Connecticut
Wal-Mart vs. Nothing?
As living wage activists and big box developers, like Wal-Mart, clash in economically depressed urban areas like Hartford, many hope that city officials will do the right thing.
Another Case Against Smart Growth
In a Hartford Courant Op-Ed, the CEO of the Home Builders Association of Connecticut points out some of the flaws of smart growth, including its research and advocacy.
'Good Design is Economic Development'
Tom Condon of the Hartford Courant makes a plea for better designed buildings and spaces in Hartford.
The Meaning of 'Private' in 'Private Property'
Sam Bass Warner Jr. reflects on the meaning of private property against the changing landscape of land use and ownership.
The Dynamics of Building Moratoriums
Do building moratoriums work? Developers and others in one of the fastest growing communities in Connecticut say no.
Debate On Downtown Affordable Housing
A Hartford Courant editorial gives reasons for why a current city proposal to implement an 'affordable rental standard' is bad for Hartford.
Connecticut: Health, Smart Growth and Sprawl
A Hartford Courant Op-Ed discusses strategies for creating healthy communities.
'Not In Your Backyard'
Connecticut residents find out that the hazards of suburban living include intrusive cell towers.
'Dumb Growth' and the Overreliance on Property Taxes
A Hartford Courant Op-Ed that calls for smarter, more sensitive growth policies for Connecticut.
City: Urbanism and Its End
A Yale professor explores the evolution of New Haven, Connecticut, drawing conclusions about urbanism as a whole in the process.
Not All 'Big Boxes' Are Bad
Opening of a "Big Box" Home Depot store actually helps small home improvement businesses in one Hartford neighborhood.
Sex And The Suburb
Reason Magazine looks at one town's struggle to save mom-and-pop porn shops. Are legitimate adult uses a new strategy for community development?
Ghost Parking Lot Will Rest In Peace
A famous public art installation, endearing to some, an eyesore to others, will be removed after provoking a variety of reactions for 25 years.
Community Asks: Who's The Boss?
A Springsteen concert at the new Rentschler Field, a state-owned stadium in East Hartford, CT, raises questions over the its intended uses.
New Ideas For An Old Museum
New director of the oldest public art museum in the country dumps design, puts renovations on hold.
Designing Together
Architects and school officials reach out to the community to participate in the renovation of four public elementary schools in Hartford, CT.
The Smart Money Is On Smart Growth
The Brookings Institution's Bruce Katz argues that now is right time for Connecticut to re-evaluate and reform their destructive its wasteful growth trends.
Three Measures To Combat Sprawl
In response to rising concern about sprawl, elected officials in Connecticut propose measures to combat sprawl.
New England's 'Classical Ruins' Vanishing
Columnist Tom Condon meditates on the disappearing New England stone wall in the Hartford Courant.
Hartford's Descent
With affluent suburbs and declining cities, can Hartford recover?
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.
City of Albany
UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
City of Piedmont, CA
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
