Housing

A New Beat: Ethnic Retailing

Is ethnic retailing a phenomenon that lasts for only one generation?

March 3, 2003 - Urban Land Magazine

Cordish Comes To Rochester's High Falls

A developer with a national reputation for revitalizing urban districts in Baltimore, Houston, Charleston, S.C., and Detroit wants to come to Rochester.

March 2, 2003 - Rochester Democrat And Chronicle

Downtown Living: A Green Choice?

Living in a downtown condominium is an environmentally-friendly choice.

February 28, 2003 - The Seattle Times

How Wal-Mart Is Changing America

What's a good sprawl story without Wal-Mart? Fortune magazine profiles the corporation that builds the big boxes in "One Nation Under Wal-Mart."

February 25, 2003 - Fortune

Denver Faces Affordable-housing Crisis

Denver is facing a housing crisis but no one is paying attention.

February 25, 2003 - The Denver Post

Transit Villages Along L.A.'s New Gold Line

Several mixed-use real estate developments are being developed along Los Angeles-area passenger train routes -- encouraged by publicly funded programs.

February 24, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Will War Burst Housing Bubble?

A war with Iraq could bring down housing prices.

February 22, 2003 - Star Tribune

Mall Takeover Tug-of-War Continues

The country's largest shopping center operator has lined up another ally to control public shareholders of the Bloomfield Hills mall developer.

February 19, 2003 - REIS

Affordable Housing Or Economic Development?

What type of affordable housing -- if any -- should be built in a part of the city known for its housing shortage?

February 19, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Advantages Of Being The Fastest-growing County

Maricopa County's tremendous growth has translated into up to $200 million in unexpected property tax funds.

February 16, 2003 - The Arizona Republic

California Housing Law Ineffective

California's law designed largely to address California's undersupply of housing is doing little to boost the number of new homes being built,

February 16, 2003 - Public Policy Institute of California

How To Win Land Development Issues

A new book claims to be a 'citizen's guide for handling community problems arising from sprawl' and other development activities.

February 14, 2003 - Community & Environmental Defense Services

Good Urbanism: RiverPark Master Plan

Oxnard, CA: 700 acres of abandoned gravel-mining pits and a failed commercial project to be transformed into a model economically viable, livable community.

February 13, 2003 - ArchNewsNow.com

Predicting The Top Regional Issues Of 2003

The Citistates Group predicts the dominating regional issues for 2003.

February 13, 2003 - Citistates Group

Small Farms On The Prarie Bow To A Wal-Mart Era

As megafarms take over, rural towns fight for survival.

February 12, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

Millions Wasted In Sloppy Construction Of Miami Schools

Tens of millions of dollars are wasted in slow, sloppy construction, according to a Miami Herald expose.

February 11, 2003 - The Miami Herald

A Castle In Suburbia

Until recently, the Los Angeles suburb of Alhambra was distinct for having nothing unique. Until Phil Spector's castle was discovered.

February 8, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

The End Of HOPE VI Housing Programs?

The Bush administration is seeking to end a 10-year-old program that has torn down or renovated tens of thousands of public housing units.

February 7, 2003 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Redeveloing Brooklyn's Waterfront

Conflicting interests compete for waterfront redevelopment.

February 7, 2003 - The New York Times

Ruling Upholds D.C.'s Right To Curb Campus Growth

U.S Court of Appeals Court upheld a D.C. Board of Zoning Adjustment order that required George Washington University to house 70% percent of undergraduates on campus.

February 6, 2003 - The Washington Post

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.