Housing
Bringing Back Buffalo's Downtown
Experts said Buffalo, NY, has got what it takes to be a vibrant downtown. A design team keeps working to reach that goal.
Atlanta's Affordable Housing Quandry
If Atlanta's downtown is be revitalized, it must include affordable housing. However, local government must be clear about what affordable means.
King Of The Lofts In Downtown L.A.
Wade Killefer is the architect du jour for bringing new life to historic downtown L.A. buildings.
North Carolina's Resemblence To Northern Jersey
The region's sprawl along I-85 is beginning to draw comparisions to the sprawl of Northern New Jersey.
Survey Finds Downtowns Growing
A survey by the Fannie Mae Foundation finds that 75 percent of the cities analyzed saw their downtown populations grow in the 1990s.
Kotkin To L.A. Real Estate: Watch Out!
Joel Kotkin points to several trends in Southern California that should sound the warning bells for real estate investors.
Voice Of The Nation's Cities
Mayors of the nation's big cities, heads of educational institutions, business leaders, and others have formed a national organization to advocate for cities.
Houston's Largest Planned Community
A new master-planned community north of Houston will cover 8,000 acres and include 20,000 single-family homes.
What Makes A 21st Century City?
Keys to success include services, and lifestyle. Columbus is blazing a trail. What are the other cities?
Philadelphia's Ambitious Revitalization Plan
Philadelphia's mayor will battle the city's urban blight with a $1.63 billion demolition and reconstruction plan.
Expose On Substandard Homebuilding
A Globe expose of homebuildings finds that substandard home construction is a growing national problem.
World Trade Center Takeover Deal Completed
Three years in the making, the largest real estate deal in New York's history is finally completed.
Cities Opposed To Affordable Housing Measure
California city and county officials have voiced opposition to a bill that would penalize local governments for failing to meet California's affordable housing requirements.
Telecom Hotels Come To Buffalo
A former automomobile plant in Buffalo may be reused as a telecommunications center.
Homeowners Starting To Look At Zoning
More and more homeowners are learning the hard way that it pays to look at zoned land uses around their home to protect themselves from potential nuisances next door.
Chicago Revises Zoning, Encourages Open Space
New zoning offers incentives to developers that provide open space and public amenities.
Converting A Train Station To Upscale Hotel
Fort Worth, Texas planners examine how to convert a train station to an upscale hotel.
Colleges Blamed For Housing Shortage
Affordable housing advocates in Boston are calling on the city's colleges to build more on campus housing, freeing up housing for low-income residents.
Colorado's I-25 North: Road To Growth
Urban growth is pushing north along the interstate from Denver, gobbling up farm land and open space.
Five Principles For New Arena Development
The Charlotte, N.C. city council approved five principles to guide the design of their new arena.
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
