Urban Development
Supreme Court Wetlands Decision: Depends On Your Point Of View
The Supreme Court rules that the federal government does not have the power to reach far upstream to protect every wetland in a watershed. Depending on your choice of news source, the decision protects the environment, or limits regulation.
Sharply Rising Rents In NYC Increase Burden For Most Households
Since 2002, the combination of falling incomes and rising rents has significantly increased the burden housing costs impose upon New York City's households, especially those earning less than 80% of the median income.
Mortgage Changes Could Lead To More Foreclosures
Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs) have traditionally been lower than fixed rates, but recent slowing in housing markets has led to an increase in rates and decrease in affordability.
Building Industry Blames Onerous Regulations For Housing Shortage
In the second of two reports, the California Building Industry Association asserts that "red tape and regulations", primarily the California Environmental Quality Act, prevent builders from meeting housing demand and boosting the state's economy.
Mountain House, A New City, Builds Up
Eventually, 44,000 residents will call Mountain House home. Currently, about 4,000 people live in the much-fretted-over planned development.
Comparing A Manhattan Landmark With L.A.'s Grand Avenue Project
The Frank Gehry-designed Grand Avenue project in downtown Los Angeles looks to a well-known Manhattan urban landmark for inspiration. Will it work?
World Urban Forum Comes To Vancouver
The U.N.'s biennial forum on planning issues covers clean air and water, sanitation, pollution, safety, housing, poverty, alternative transportation and energy sources, and the increasing inequity between developing and developed countries.
Vietnam's WTO Bid Will Bring Corporate Market
As the small South Asian country prepares to enter the World Trade Organization, economists predict a drastic change of pace in the locally-driven economy as corporate retail is bound to take over.
Massachusetts Policy Spurs Transit Oriented Development
With the help of the Romney administration, transit oriented development is taking off in eastern Massachusetts.
Top L.A. Building Official Brought To Court In Orange County
A controversial home remodel has generated a difficult situation for Andrew Adelman, general manager of the L.A. Department of Building and Safety, who approved a project later found by a judge to violate the city's own zoning laws.
Megacities, Mammoth Problems
Six of the world's fastest-growing megacities are examined in terms of their most pressing problems and what they are doing to address them.
Live From Dallas City Hall -- 'ForwardDallas!' Plan Faces Public
The Dallas Observer's city hall blog has been tracking -- literally by the minute -- the city's proposed comprehensive plan that's pushing mixed use development and meeting a local government's support, skepticism, and outright absenteeism.
Did Landlords Force Out Tenants To Gentrify Apartments?
A lawsuit alleges that landlords harassed tenants and forced them out from rent-controlled buildings in gentrifying neighborhoods.
Does Urbanism Have A Place In Dallas' Suburbs?
Michael Landauer, a Dallas Morning News columnist, decries the claim that New Urbanism is a 'fake' development, and welcomes a more urban lifestyle to the Dallas suburbs.
The Two Faces Of Gentrification
Hollywood celebrities and gangs, million-dollar luxury homes and the homeless, all live side-by-side in the Oakwood neighborhood of Venice.
Downtown L.A. To Get Convention Center Hotel
At 54 stories, the $750-million project would feature a five-star hotel, nearly 1,000 rooms, and luxury condominiums. It would be one of the largest buildings in LA.
'Microhomes' Joining McMansions As Vacation Getaways
Microhomes range in size from a few hundred to a little over one thousand square feet -- much smaller than the U.S. average of 2,400 square feet. While the microhome market is still "tiny", architects say buyer interest is growing significantly.
Spanish Neighborhood To Mix Housing And Agriculture In 'Sociopolis'
The new development in Valencia, Spain, harkens back to a 1,000-year-old way of life, integrating small agricultural lands with housing, using a modern, high-rising twist.
Who Is To Blame For Ground Zero Redevelopment Delays?
New Yorkers are not quite sure who is reponsible for the delayed redevelopment of Ground Zero.
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
