Housing
Doomsday For Suburbia?
New York Times reviews the independent film "The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream."
California's Reliance On Real Estate May Be Its Downfall
Half of the private sector jobs in the last two years are related to California's hot real estate market -- which is destined to start cooling off.
Backlane Condos?
Designer Trevor Kruse has a vision for Toronto -- horizontal condominiums for the city's alleys.
Major TOD Project Planned For Microsoft's Hometown
King County Dept. of Transportation's Transit Oriented Development (TOD) group is soliciting proposals for development in Redmond,WA.
Maryland Assembly Shoots Down Granny-Flat Bill
A bill that would have made it easier to build accessory dwelling units across Maryland in order to provide affordable housing was shot down amid fears of overcrowding and traffic.
Disneyland Adjacent
A development plan looks to capture some of the $3.6 billion Disneylandbrings into Southern California every year.
Smart Growth And Housing Bubbles
Growth management planning leads to rapid, artificial increases in the price of housing, argues Randal O'Toole.
Albuquerque's New Urbanist Hot-Spot-To-Be
Albuquerque's EDO, or East Downtown, a New Urbanist redevelopment, could be one the nation's upcoming hot areas.
California Wants New Houses, Bubble Or Not
For first time in decades, the state considers ways to make it easier for construction companies to build.
Hawaii's Housing Boom Results In Dangerous Housing Choices
Where in the U.S. can you get an acre of land with ocean views, beach, palm trees and full-year sun for only $15,000 an acre?
Smart Growth, Slowly
A major transit-orienteddevelopment in Atlanta is moving at its own measured pace.
New Urban Investment Fund
A new fund unveils a new partnership for new investment in old cities.
Chicago's Cabrini-Green Projects To Come Down
Chicago is tearing down the historic and notorious Cabrini-Green projects, to much protest by residents.
Suburbs Headed Toward Denser Growth
The suburban developments at the edges of this metro area are taking on a dense, urban character.
The End Of The Housing Boom?
Michael Kinsley is certain that the housing bubble is about to burst. But he also admits that he could be wrong.
L.A.'s New Downtown Neighborhood
The developer of Downtown L.A.'s high profile Grand Avenue project releases early details about the mixed use plan.
Doubling The Mall Of America
The Mall of America's management company has unveiled an ambitious $1 billion expansion plan to double the size of the nation's largest retail destination.
Top Overpriced and Underpriced Housing Markets
Study ranks 99 major real estate markets based on how much they are under or overpriced.
Hybrid Centers And Power Towns
First there were malls, then outlet malls. Then came power centers followed by lifestyle and town centers. Now there is a new type: "Hybrid centers" or "power towns"
College Town Redux
East Lansing works to reinvent itself with a balance of students and young families.
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
