Community / Economic Development

Texas County Leads Nation In Growth

Rockwall County near Dallas boasts nation's highest population growth while almost half of the state's counties have lost population.

April 18, 2003 - Dallas News

'Two Towns, One Community'

Real estate agents promote the area's racial and ethnic diversity as an inclusiveness campaign helps increase property values.

April 17, 2003 - The New York Times

Buying Economic Development

A retired businessman has become a celebrity as he buys up land in Tuscumbia, Alabama to return the town to the busy place he remembers.

April 14, 2003 - The New York Times

Saving Boston's Boylston Street

Can Boston's Boylston Street ever become the city's Champs Elysees? No, but it might become a sophisticated mixed-use boulevard.

April 14, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Why The SBA Cares About Sprawl

The SBA agrees to evaluate environmental and growth impacts of its loans as part of a lawsuit settlement.

April 13, 2003 - Smart Growth Online

The Cost Of Car Ownership

Livable Places offers a fact sheet showing how the financial burden of owning a car may preclude homeownership.

April 12, 2003 - Livable Places

Bill To Limit Cities' Power To Acquire Land Causes Uproar

Proposed Arizona legislation to limit eminent domain would protect property rights but force cities to find other ways of acquiring land.

April 10, 2003 - The Arizona Republic

Downtown Redevelopment Case Study

The northern New Jersey suburb of Englewood provides a case study of how redevelopment has succeeded.

April 9, 2003 - The New York Times

De-gentrification?

Three years after Pacific Bell Park opened, the surrounding neighborhood is still trying to build a solid economic foothold.

April 9, 2003 - The San Francisco Chronicle

City Fiscal Structures And Land

A new report examines the relationship between cities' decisions regardingland redevelopment and their underlying fiscal structures.

April 9, 2003 - The Brookings Institution

The State Role In Urban Land Redevelopment

This new study reports on the results of an extensive survey of state legislative and program initiatives that can boost cities' to redevelop vacant and abandoned properties.

April 8, 2003 - The Brookings Institution

To Create Regional Change Think Young

Neal Peirce says that youth can help in the search for regional solutions.

April 8, 2003 - Citistates Group

Rome Hopes River Cleanup Brings Economic Benefits

Rome rekindles the economic potential of the river Tiber.

April 7, 2003 - The Independent

Update On L.A.'s Neighborhood Councils

Approximately 1,000 members of Los Angeles' burgeoning system of neighborhood councils met for their twice-yearly congress.

April 7, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Economic Development Incentives Have Little Effect

In a rare study that uses specific employment data, researchers in Ohio found that economic development incentives have very little effect on job creation.

April 7, 2003 - Journal Of Regional Science

Local Movie Houses Face Extinction Due To Gentrification

Economics and gentrification is causing the extinction of local movies houses.

April 7, 2003 - The New York Times

A Strategic Vision For Downtown L.A.

Carol Schatz discusses Los Angeles' new downtown development strategy.

April 6, 2003 - The Planning Report

Building A New City In Buffalo

Buffalo's New World Street Market aims to improve life on the West Side one street at a time.

April 6, 2003 - ArtVoice

Illinois' Principles Of Balanced Growth

Illinois' Campaign for Sensible Growth releases the final report of the Winnebago County Balanced Growth Initiative.

April 4, 2003 - Campaign For Sensible Growth

Trends In Support Of Locally Owned Businesses

Campaigns for SLOB (Support Locally Owned Businesses) seem to be growing. Arizona is the latest example.

April 3, 2003 - The Arizona Republic

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Planning for Universal Design

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