Community / Economic Development
Maine's North Woods At A Crossroads
Maine residents with concerns about the impact of the project have already petitioned LURC to freeze development around Moosehead until the state creates a long-range plan to guide growth there.
The New American Megalopolis
Megalopolitan areas transcend political boundaries and capture the true economic and social geography of their communities.
Global Citizens, Global Cities
Across the globe, the office building is becoming less isolated, less isolating, and more adaptable.
What's The Future For Downtown L.A.?
Los Angeles should acknowledge that downtown will never be "it" for the city the way midtown Manhattan is for New Yorkers, writes Joel Kotkin.
Pressure To Build The 21st Century Campus
Schools build and remodel to adapt to technological advancements and enrollment growth.
Iowa City's 'Urban Planning Folly'
Does 'American urban planning' really favor malls accessible only by car over traditional downtowns?
Steinbeck's Birthplace Could be Largest City Without a Public Library
Salinas California's financial troubles part of nationwide threat facing public libraries.
Megastores Eye 'Land Of A Billion Shoppers'
To enter a huge emerging market, large-scale retailers such as Wal-Mart may have to recast themselves.
Make Energy, Not War
Peace Action Maine seeks to transition the state's economy from shipbuilding to sustainable energy.
Urbanizing The Big Box
Madison, WI, joins a growing list of cities that have adopted ordinances governing the design of big box developments.
Long Beach's Revitalization: A Case Study
The coastal city of Long Beach, CA, has succeeded in rebuilding a coherent, transit-friendly, family-oriented downtown.
Mayor Attacks Duany/Plater-Zyberk Growth Plan
Mayor Lois Frankel dismisses role downtown master plan in West Palm Beach's current boom.
Houston Embraces 'New Weather Urbanism'
Houston decides to tackle the weather as its biggest impediment to New Urbanism.
Switzerland's Urban Architecture Tour
Switzerland's new 'Art & Architecture' tour will focus on a variety of urban landmarks throughout the country.
Clustering Cultural Institutions
Are there advantages to concentrating cultural institutions such as museums in one geographic area?
'Home-Ownership Society' Not Necessarily Best for Community
Homeownership has no "mystical virtue" that makes the owner more valuable to society, writes Mark Winston Griffith
How Not To Develop New York's West Side
A proposed combined stadium/convention center complex create what is universally recognized as two of the worst economic development engines in urban planning.
The Revival Of Downtown St. Louis
More than $2.5 billion has been committed to 125 projects as part of a plan to reinvigorate downtown St. Louis.
A Regional Wake-Up Call For Boston
The 2004 edition of the Boston Indicators report measures the city's local and regional progress.
De-Malling Downtown
Redevelopement project in downtown Louisville, Kentucky gets mixed reviews from residents.
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.
Ada County Highway District
Clanton & Associates, Inc.
Jessamine County Fiscal Court
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
