Urban Development
When History Meets Sprawl
Residents of Camden, South Carolina, are fighting to preserve the charm and character of their historic town from the encroaching sprawl from nearby Columbia.
How A Cool Street 'Happens'
Restaurant Row in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is an example of how a destination street can be created without any formal planning.
New Urbanism Takes Hold In West Florida
Cities and counties in and around the Tampa Bay area are incorporating elements of New Urbanism into their planning and land use codes.
Battle Over Housing In New York's Wealthiest Zip Code
Largely low-rise and industrial, Manhattan's once gritty but now chic TriBeCa neighborhood is facing pressure from developers who are hoping to profit from its desirability by building new high-rise apartments.
A Shifting Planning Paradigm In Hong Kong
No longer content with the planning status quo, the city's residents are demanding that government plans abandon their outdated "city in the sky" vision and focus on quality of life issues in the territory.
Second Home Purchases Decline Nationwide
In a reversal to 2005's trend to "buy first, and ask questions later", more and more prospective buyers are taking a cautious approach to buying their vacation home.
Arts-Based Planning For Downtown
A New Jersey township that has been a leader in downtown planning is planning to integrate arts-based development into its successful downtown mix.
Cities To Swap Cash For Meeting Housing Requirements
A Bay Area county will be the first in the region to take advantage of a new state law that allows cities to swap meeting state-mandated, affordable housing requirements for cash donations to cities which build affordable housing within same county.
Measuring Quality Of Life In The Treasure Valley Region
A report by Institute for Urban & Regional Planning at Boise State University looks at competitiveness and quality of life of the Treasure Valley.
New Orleans Short On Planning Staff
Developers are having to wait longer for project approvals, which may slow the city's recovery from Hurricane Katrina. HUD has denied the city's request to hire more staff using federal money.
Philadelphia's Skyscraper Boom
The recent building spree of high rises in Philadelphia requires more oversight from planners if it is to truly benefit the city, argues one critic.
Property Tax Increases Outstrip Personal Income Growth
Nationwide, the rise of personal property tax bills has nearly doubled as compared to the level of personal income in the years 2000-2004.
New Jersey's 100,000 Unit Housing Plan
To combat housing prices that are increasingly out of reach for low- and middle-income buyers, the state has announced plans to develop 100,000 units of affordable housing over 10 years.
Building A College Town
Mansfield, Connecticut, just doesn't cut it as a "college town," so locals together with the University of Connecticut are creating one.
UK Boosts Housing Development On Brownfields
Government policies have led to over three quarters of new homes in Britain being built on recycled land.
Low Density Urban Sprawl And Other Sacred Cows
A high ranking government official takes a critical look at the orthodoxy behind the fight against urban decay in India's cities.
The Grassroots Takes On Planning
Ordinary people, not professionals, are doing the planning to rebuild New Orleans.
Promoting Green Space In The Urban Core
The city of Seattle is proposing to change its planning regulations to encourage green vegetation in new urban developments.
South Chicago Neighborhood Is New Hot Property
After over a century of being cut off from Lake Michigan, the southeast side is gearing up for the newest, largest development project in years in the sleepy, working-class neighborhood of South Chicago.
Is 'Greenprint Denver' Plan Enough?
The mayor of Denver, Colorado, has a plan to make the city more environmentally healthy by setting goals of sustainable development. The authors of this editorial in the Denver Post argue that the mayor's plan doesn't go far enough.
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.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
City of Moreno Valley
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
City of Cambridge, Maryland
