Housing

The Future For Cities: Infrastructure Efficiency

William Fulton argues that Los Angeles' Alameda Corridor is an example of the most important kind of development cities can accomplish.

June 24, 2002 - Governing

The New Century's Boom in Planning School Enrollments

Enrollments are up at the nation's top planning schools, but will the trend continue?

June 24, 2002 - Dowell Myers

Vast Development To Transform Florida Panhandle

Beaches and unspoiled bays on Florida's Panhandle will be transformed by a vast development by the state's largest private landowner and developer.

June 22, 2002 - The New York Times

A House Is Not A Home If You Can't Afford It

Study says affordable housing tops Americans' list of concerns.

June 21, 2002 - Inman News

Affordable Housing Remains A Critical Problem

Inadequate afordable housing remains a critical problem in urban America according to the Millennial Housing Commission report.

June 21, 2002 - Urban Land Magazine

WTC Rebuilding May Expand To Adjacent Blocks

To replace the retail and commercial space lost in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers, planner are looking to adjacent blocks.

June 20, 2002 - The New York Times

Downtown Columbus Is 'Decaying'

While new development grows on its edges, Columbus' downtown is struggling.

June 20, 2002 - The New York Times

Employers Begin Chasing Population Growth

Future growth and development patterns will turn the relationship between jobs and people on its head.

June 19, 2002 - California Planning and Development Report

Exit Strategy For 'Big Box Blight'

Charlotte city planners have a new requirement for big box planners: an exit strategy.

June 18, 2002 - The Charlotte Observer

Bethesda Development: Readers Respond

Readers express their views on the "Smart Growth" debate in Bethesda, MD.

June 14, 2002 - The Washington Post

Impact Of Cul-de-sacs

Cincinnati is examining the impact of cul-de-sacs -- why're they're popular with homeowners, but not with planners.

June 13, 2002 - The Cincinnati Enquirer

Lessons For American Mall Builders

Frank Lowy runs Australia's best performing real estate firm, and can teach Americans a few things about building shopping malls.

June 3, 2002 - The Economist

Boom In Migration To Resort Towns Concerns Planners

Vacation spots typically inhabited by a small number of locals in the off-season are attracting residential migration in record numbers.

June 2, 2002 - American Planning Association

Jacksonville's New Downtown Hub Plan

Downtown Jacksonville seeks to create retail town center and relies on nearby housing.

June 1, 2002 - The Florida Times-Union

'Urban Format' Stores: Big Boxes Are Shrinking

In a "surprising reversal" big retailers are downsizing stores in response to demographic and real estate realities.

May 30, 2002 - Newsweek

Bay Area Real Estate Prices Rising Again

Despite a struggling economy,, real estate prices in the San Francisco Bay Area are back up to levels seen during the dot-com boom. Area residents are concerned about the escalating prices.

May 30, 2002 - The New York Times

Atlanta Leaders Take Away Lessons From Chicago

Georgia officials hope that Chicago's successes can serve as a road map to improving the quality of life in metro Atlanta.

May 30, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Denver's Success With Infill Redevelopment

A revitalized downtown and a series of large infill projects have brought the City of Denver to the forefront of smart growth.

May 30, 2002 - Sun Spot

National Housing Policy Recommendations

This new report from the U.S. Conference of Mayors presents 60 housing policy recommendations for U.S. cities.

May 29, 2002 - US Conference of Mayors

Wal-Mart: The Biggest Landlord In The World?

Wal-Mart's aspiration is not to become the next "fashionista", but the next biggest landlord in the world...

May 29, 2002 - Chris Steins

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.