Urban Development
Is Annexation 'Smart Growth'?
Cities call annexation an effective tool for managing growth at the local level. Counties disagree. Who's really in control?
Massachusetts Town Bans Chain Retailers
Nantucket makes an effort to preserve its quaint, historic character.
El Paso Moves To Redevelop Historic Downtown
El Paso is one of the last Southwest cities to turn its downtown around, but will the proposed plan work?
Who Is Rebuilding New Orleans?
Thousands from Mexico and Central America are rushing to New Orleans where work is easy to find and no one is checking illegal workers' documentation.
Car-Free Development Proposal Seeks Supporters
A development of 1,000 homes designed for car-free living has been proposed for a 30-acre site in Hayward, California.
17 Projects Win New Urbanism Awards
Congress for the New Urbanism honors 17 diverse projects in affordable housing, transit-oriented development, high-density infill plans, wilderness preservation, and freeway-taming strategies, with the 2006 Charter Awards.
Small Cities' Tax Systems Kowtow To Developers
Through reliance on tax revenue and tax increment financing (TIF) projects, small cities must attract developers to sustain themselves, according to this op-ed.
Environmentalists, Republicans Stave Off Florida Keys Development
The Everglades-adjacent islands will remain under close watch by state government at least until 2009.
Up, Up, And Beyond In Seattle
The Seattle city council passes sweeping changes to downtown height limits, allowing for taller buildings.
Suburbs: Walk This Way
Can a walking lifestyle really make it in the 'burbs?
The Galactic Suburban Frontier
As growth continues farther and farther from traditional urban cores, defining a sense of place among the myriad "exopoli" becomes increasingly difficult.
Reports Of Tiger Stadium Death Greatly Exaggerated
Detroit News reporters have jumped to conclusions about the failure of area redevelopment efforts and the need to demolish the stadium.
Friday Funny: Number One Goes Green
Replacing water with slipperiness in an unexpected place can save energy.
Moscow Office Demand Is Through The Roof
Soviet era buildings don't meet the needs of today's international companies, so local architects and developers are scrambling to build anew.
New York City: Shaped By The 'Loathsome'
The New York Press lists the 50 most loathsome New Yorkers, and a couple of developers top the list.
Booming Bay County, Florida
For the St. Joe Co., Panama City, Florida's proposed new airport is about transit-oriented development -- in a big way.
Build, Reuse, And Build Again
In Baltimore, developers plan to add on to The Rotunda, a historic building that already experienced an innovative reuse in the 1970s.
Orange County, Florida, Bans 'Big Boxes' For One Year
Five hundred e-mails protesting big-box retail stores in different parts of Central Florida's Orange County led County Commissioners to adopt a one-year moratorium on megastores larger than 75,000 square feet, until stronger laws are in place.
Calgary, 'City on Steroids'
Surging oil wealth, a huge provincial surplus, and a booming real estate market make Calgary the new "centre of the universe" in Canada.
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
