Housing
If You Tear It Down, Where Do They Go?
Residents of demolished public housing buildings often left to their own devices
'Vancouver Of The South'
Inspired by Vancouver, the Trinity River plan could transform Fort Worth, TX.
Building Homes on Mars
MIT studies how future inhabitants of Mars can not only survive, but live a good life.
Show The City Some Love
Sidewalks, not highways, are Detroit's path to prosperity.
Development's Wheels Greased
A law designed to protect land helps speed along other development.
Covering Up What's Covered Up
Baltimore entrepreneur proposes photo treatment for boarded-up vacant houses.
New Urbanism Loses in Long Island
North Shore residents tell investors to take a hike.
The Murky Future Of Megaprojects In The US
The Bay Bridge in San Francisco is fast becoming a poster child for megaprojects run amok.
A Heartland Of Affordable Homes
With prices far below those in red hot markets on the East and West coasts, the nation's heartland offers home buyers plenty of choices.
Looking For A Home In San Diego? It Will Cost You
The median home price in the seventh largest city in the U.S. reached $500,000 last month.
The State Of The Nation's Housing, 2004
The housing industry is well positioned for another strong decade according to the latest report from the Harvard Joint Center For Housing Studies.
How Real Estate Escaped The Scandal Wave
The public's trust in Corporate America has plunged, but the real estate industry seems to have escaped unscathed.
The New Home Builder Strategy: Build To Order
The new strategy for subdivision developers is build homes only after they have secured buyers.
Seattle's Poor Fight For Million-Dollar Views
Long-time residents of Yesler Terrace public housing are trying to keep their homes in one of America's most expensive downtowns.
Inclusionary Zoning Comes To Madison
New housing projects in Wisconsin's capital must include affordable units.
Limiting The Power Of Homeowner Associations
Californai legislators are seeking to limit the too-often abused power of homeowners associations to seize properties without going to court.
Neal Peirce: Detroit's Massive Urban Renewal
Neal Peirce compares 20th-century renewal plans with Detroit's New Urbanism-based formula for a massive urban renewal.
Retirees Choosing 'Traditional Neighborhood Developments'
There is a growing preference of retirees for "traditional neighborhood developments" which are intended to resemble actual "traditional neighborhoods" in many ways.
Detroit Cannot Afford Convention Center Expansion
In hard economic times, Detroit cannot afford at $1 billion conventiion center.
'Thames Town' Brings British Life to China
Shanghai's plan to move 500,000 people into 'Disneyland developments.'
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
