Housing
Ft. Lauderdale Approves Major Mixed-Use Project For Premier Intersection
A premier but decayed intersection in the city will get a boost after city commissioners approved an apartment building with stores that they had previously rejected.
Cleveland To Allow Warehouses To Be Converted To Lofts
Artists may soon colonize Cleveland's struggling industrial districts under a new zoning classification allows for live/work residential spaces in industrial warehouses.
Celebration Still Having Growing Pains
The new urbanist community has small town charm mixed with some Disney magic, but not all the residents are living happily ever after.
Transit Mall Planned Around Dallas Transit Station
100 acres of the Urban Center development in Las Colinas have been set aside for a transit mall that will be built around the DART light-rail station scheduled to open in 2008.
Turning Strip Malls To Housing Villages
Orange and L.A. Counties are running out of land for housing. The solution? Some advocate changing strip malls to homes.
Just Like A Suburb -- Only Bigger
Has suburbia become a way of life? Fast Company takes a harsh look at Denver's megasuburb, Highlands Ranch.
Creating Smart Growth Incentives
Utah governor Mike Levitt called on the state's Growth Commission to come up with incentives for developers and cities to embrace smart growth, and to form alliances with farmers to get those incentives through the Legislature.
Solving Overcrowding Problems In The Golden State
Recent U.S. Census figures show that eight of the nation's tenmost crowded cities are in California, but there is widespread disagreement on how to remedy the situation.
Cultivating Pedestrian Street Traffic
A new development in the Seattle suburb of Bellevue has resulted in a resurgance of foot traffic and created an atmosphere of urban vitality.
HUD's Housing Vision
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez outlines the U.S. housing vision at U.N. conference.
Downtown Raleigh Welcoming Residential Development
New housing developments in and around the center city are beginning to revitalize the east end of downtown.
Documentary: The Sprawling Of America
"The Sprawling of America," a two-hour documentary that examines the social,political, and economic causes of sprawl.
L.A. Central City West Dispute On Housing
The western fringe of downtown L.A. has become the stage in a battle between luxury and affordable housing advocates.
Gentrification Is Coming To Chinatown
New high rise condominiums and higher rents are slowing eating away at one of Boston's distinct neighborhoods.
Metro Markets Ranked For Investment Potential
Grubb & Ellis publishes their 2001 Landauer Forecast which ranks metro markets according to their investment potential.
New Jersey Responds To Sprawl
Two New Jersey politicians take different approaches to sprawl. One solution: repeal requirements for affordable housing.
Straw Is Surpisingly Good For Home Building
Homes built with bales of straw are immune to earthquake and fire, and don't need air conditioning.
Boston's Housing Experiment
In hopes of revitalizing one of the city's poorest neighborhoods, the Boston Housing Authority experiment with bringing middle class residents into the community has produced mixed results.
Orlando To Showcase New Urbanism With Infill Development
Planned to replace the former Naval Training Center, the newly christened Baldwin Park neighborhood will feature a village center and neo-traditional architecture, similar to Celebration, FL.
Store Wars: Documentary Captures Residents' Battle With Megastores
A PBS documentary tells the story of how residents of a small town stood up to Wal-Mart and opposed the construction of a megastore in their town.
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
