Housing
San Francisco Will Lose 80% Of Dot-Coms
A report by real estate company Cushman & Wakefield Inc. predicts that the dot-com industry in S.F. will collapse in the next year.
Federal Buildings And Revitilization
A large federal facility can have a dramatic impact on the vitality and livability of a community. Government planners are recognizing this.
Is Smart Growth A Bad Idea?
Critics say "smart growth" is great if your dream is to live in a noisy apartment, take a crowded train to work and never see a tree, but it is hardly a model for a utopian society.
Interstate 5: A Seed Farm For Sprawling Suburbs
From Canada to Oregon, the cities along Interstate 5 are growing fast.
Designing Firms Moving To Downtown L.A.
Affordable rents and lots of space are the reasons that architectural firms are moving from Santa Monica to downtown L.A.
Implications Of Changing U.S. Demographics For Cities
This paper examines how the country's current and projected demographic trends will impact preferences for housing choices and residential location in the future, and particularly how they will affect cities and metropolitan areas.
Boston's Older Cities Rebound
Many older cities have tried for decades to stir growth with tax incentives. So what made the difference for Boston?
New Jersey Town Can't Say No To Development
A New Jersey community is designated for high-density growth. But the growth has come too fast, too soon.
Weekly 'Sprawl Busters' News
If your community is "threatened" by a megastore, Sprawl Busters will apparently take up your cause.
Housing Gen Xers
An underresearched, underestimated, and often misunderstood demographic segment, Generation X is a powerful force in today's economy.
A Better Boise, Through Planning
In the midst of a tech boom, the city is looking to implementing smart growth practices to protect open space and agriculture.
Houston Approves $630 Million Expansion
A decade in the making, the Houston City Council approves an expansion of the city's convention center and new hotel.
Builder Pays City. Foes Call It Graft.
West Hollywood accepted $5.2 million from a developer of a Sunset Blvd. project. Foes are outraged. Courts say it's O.K.
San Francisco: Doom And Gloom
Now that the dot-com rush is over, the real estate market in San Francisco is changing. Will the rest of the U.S. follow?
HUD Raises FHA Loan Limits
In a dramatic move to spur construction of much-needed multi-family rental housing across the country, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez today proposed that HUD raise the FHA loan limits by 25 percent.
Building Density With Rowhouses
The rowhouse, a relatively new building form in the Pacific Northwest, is still evolving as a modern solution for higher density communities.
Portland's Shrinking Neighborhoods
Census figures show neighborhoods at the heart of Portland, OR, decreased in population...but not for the reason you might expect.
Housing Projects Get Aid For Bills
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez announced that HUD will earmark an additional $105 million to help pay the utility bills of public housing authorities and resident management corporations blind-sided by energy costs.
Las Vegas Seeks Urban Legitimacy
Las Vegas, Nevada has been ridiculed as a warped caricature of american culture. It now wants cosmopolitan trappings.
Raleigh-Durham Market Update
Reis.com, a resource of commercial real estate trends, looks at Raleigh-Durham and Cleveland in it's most current update.
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
