Housing
Will Los Angeles Get A Real Downtown?
Grand Avenue area getting new housing and shopping complex that would link Bunker Hill and the new Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Infill Development On The Rise
Infill development in California leads a nationwide trend, although infill has a unique form in Southern California.
Why We Neglect Historic Preservation In Low-income Neighborhoods
Historic preservation and urban revitalization may seem perfect pairs, but the two rarely meet as often as they should.
Legal Considerations For TOD
An attorney outlines the legal challenges for developers interested in transit-oriented development.
Being Cool Isn't Enough, A City Needs A Soul
To be successul and vibrant, cities should have a sense of moral purpose, says Steven Greenhut.
Condo Crazy In California
As housing prices skyrocket, the conversion of apartments to condos becomes popular. What will happen to rental stock?
A Letter From Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs writes a letter to New York City Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council.
Can Miami Handle Condo Growth?
A Miami neighborhood is undergoing a complete transformation as condo developers rush in.
Public Housing Transformation And The Hard-to-House
A new study examines whether housing authorities adequately meet the needs of hard-to-house residents living in public housing.
Raising Fees To Subsidize Affordable Housing
Should cities begin significantly raising development fees to finance affordable housing?
McMansions or 'Recycled Homes'?
Homeowners calls them McMansions. Developers consider them reinvesting and recycling homes.
Harnessing The Power Of Gentrification
Washington D.C.'s New Communities program sells market rate housing to help subsidize adjacent low-income homes, but do the city's poor really benefit?
U.S. Should Let U.K.'s Housing Market Serve As A Warning
Skyrocketing real estate prices in the U.S. could soon fall, a situation the U.K. is already facing.
Idle Island?
New York City and State want -- and need -- the very best in developmentproposals for historic Governor's Island.
$90 Million Smart Growth Fund
A new investment fund represents a private sector solution to address the affordable-housing crisis.
Record Home Prices In Florida May Be Topping Out
Costs are going up faster in the state, including Orlando, than anywhere else in the nation.
The Next Big Thing: Urban Condo Conversions
Raleigh-area apartment complex capitalizes on a growing national condo building trend.
How To Measure TOD Outcomes
A new report offers indicators to measure the outcomes of transit-oriented development.
'Starter Castles' Change Historic Neighborhoods
In New Jersey, and across the country, housing communities deeply divided on the issue of over-sized 'McMansions'.
The 'Second Home' Phenomenon
The "second home" industry the is turning into an economic engine for resorts in the western U.S. is also a social experiment.
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
