Housing
Urban Planner Joins Lower Manhattan Rebuilding Effort
Urban planner Alexander Garvin will join the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation as vice president for planning, design and development.
Lifestyle Centers
Upscale, pedestrian-friendly, village-type storefronts with commanding architectural programs are becoming the latest retail trend.
Should You Use Building Commissioning?
As buildings become more technologically complex, commissioning has become a popular tool for a building owner to verify that everything works.
Mixed-Use, Landmark Status For Chicago's Union Station
The Chicago Landmarks Commission will recommend to the City Council that Union Station be named a city landmark. The commission also gave its blessing to a plan to add 18 stories to the existing 8-story structure.
Designing Housing To Meet A Demographic Challenge
National Association of Home Builders organizes a competition for designing senior-friendly housing.
Singles Make Up Larger Share Of Suburban Households
This new analysis of 2000 Census data shows that the types of households fueling growth in metropolitan America are challenging conventional notions of who lives in cities and suburbs.
Transforming Downtown Los Angeles
Reinventing downtown Los Angeles will lead the city to maturity.
Redeveloping The Rockaway Peninsula
City officials announce a new plan to develop a 308 acre neighborhood in Southeast Queens.
The Least Affordable Place To Buy A House
The National Association of Home Builders has released results of a survey of the least affordable places to buy a house.
World's Most Expensive Shopping Streets
Cushman & Wakefield researches the most expensive retail location in the world. Would you believe $700 per square foot?
Myth Of Social Capital In Community Development
The traditional understanding of "social capital" is fundamentally flawed.
Downtown Los Angeles Poised For Renewal
The prospects for downtown Los Angeles, the "last big urban frontier in the US," are bright.
The Most Crowded Communities In CA
Analysis of the 2000 census indicates that the most crowded communities in California are desolate rural towns.
A New Sprawl Index In The Making
"Sprawl" has become a common, everyday word, yet until now it had little definition other than "I know it when I see it."
HUD's 2002 Income Limits Published
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development releases fiscal year 2002 income limits.
Project To Transform Former Plant Into Housing
$30 million renovation of ex-Trico plant aims to bring more residents to downtown Buffalo.
Demand For Residential Density Increasing
A Fannie Mae Foundation journal article presents strong evidence of increasing demand for denser housing environments.
Record Sales Of New Homes
Despite the slow economy, sales of new homes hit a record high last year.
A So. CA City That Wants To Stay Rural
Activists who want to save mountain paths, horse trails and wildlife, are fighting development in San Gabriel hills.
Apartments Minimize Sprawl
A new publication aims to change the perception of apartments as a valuable, but often-overlooked commuity development tool.
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
