Urban Development

Local residents protest a towering proposed development plan in Philadelphia.

March 29, 2006 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

A former Seattle Mayor shells out close to $1 million for development rights over the Lusty Lady strip club, after the owners refuse to sell.

March 28, 2006 - Seattle Weekly

In Calgary, the Planning Commission wants to ban stucco, but a condo developer objects.

March 28, 2006 - Calgary Sun

For Michael McGough, the restoration of Dix Street in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood has become a personal mission.

March 28, 2006 - The Boston Globe

While options for what to do with Seattle's obsolete waterfront Alaskan Way Viaduct may seem limited, another plan has been thrown into the mix.

March 28, 2006 - The Seattle Times

Smart growth and other land use restrictions cost U.S. homebuyers at least $275 billion in 2005, according to a new report by Randal O'Toole and the American Dream Coalition. O'Toole calls the additional costs 'The Planning Penalty.'

March 27, 2006 - American Dream Coalition

In Philadelphia, politics, not planning, determines what gets built, according to UPenn Fellow Mark Alan Hughes. A project that can be built as-of-right under the current zoning has riled elected officials and neighbors.

March 27, 2006 - The Philadelphia Daily News

Traffic congestion is the "greatest challenge" for Meridian, Idaho, the growth of which has brought positive changes as well.

March 27, 2006 - The Idaho Statesman

Trying to find parking in Downtown Los Angeles is going from difficult to near-impossible as ever more surface lots are converted to housing. The Downtown News offers the first in a three-part series.

March 26, 2006 - Los Angeles Downtown News

Do you think the housing bubble will burst? Will it continue to grow? Thanks to a new index fund, you can now put your money where your mouth is.

March 24, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

The former home of a prominent Jewish-American newspaper now represents the hottest conversion in the fast-changing New York neighborhood.

March 24, 2006 - The New York Observer

The jewels in a new proposal for San Francisco's Treasure Island remain hidden, writes urban design critic Morris Newman.

March 23, 2006 - The Slatin Report

Lennar, one of the nation's largest homebuilders, which recently purchased its fifth closed military base site in California, has met with opposition from many angles.

March 23, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

Discussion over whether to replace the aging viaduct with a tunnel, and the potential impact on the city’s waterfront, will only intensify as a November advisory election approaches.

March 23, 2006 - The Seattle Stranger

At long last, Boston's Columbus Center will break ground this year. Upon completion, the 35-story mixed-use project will finally reconnect four blocks of the Back Bay and South End neighborhoods, which have long been separated by Interstate 90.

March 23, 2006 - The Boston Globe

The New York City Department of City Planning releases a new, easy-to-use handbook to make zoning understandable -- at least compared to the old, arcane Zoning Resolution.

March 22, 2006 - The New York Times

Are current zoning laws in Indian cities forcing their outward growth? Are these new developments creating more strain on public services than what already exists? What will be the economic impacts of such government policies?

March 22, 2006 - International Herald Tribune

From eminent domain to "condofication", Planetizen editors outline the top 10 planning issues from 2005.

March 21, 2006 - Abhijeet Chavan

Zillow, a Seattle based website allows users to obtain approximate market values for homes all across the United States, and "Zestimating" could be the new "Googling".

March 20, 2006 - The Boston Globe

With good land hard to find, developers are cashing in: on strangely configured sites. Think of a trapezoidal house, a 35-foot-wide golfer's retreat and a 'cow's face' plot.

March 19, 2006 - Wall Street Journal / Real Estate Journal