Community / Economic Development
Mapping Change – A New Interactive Tool for Boston
The latest example of the Internet's power to make deliver data and maps to the masses, produced by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
One Line of Your Zoning Code Can Make a World of Difference
Sandpoint, Idaho removed minimum parking requirements a decade ago. The city's director of planning describes what happened since.
Is There Space for Atlanta's Homeless on Super Bowl Sunday?
The city of Atlanta pledged to clear the city's homeless encampments before the Super Bowl.
Foxconn Changes its Mind (Again)
Foxconn has reversed course, reinstating plans to build a manufacturing plant in Wisconsin after casting doubt on the idea earlier this week.
Foxconn Changes Plans for its Wisconsin Facilities
Once promising a major manufacturing facility and 13,000 new jobs, Foxconn is now promising a research and development facility and the number of jobs is much less clear.
Portland's Opportunity Zone Designations Raise Eyebrows
Call it "Tax Breaklandia," according to this Bloomberg article.
The Geography of Commuting and the 'New Urban Crisis'
How people get to work, and the geographic distinctions between trends in those choices, reveals some of the country's more ominous traits, including the trend Richard Florida calls "the new urban crisis."
HUD Announces $2 Billion in Grant Funding for Local Homeless Programs
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is renewing program support for thousands of local programs that offer support and assistance to the homeless.
Portland Throwing its Pioneering Neighborhood System Under the Bus
A muddled agenda of inclusion seems to be a rationale to eviscerate one of the Oregon city's most lauded civic assets.
Gentrification in Chinatown Harms Social Cohesion, Food Security
A new report focuses on the consequences of gentrification in Vancouver's Chinatown neighborhood.
Denver's Building Boom: Self-Storage Facilities
Self-storage facilities have been popping up around Denver long before Marie Kondo's show streamed on Netflix.
Easing the Tax Burden of Commercial Renters in Manhattan
Some renters of commercial renters in Manhattan will get the equivalent of a month's rent back if the city approves a change to the commercial rent tax.
First 'Creative District' Designated in Washington
A new creative district program in the state of Washington is modeled on the program in Colorado, among others.
Behind the Community-Building Mission of the Orton Family Foundation
The work of the Orton Family Foundation provides a leading example of community-driven revitalization at work in small towns all over the country, according to this feature in the Christian Science Monitor.
Property Tax Relief on the Table for Pittsburgh's Developing Neighborhoods
Pittsburgh is considering a gentrification and displacement prevention measure for longtime residents of rapidly changing neighborhoods in the city of Pittsburgh.
Lincoln Park and the Complicated History of Gentrification in Chicago
The following excerpt, written by Daniel Kay Hertz in the introduction to The Battle of Lincoln Park, challenges assumptions about the forces of gentrification in Chicago, with lessons for communities around the country.
The 'Latino Homeless Paradox'
The city of Philadelphia provides a case study of the so-called "Latino Homeless Paradox." There are many more low-income and homeless Latinos than reflected in the numbers of those using supportive services in the city.
An Illustrated Exploration of Portland's Homeless Community
An illustrated comic strip introduces the community of support found at Right 2 Dream Too, a homeless community of tents and tiny homes built by and for homeless people.
Food Insecurity a Growing Problem in Louisville
Supermarket closings have turned parts of the city into food deserts. As a result, residents lack access to fresh food and suffer health and economic consequences.
Dense Cities Have Less to Offer Low-Skilled Workers Than They Once Did
A study from economist David Autor finds that the higher wages once offered workers without college degrees or special skills are mostly gone. Workers in cities often earn what they would in rural areas.
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.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Ada County Highway District
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
