Housing
Housing Coalition Seeks Affordable Rentals
Housing industry coalition calls for increasing government insurance for affordable housing.
Urban Growth - Too Much Of A Good Thing?
A "smart growth" discussion for the masses.
Fueling Growth In Oregon
In this Op-Ed article, Candice Guth outlines how the state is actually encouraging growth.
Having Your Home At Your Office
There is too much office space. Housing rent is more stable than office rent. So convert and let people live there.
The Suburban Face Of America
The latest census figures confirm the continuing trend toward suburbanization and sprawl in the United States.
Las Vegas Says No To Affordable Housing Project
Las Vegas City Council members and residents came out against a proposed affordable housing development citing an absence of open space.
Pleasant Hill Looks At Transit Oriented Development
Plans would replace a parking lot for a BART station with a mixed use development.
Sprawling South Carolina
The state is developing land at four times the rate of its population growth, mostly in cities and along interstate highways.
Why Public Buildings Are Important To Planning
Our public buildings -- courthouses, post offices, town halls, libraries, schools -- are a reflection of who we are as a community and as a people.
Sprawl Hits The Wall
A recently published report examines sustainability in Southern California and forcasts the end of sprawling in Los Angeles.
The Malling Of Manhattan
Are our cities turning into suburbs?
Dallas' 10-Year Progress Report
In 1991 a report warned that Dallas would be gridlocked by 2001. Ten years later, the Dallas News looks at the city's progress.
Rural Housing In Trouble
President Bush's budget provisions raise concerns for rural housing.
What's Wrong With Kansas City?
If you are unhappy with a city's services, is deannexation worth considering, or is it going too far?
The Changing Face Of Seattle's Public Housing
The city's housing authority is razing old housing and replacing it with vibrant, mixed-income urban neighborhoods.
The Most Expensive Home In The U.S.?
Microsoft's Gates applies for a permit to add a room to perhaps the most expensive home in the U.S.
A Candid Look At California's Housing Crisis
State Director of Housing and Community Development Department Julie Bornstein speaks on the current housing situation.
Planning For Density
California Assemblyman Alan Lowenthal speaks on increasing housing density to battle housing shortages.
Federal Funding For Smart Growth?
The new Bush administration has said it wants to allocate funds for "smart growth" initiatives.
HUD's Native American Housing Conference
The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will sponsor its first comprehensive homeownership planning conference for urban Indian areas March 27-28 in Seattle, WA.
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
