Housing
Town Watch
The potential benefits of town center development are many, but so are the challenges.
Moving A State Border To Merge Towns
Two neighboring towns, one in Nevada and in Utah, are considering merging by redrawing the Nevada-Utah state border.
Top Websites For Online House Hunting
Here is a review of websites designed to help you find your dream house.
Developing Housing In An Anti-Sprawl Climate
Southern California developers are learning that the key to successful housing development lies in addressing residents' anti-srawl concerns.
Can Downtowns Compete With Suburbs?
Though suburbs continue to mushroom across the nation, some experts say overcrowded suburbs will help city centers survive.
Cincinnati's Low Home-Ownership Rate
Cincinnati's owner-occupancy rate is less than 40 percent and is well below the national average.
HUD Grants For Michigan Housing Assistance
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development grants $10 million in assistance for housing and community development programs in four Michigan communities.
The Midwest's Largest Toxic Amusement Park?
A California developer has proposed a $860 million amusement park on top of a highly-toxic ammunition dump site in Kansas.
Financing Progressive Development
Conventional financing techniques impede investment in "smart growth" or "new urbanism" projects.
Downtown Revival: DC's East End Transforms
Washington D.C.'s East End is attracting interest and cash as it undergoes a dramatic revitalization.
Affordable Housing Design Contest
Students at U.C. Berkeley win an affordable housing design competition sponsored by Bank of America.
Smart Growth Hurts Home Ownership
Report argues that 'smart growth' policies put home ownership 'at risk' by increasing housing prices.
Revitalizing The Inner City With Economics
The market appears to be doing what years of social policy could not -- revitalize the inner city.
Smart Growth A 'Nightmare' For First-Time Home Buyers
Experts say 'smart growth' is raising the price of new homes beyond the reach of first-time home buyers.
San Jose Wants High-Density Housing In Downtown
Officials from San Jose, CA, are urging developers to build high-density housing in dilapidated downtown areas to meet housing demand.
Slowing Growth In Durham
An activist zoning panel is struggling with builders and the city's planning commission to slow the region's growth, citing overcrowding schools and a deteriorating environment as symptoms of rampant development.
Jacksonville's Approach To Urban Sprawl
Jacksonville's strategy to deal with sprawl is to anticipate it before it happens.
Dot-Com Slowdown Hurts Bay Area Real Estate
Study finds declining commercial rents and higher vacancy rates in the home of the once booming dot-com companies.
Reforming Government Finance May Help Slow Sprawl
Assembly bill 680 proposes to redistribute tax revenues by population rather than by purchases, which some lawmakers hope will encourage more affordable housing in already developed cities.
Buying Real Estate On EBay
eBay is arguably the most popular site on the Internet. But is it ready to sell real estate?
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
