Housing
Potential Hazards on Disney Site
Disney plans a $2-billion Creative Campus in Glendale. Neighbors warn that the environmental impact report glosses over potential toxic hazards.
$1 Million Northeast Valley Fix
The northeast San Fernando Valley lacks affordable housing and suffers poverty and blight. Many think that $1-million is too little and too late.
County-USC Baldwin Park Hospital Gets OK
A $47-million 80-bed San Gabriel Valley Hospital was OK'd by the County Board of Suervisors. Antonovich calls it a budget-buster.
Housing Mobility Key To Welfare Reform
Is housing mobility the key to welfare reform?Lessons from Chicago’s Gautreaux program.
HUD Rental Assistance for 60,000 Families
Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded rental assistance vouchers that will help 60,000 very low-income families live in housing they otherwise could not afford.
Redondo Beach Revitalization
King Harbor in Redondo Beach will undergo commercial and tourist redevelopment. A pact with the local power plant makes this possible.
HUD Funds Available For Mortgage Study
HUD announced availability of funds to support several studies related to the mortgage purchases of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Who Is Responsible For Storm Runoff?
California builders may be forced to stop storm runoff on-site.
Will Housing Bills Save Affordable Housing?
Five of 10 bills that California's home-building industry pushed to boost housing construction survived to make it to the governor's desk.
NY's Unlikely Housing Hot Spot
A trendy new neighborhood has risen at the most unlikely place: Main-LaSalle in Buffalo, New York
Searching For The Right Smart Growth Plan
Richard Lov asks if we can act fast enough before sprawl does irrevocable damage or will we still be searching for that right smart growth plan?
Philadelphia's Neglected Neighborhoods
Since last Thursday 25 buldings have crumbled and officials say another 3,100 are in imminent danger of collapsing.
Mountain Perks
As mountain resort communities continue evolving into four-season resorts, developers need to tailor their products to a wide variety of users.
HUD Program to Protect Children from Lead
Department of Housing and Urban Development announces a $105 million program to help communities protect children from the dangers of lead.
The Code Enforcers
As cities grow and age, code-enforcement gains importance.
San Diego Affordable-Housing Setbacks
Three affordable-housing programs in San Diego are failing or costing the citymillions more than expected.
Can Networks Help Make Better Neighborhoods?
A Seattle suburb will soon boast the first "digital housing development" in the nation as new buyers demand Internet-ready homes.
Housing Crisis in Northeast SF Valley
Dilapidated, unsafe housing is not being repaired. The poor are being evicted and become homeless. There is no end in sight.
Landlords Pulling Out Of HUD Contracts
According to the Southern California Association of Governments, 2,200 units of affordable housing are needed in Ventura County, but new apartment starts remain stagnant.
San Fernando Valley Slums
A lack of affordable housing and medical care are both contributing to the deterioration of the northeast San Fernando Valley.
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
