Growth

'Consumption Amenities' Key to City Success

Cities that have fun things to do -- so-called "consumption amenities" -- are more successful at attracting people and growing jobs, according to a recent report.

4 January 2009 - 5:00am

The Boston Globe

Boom Coming Soon in Louisiana

With a new four-lane highway and bridge, West Feliciana Parish in Louisiana is preparing for growth -- despite the economic downturn.

16 December 2008 - 7:00am

Baton Rouge Business Report

The Minneapolis-St. Paul region is spreading further south, according to a recent study, which shows that projected growth will require more than 50,000 new homes and millions of square feet of retail and office space.

29 September 2008 - 9:00am

Minneapolis-St.Paul Star Tribune

Cape Town's Growth Outpaces Infrastructure Funding

The pace of development in Cape Town, South Africa, is too fast for the city to keep up with infrastructure improvements. Officials are calling for increased gas taxes to generate funding for maintenance of roads and other infrastructure.

22 September 2008 - 11:00am

Cape Times

Water Needs Limit Growth

Formerly small towns near Boston have experienced high growth rates in recent years. But despite their potential to keep growing, water supplies and aging infrastructure will likely be a limiting factor.

11 July 2008 - 7:00am

The Boston Globe

Tiny Monaco Using Stilts to Expand

The second-smallest country in the world (after the Vatican) has plans to expand its territory by building more land on stilts in an idea inspired by oil rigs.

16 June 2008 - 12:00pm

The Guardian

The New Milwaukeeans: Making Sense of Population Growth In The Cream City

After forty years in the statistical doldrums, what does Milwaukee make of a sudden, slight increase in population? Local expert and urban enthusiast Dave Steele reports.

20 May 2008 - 9:00am

The Next American City

Planning For The Sun Corridor

A new report focuses on the expected growth of the Phoenix-Tuscon "Sun Corridor" to 10 million residents by 2030, and highlights the challenges and opportunities for this megapolitan region.

18 May 2008 - 7:00am

East Valley Tribune

Regional Approach Lauded as Key Stretegy for Economic Development

The greater Toledo area needs to think harder about creating regional development if it wants to compete in the globalizing economy, according to this editorial.

30 March 2008 - 9:00am

The Toledo Free Press

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San Francisco's New PD Talks About City's Challenges

Architect Magazine talks with San Francisco's new planning director, John Rahaim, about the urban planning challenges and issues in the city.

29 March 2008 - 7:00am

Architect Magazine

Review Halted for Major L.A. Housing Project

Review of a project that would have added more than 5,500 homes to the fringes of Los Angeles has been halted after a recent City Council vote. Many expect this to be the death knell for the project.

25 March 2008 - 7:00am

The Los Angeles Times

Slowdown Offers Chance to Rethink Growth

The economic slowdown has caused a slowdown in growth, even in the Salt Lake City area -- recently one of the nation's fastest growing regions. This editorial calls on officials to use the slowdown as a chance to reconsider the area's growth pattern.

24 March 2008 - 9:00am

The Salt Lake Tribune

States Respond to Growth With Dam Plans

Growth and rising populations have many Western states reconsidering dams.

8 March 2008 - 11:00am

Associated Press

James S. Russell

City of the Future: Houston?

Thu, 06/28/2007 - 11:44

Thanks to Planetizen, I found “Opportunity Urbanism,” a report that posits Houston as “an emerging paradigm for the 21st century.” (There's a related op-ed here.) The report, regrettably, is a manifesto as empty as the title -- which Kotkin clearly hopes will become a catchphrase. So why is it important?

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