Housing
The Social Goals Of New Urbanism
Emily Talen presents the results of an evaluation of the link between physical planning and New Urbanism's social goals.
WTC Site Offers A Lesson For City Planners
Though clearly a tragedy, the destruction of the Twin Towers offers a chance to fix one of city planning's blunders.
Smart Growth Strategies And Housing Affordability
Smart growth strategies undermine President Bush's homeownership initiative.
The World's Largest Man-made Island
A consortium in Kuwaiti is planning to construct two distinct palm-shaped islands with residential, commercial and tourism elements.
Strip Center Investing: A Bear Market For Dummies
The shopping center sector is entering its third phase of consolidation, with investors gunning for strip centers and B-C malls.
'Anti-Urban' City: The End of Suburban Dreams?
The 'suburban frontier' is rapidly closing for the nation's first suburban city.
Have Housing Prices Risen Faster In Portland Than Elsewhere?
An urban growth boundary can exert upward pressure on the rate of increase of housing prices.
Skirting Safety Codes In Los Angeles?
Do high-profile developers get breaks on safety rules? The Los Angeles Times reports on a prominent L.A. developer.
Detroit's Urban Renewal
Revitalization plan for Detroit calls for the demolition of abandoned buildings. But what goes up in their place?
Rural Mortgage Corporation Practices Investigated
Farmer Mac, the entity created by Congress to improve the availability ofmortgage credit to rural America, is being analyzed by the GeneralAccounting Office (GAO) regarding reports made about the stockholder-ownedcorporation.
Washington Residents Opt For City Life
There is a growing trend among residents in the Puget Sound area to relocate to more dense and walkable cities.
Your New Home In A 40-story High Rise
A Chicago marketing executive plans to build 80 residential "homes" in a 40-story high rise -- doggie corridors and all.
Kids Redesign Their City
A new public art project in Ohio has kids using software and digital cameras to re-design their city.
Continued National Housing Growth Predicted
A study by Harvard University predicts continued growth in the national housing market.
Top Five Housing 'Bubble' Cities
A new index called the The Housing Cycle Barometer identifies metropolitan areas with overpriced housing markets.
Trouble In Smart Growth's Nirvana
Recent developments in Portland and Oregon suggest that smart growth is having only a modest effect, while driving down housing affordability, increasing traffic congestion and losing popularity in neighborhoods.
Residents Protest Expanded Redevelopment Zones
Residents of Garden Grove protest ambitious redevelopment plan.
Sunshine State Shake Up
REIS, Inc. reports on the Los Angeles retail market in light of secession.
Minority Report: Washington In 2054
"Minority Report," Steven Spielberg's new thriller, offers a vision of what Washington would look like in the year 2054.
Top Five Cities To Buy A Home
With housing prices on the rise, where are the best places where buying a home is still affordable?
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.
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
