Competitive Agenda For Renewing Pennsylvania
The way a state or region grows physically affects how it grows economically and fiscally.
Report Analyzes The Decline Of Pennsylvania
The truth hurts but hopefully we can learn from it.
Returning To The City: The Older End Of The Bookend Generation
Some analysts say that younger and older people are driving the gradual rebirth of a number of center cities. Here's an example.
Ghost Malls
Just because a mall is dead doesn't mean it's gone.
Older Suburbs: Distress Or Rebirth
Older suburbs in the Philadelphia region, places such as Norristown, Conshohoken and Pottstown are profiled.
Pennsylvania's Crisis: A Ring of Decline
The Philadelphia Inquirer examines why a high percentage of older suburban towns and boroughs in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are on the edge of failing.
A Major Nuisance For Cities
Liquor stores and stop-and-go’s, also known as nuisance businesses, have slipped through a legal loophole to hurt the quality of life in Philadelphia.
Sprawl Without Borders
While spreading development around metropolitan areas, such as Washington, D.C. may be inevitable, the way it happens, as in this case, hardly benefits the folks who already live there.
An Outsider's Vision For Saving Philadelphia
A Comparison of Washington DC to Philadelphia yields important lessons on what really matters in sparking the revitalization of center cities.
Roads Are Meant For Cars, Not Bicycles
A reader complains about having to share roads with bicycles and says that bikes cause congestion.
Hang Your Shingle, Please
With the rise of ugly awnings and boring boxes, our streets need creative signage now more than ever.
Philadelphia's War On Blight Draws Neighborhood Praise
Most residents in the Tioga neighborhood are pleased with the neighborhood's transformation after demolitions as part of an anti-blight initiative.
Suburban Redevelopment Victorian Style
A small town increases its population by half while maintaining its turn-of-the-century Victorian charm.
Death to the Paved Parking Lot
In Pennsylvania, a church experiments with a permeable “green” lot.
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
