Community / Economic Development
How Would You Revitalize Miami?
The Miami New Times asks ten leaders, including Andres Duany, "If you were in charge, what would you do to revitalize this city?"
Can School Vouchers Improve Neighborhoods?
Perhaps school vouchers don't improve schools. However, they do improve neighborhoods, writes Jonathan Rauch.
Wealthy Residents Transform Modest Idaho Town
Ketchum, Idaho started life as a modest town. It's now a haven for the wealthy, forcing out lower-, middle- and een upper-middle-income families.
Do You Have What It Takes To Leave The City?
After the dot-com crash, then 9-11, many urbanites have considered moving to the country. Would you make a happy country dweller?
Starbucks: The Category Creator
Are coffee chains like Starbucks categorycreators rather than category killers? The Wall Street Journal investigates.
Citizens' Group Uses 'Outreach' Grant For Lawsuit
A citizens' group in the Boston area funds a lawsuit against a city Planning Board with grant money that was given for "outreach"
What 'Global Cities' Need To Do To Be Successful
Are global cities such as Los Angeles, London, and New York are headed into a decline?
Harlem's Gold Rush: An Urban Planner's Dream?
Harlem's long-term gentrification is an urban planner's dream, but a residents are fighting back.
Downtown Malls Struggle To Survive
Across the nation, malls built to revive decaying downtowns are struggling to survive.
Historic Development Of Tempe, Arizona's Town Lake
An Arizona Republic Special Feature on the planning implications surrounding the controversial desert lake development.
Two New Books Take On Suburban Realities
The American Prospect offers a dual review of "American Metropolitics: The New Suburban Reality" and "Place Matters: Metropolitics for the Twenty-first Century."
Renewal Sought For Historic Mexico City District
City trust and private developer are working to revive an area of Spanish-colonial housing.
Incentivizing Reuse Through Mortgages
Fannie Mae increases mortgages for people who buy homes near train stations and bus stops and agree to own only one car.
How To Builld A Creative City
Newsweek examines the common features of international cultural meccas. How does your city shape up?
Book Review: 'A Modern Arcadia'
A study of Forest Hills Gardens designed by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. as a "suburban town built on business principles."
Top International Cultural Meccas
Newsweek builds a list of the most vibrant international cultural meccas.
Cardinal's Football Stadium Saga Concludes Without Fanfare
The stadium site selection process ends after two years of competition, bargaining and lawsuits.
Measuring Quality Of Life
The Economist examines the economic and quality-of-life impacts of the dot-com boom on California's Bay Area.
Market Positioning For New Urbanist Communities
The Town Paper profiles Laurie Volk, an expert in determining the market position for new urbanist communities.
Arizona's Ugly Stadium Saga
Glendale has finally won the fight for the stadium for the Arizona Cardinals. But was it worth the civic carnage and lost planning opportunities?
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.
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
