Housing
Denver Hotel To Be Reinvented As $45M Mixed-Use Project
A closed Denver hotel will be reinvented at a mixed use project as part of an "urban village" along the edge of downtown.
Superior Court Voids LA CRA's Central City Redevelopment Plan
Los Angeles' proposed downtown redevelopment project disrupted by Superior Court ruling.
It's Not Sprawl...It's A New Town
Mountain House, CA, is "the newest new town of the new millennium."
Housing Set-Asides: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
National momentum can't substitute for hard organizing work at the local level, but sometimes it can set the stage -- or provide a needed burst of energy.
A Letter From Behind The Three Gorges Dam
Life behind the flooding of the world's largest dam is surreal.
Gentrification, With A Twist
What happens when an oppressed community moves into a neighborhood where another oppressed community lives – and starts gentrifying it?
Revitalizing Multistorey Residential Towers
A counter-revolution goes against the trend of demolishing residential towers to be replaced by low-cost housing in the UK.
The State Of The Nation's Housing, 2003
Since 1997, home price gains have exceeded income gains in 48 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas.
A 'Safety Valve' For The Affordable Housing Crisis
In search of relief from San Diego's affordable housing crisi, U.S. residents are looking at housing options in northern Mexico.
How New Jersey's Levittown Became 70% Black
A look at New Jersey's Levittown (now called Willingboro), how it became majority African-American, and why residents' housing values keep falling.
Developer Uses New Urbanism To Remake Downtown
The Denver Post profiles a developer who is successfully renovating historic properties in downtown Castle Rock.
London Mayor Criticizes Sprawl
New construction is too low density compared to other cities.
Wal-Mart's Infill Strategy?
Wal-Mart builds a 3-story store inside a vacant department store at an enclosed mall in a dense Los Angeles neighborhood.
Home Prices Soar In Southern California
Median value hits a new record in Ventura County. Biggest gains are seen in north Thousand Oaks, while Oak Park loses ground.
The Growing Advantanges Of Brownfield Development
Developers are finding that with economic incentives, brownfield sites in highly desirable urban infill areas are cheaper than comparable non-polluted properties.
Housing Code Ruled Illegal
A ruling overturns a provision designed to curb the conversion of single-family homes into rental units in Newark for University of Delaware students.
Transit-Oriented Development For Fairfax County
A massive mixed-use complex is planned for the urban center of Fairfax County.
How Architects And Engineers Behave When Disaster Strikes
Building failures are like detective stories. At first, no one knows who should be blamed.
PBS Docmentary On Gentrification
A 90-minute account of the "the politics and pain of gentrification" premieres tonight on PBS.
Low-Income Housing Projects Get A New Look
Low-income housing developers discover that good design makes good neighbors.
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
