Housing
Bay Area Smart Growth Fund In Action
A business group in the Bay Area invests in a private firm 'to bring private dollars into poor neighborhoods and promote infill, local business revitalization and contaminated site cleanup.'
El Toro Airbase May Become a New Community
Southern California's former El Toro military airbase may be cleared, but not for airplanes.
Chattanooga's Swift Waterfront Revitalization
Chattanooga's 120 million dollar upgrade to its waterfront is progressing rapidly
Gown Helps Town
Harvard University is one of many educational institutions that Boston city officials have asked to create housing for students and employees.
Debate On Downtown Affordable Housing
A Hartford Courant editorial gives reasons for why a current city proposal to implement an 'affordable rental standard' is bad for Hartford.
Losing Hope in HOPE VI?
As the fate of the HOPE VI program is debated in Congress, HUD puts the pressure on some local housing authorities to move their projects forward--or face severe penalties.
Undercover In The Suburbs
A cynical writer goes undercover in the new urbanist suburb of Evergreen Village in San Jose, California.
Small Town 'Resists Sprawl'
Pingree Grove, IL, a small town of 125, is doing what it can to keep from being engulfed by what seems to some as 'inevitable.'
Tax Policy As Housing Policy
The Earned Income Tax Credit could improve housing affordability more effectively than federal housing programs.
Encouraging Transit Villages
Livable Places has developed a fact sheet with incentives cities and counties can provide to assist transit-oriented development.
Connecticut: Health, Smart Growth and Sprawl
A Hartford Courant Op-Ed discusses strategies for creating healthy communities.
Wal-Mart Shops For Voters
The discount store's 'lowest possible prices' come at too steep a price for Contra Costa County, CA.
Dublin: Public Housing Project To Be Demolished
Many question the motives behind plans to raze Ireland's most infamous housing project.
From Single to Multi
Rising lands costs are driving builders of single-family homes, in Orlando, FL to construct multi-family dwellings.
Aucklanders Rebel Against Growth Strategy
Local opposition to poorly designed apartments threatens the "compact city" growth strategy for Auckland region.
Dropping Anchor In The Neighborhood
Concentrated rehabilitation works better than scattered-site infill to revitalize Baltimore's struggling neighborhoods.
Even With Incentives, Brownfields Are A Tough Sell
A Canadian brownfield development wins awards, but developer says: "I wouldn't do it again."
Using Community Land Trusts To Preserve Affordability
Land trusts are being proposed in Florida to hedge gentrification.
An Outsider's Vision For Saving Philadelphia
A Comparison of Washington DC to Philadelphia yields important lessons on what really matters in sparking the revitalization of center cities.
Section 8 Failures in Detroit
A Detroit Free Press expose reveals the neglect of lead-based paint inspections in many properties that accept Section 8 vouchers, and the children who are paying for it.
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
