Housing
'Student Ghetto' Transforming 'Old Urbanism'
Community life suffers as student population grows.
Architecture For The People
New York City Housing Authority's architect David J. Burney works to prove that public housing need not be "banal" or poorly designed.
Billion-Dollar Urban Village Planned
Ramsey, a city known as a stoplight amid RV dealerships, will break ground on a billion-dollar plan to turn vacant farmland into a transit-oriented urban village.
This Is Student Housing?
College dorms are being replaced by plush residences as collegees use private developers to build new units.
Nation's New Brooklyns: Large, Fast-Growing, And Diverse
A wave of immigration is reshaping traditional white suburbs into fast-growing "New Brooklyns."
Affordable Housing At The Cross Hairs
Exclusionary zoning and its effect on housing affordability
Suburbs Face Sticker Shock Of Sprawl
Maryland suburbs begin to cope with the same issues as traditional downtowns: Who will pay for growth? What happened to Glendening's smart growth?
A House Bigger Than Monster Homes
A billionaire plans to build a 103,667-square-foot house in Washington which is the home to four of the top five big-house communities in the country.
Plans For Idaho's Largest Development Abandoned
Developers abandoned their plans to build what would have been Idaho's largest residential development saying the project´s progress has been bled dry by too many government regulations.
Radical Individualism, Cities, And Transportation
The anti-urban movement is in "denial."
Voracious Growth Threatens Future Congestion
Various transit related proposals are evaluated for the Phoenix Valley area to combat burgeoning growth.
Inclusionary Zoning Feasible For Los Angeles
A new study finds that inclusionary zoning did not have a negative impact on housing production in California cities.
New Ottawa City Plan Discourages Sprawl
Ottawa hopes to channel future development into more compact neighbourhoods, with special attention for infill developments and higher densities in the inner city.
Filling In The Gaps Of Kansas City's Urban Fabric
Midwest-based Urban Coeur Development is combining historically rehabilitated lofts and commercial space with new construction townhomes to create a new boulevard park community in the heart of Kansas City's downtown neighborhoods.
Impacts Of U.S.-style Urbanization
In the second of a series on place and placelessness, The Globe and Mail explores the effects of U.S.-style urbanization in other countries.
Toronto Families Choosing Downtown Living
More and more parents are moving their families downtown to give their children a taste of Toronto.
No-frills Homes Sell Out In Tijuana
In Tijuana, Mexico, thousands are eager to trade up for 460-square-foot starter houses.
Remaking Suburbia: Andres Duany Speaks
Andres Duany discusses resort planning and differences between U.S. and Canadian suburban development.
Do Lifestyle Centers Works?
Lifestyle centers are the hot new thing in the shopping center industry. So what are they, and do they work?
Growth Boom Imminent In Phoenix Valley Area
Mammoth housing development projects gobble up land around the Phoenix metro area as population balloons.
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
