Housing
Memphis Downtown Hits A Home Run
Memphis stadium energizes the city's downtown into a dramatic turnaround after three decades.
The Future Of Mixed-Use Resorts
Mixed-use resorts are becoming village-based, multigenerational, year-round, 24-hour-a-day experiences.
New Homes, Old Neighborhoods
Cleveland's older suburbs try to meet demand for new housing.
Union Wage Scales Cause Sprawl
Union wages are 50% more when building in Philadelphia as compared to the suburbs. As a result, no new-housing construction in Philadelphia.
El Paso: When Growth Becomes Sprawl
Faced with the first phase of a planned 1,300-home subdivision, El Paso struggles to decide when exactly growth becomes urban sprawl.
No New Urbanism In My Back Yard
The Lennox Village project in Nashville draws inspiration from New Urbanism but some residents are opposed to the concept.
New Stadium Location For Miami
Mayor Joe Carollo to propose a new site for Florida Marlins stadium in Miami, FL.
Las Vegas Needs 'East Coast Urbanism'
Mayor Oscar Goodman discusses Las Vegas and his ideas for revitalizing downtowns.
U.S. Governors Lament Sprawl
At a recent meeting of the National Governors' Assocation, preventing sprawl has become a hot topic.
The Difference Between A Real And Pretend Downtown
San Jose's downtown development needs courage to go beyond tired formulas and cliches.
California: Housing Is Scarce And Expensive
According to number released by the U.S. Census Bureau, housing costs in California are spiralling up as the state suffers from a housing shortage.
HUD Pushes Homeownership Over Renting
The Bush administration's housing policy, which emphasizes homeownership for the poor over rental assistance, plans to scale back funding for low-income tenants and could intensify the shortage of affordable housing in cities.
Housing Is Essential To Economic Revitilization
CNN fn's Market Call interviews ULI President Richard Rosan on federal housing policy.
Are Eco-friendly Buildings The Future?
Developers, architects and planners are working together to build the next generation of modern buildings -- eco friendly green buildings.
Housing Costs Forcing Blacks To Leave San Francisco
As housing costs rise to record levels, African-Americans are leaving San Francisco "in droves" according to Census figures.
Making Density Desirable
More and more well-to-do residents in the booming Research Triangle are opting to live in townhomes and condos, and developers are moving to build attractive high density housing across the region.
Urban Refugees Drowning Small Towns
A national transformation is taking place as small towns in the U.S. struggle to survive the onslaught urban and suburban refugees. Experts say lack of planning makes the problem worse.
Study: Home Ownership Lifts Distressed Neighborhoods
A study by the Fannie Mae Foundation, New York University professors, and a researcher U. S. Census Bureau finds that city programs promoting home ownership increases property values in the neighborhood.
The Plight Of Small Town America
While some towns struggle to attract new industry and keep a town square alive, others try to slam the brakes on growth, as roads, sewers and schools strain under the load of new homes and families.
Minority Homeownership At All-Time High
Minority homeownership rate set a new all-time record of 48.8 percent in the second quarter of 2001, with 13.2 million minority families owning their homes.
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.
Economic & Planning Systems, Inc.
UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
City of Piedmont, CA
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
