Urban Development
California's Official Pro-Sprawl City?
At the southern tip of California's San Joaquin Valley lies Bakersfield, a city of 312,000, expected to grow to 730,000 in three decades. It has just doubled its sphere of influence and shows little inclination to put restraints on growth.
The Ever-Expanding New York City Commute
As housing prices continue to increase in the New York City metropolitan area, residents are moving farther and farther away to find affordable housing.
Apple Opens Big Apple Core Store
Apple is set to open its 24x7 flagship store at Fifth Avenue and 59th Street in Manhattan.
Duany Brings New Urbanism To Pacifica, California
Andres Duany is working with developer Don Peebles and the residents of Pacifica to develop a New Urbanist project on an 87 acre parcel.
Miami 21: Reshaping The City
Miami 21 plan aims to update city's zoning code and incorporate elements of New Urbanism.
Seven County Central Florida Region Initiates Long-Range Planning
With the seven-county Central Florida region projected to double its population by 2050, coordinated planning is critical. The think tank myregion.org will start a 15-month visioning process with a meeting May 17th.
A West Coast Voice Bids Farewell To Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs wrote little about Los Angeles, a city that might make her shudder, but she is still fondly remembered there. Sam Hall Kaplan presents his personal account of one of the 20th century's greatest urbanists.
Tower Planned For Chicago's South Shore
Proposed 20-story tower could be first new high-rise in three decades for Chicago's South Side area.
New Urbanism Coming To Scotland
Andres Duany has been contracted to work in Scotland for the first time.
Urban Pioneers Reviving Downtown Syracuse
Reinvestment begun in the 1970s is coming into bloom in this New York college town.
Miami's Most Ambitious Planning Project
With a focus on simplifying the development process and historic preservation, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, the lead consultant on the Miami 21 Project, unveiled the first quadrant of the City's most ambitious urban planning project to date.
Will Coastal Development Pressures In Florida Move Inland?
High coastal real estate prices and the threat of hurricanes may shift more demand to inland locations that feature higher elevations, which are hard to come by on the Florida coast. Owl's Head, a New Urbanist development, will test the market.
Kolkata's Comeback
Free enterprise and investment in infrastructure are turning Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta, from a "dying city" to a "boomtown".
A Sustainable New Orleans Is Possible
Good planning can rebuild a sustainable New Orleans but politics is moving in the other direction observes Neal Peirce.
Riviera Beach Races State Law To Redevelop With Eminent Domain
The City Council of Riviera Beach, Florida, in an effort to outmaneuver the Florida Legislature, approved an agreement with a developer enabling a $2.4 billion waterfront redevelopment project that relies on eminent domain.
Federal, State Tax Credits Revitalize Downtown St. Louis
Reversing a steady decline in population since the 1950s, Census estimates show growth since 2003. People are moving back to St. Louis due to investment downtown and throughout the city.
Los Angeles Okays 1-Year Ban on Loft Conversions
Los Angeles City Council hopes to slow gentrification of downtown by approving a moratorium on conversion or demolition of low-cost hotels.
Jane Jacobs: Right Questions, Wrong Neighborhoods
Jane Jacobs brilliantly dissected the destruction of "inner areas" of "great cities," but she passed over the city districts that needed attention the most: less dense working and middle class neighborhoods, the ones that emptied out for the suburbs.
Should More Development Cost 'Mama' Her Home?
A developer wants to raze the old Buckingham Village apartments in Arlington County, to replace them with pricey new townhomes. Should "neighborhood guardian" Lillian Veney and her dog, who have lived in the complex for 12 years, be forced out?
Escaping The Ivory Tower
How a Montreal university has embraced the city around it.
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
