Housing

Using New Urbanism To Balance Profits, Social Resposibility

By implementing New Urbanism concepts, a Canadian land developer aims to balance profits with sensible planning.

November 16, 2001 - The Ottawa Citizen

Decentralization No Answer To Terrorism

Scattering people and offices will not make American cities less vulnerable to terrorist attacks.

November 16, 2001 - Planning Magazine

Arizona: Seeking New Stadium Site

Plans for new Arizona Cardinals stadium in Tempe is abandoned. Officials are now seeking a new location.

November 16, 2001 - The Arizona Republic

Growth Slowdown Forecast For San Diego County

The San Diego Association of Governments has forecast a growth slowdown in San Diego County, CA, but warned that the county still faces a housing crisis.

November 15, 2001 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Remote Real Estate Becomes Popular

In a lousy market, the smart money is on real estate. And the more remove the real estate, the better.

November 14, 2001 - The Christian Science Monitor

Community Fighting 'Mansionization'

Planners in Encinitas, CA are working to make sweeping changes to building codes that would significantly reduce the size of new homes.

November 12, 2001 - North County Times Escondido-Oceanside-Vista

City Accused Of Neglecting Poorer Minorities

The city of Winter Park, FL has only spent $10,000 to rehabilitate housing in its predominantly black neighborhood over the past ten years.

November 12, 2001 - The Orlando Sentinel

Hospitals Are Intregrating Retail Development

The new trend in hospital planning and development is to include miniature malls and retail stores.

November 9, 2001 - Wall St. Journal

Building Boom In Stone Mountain, GA

A building boom arrives in Stone Mountain, GA.

November 9, 2001 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Phoenix's $600 Million Civic Center Expansion

Phoenix voters have approved a $600 million civic center expansion -- but will it ever be built?

November 8, 2001 - The Arizona Republic

New Projects To Reshape Metro Atlanta's College Park

$2 billion worth of projects aim to transform downtown College Park in Atlanta, GA.

November 8, 2001 - Atlanta Business Chronicle

Orlando Braces For Baldwin Park

The large infill development set to replace a former naval base is causing concerns among residents and local politicans.

November 7, 2001 - The Orlando Sentinel

D.C. Real Estate Market One Of Nation's Strongest

The real estate market in Washington D.C. remains strong even during a national recession.

November 7, 2001 - The Washington Post

Atlantic Station On Track In Atlanta

Atlantic Station, an ambitious multibillion-dollar mixed-use project is ready for the first phase.

November 6, 2001 - Atlanta Business Chronicle

Atlanta's Real Estate Outlook Is Dim For Next Year

Report says the real estate market in Atlanta, GA, will struggle in 2002 has the potential for a sharp recovery.

November 6, 2001 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Downtown Boom May Reshape Atlanta

With $3 billion in projects in downtown Atlanta, GA, the city may be on its way to becoming a 24-hour city.

November 6, 2001 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta's Lindberg Plaza To Be Redesigned, Rebuilt

Shopping and apartments are to replace shopping center, and it will be larger than Phipps Plaza when completed.

November 5, 2001 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Top Ten City Rankings For Real Estate Investment

Real estate investment prospects are expected to decline in major metropolitan areas in 2002. Who will be left standing?

November 1, 2001 - Business Wire

Property Taxes Rising In Massachusetts

In Massachusettts, property taxes for an average single-family home increased by 5.5 percent in 2001, according the numbers released by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.

October 30, 2001 - The Boston Globe

Build It - We Are Already Here

Paper outlines the Los Angeles, CA, business and development community's strategies to solve the affordable housing crisis at all levels: affordable housing, workforce housing and homeownership.

October 30, 2001 - Central City Association Of Los Angeles

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.