Pennsylvania
Revitalizing Pittsburgh's Riverfronts
Landscape architect seeks to convert the ecrepit warehouses and shuttered plants on Pittsburgh's riverfronts into assetts.
Philadelphia's Neighborhood Transformation Initiative
The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority is making sweeping changes to city neighborhoods, but at what cost?
Ahead Of The Pack?
Philadelphia has joined a growing list of cities banning smoking in all bars and restaurants.
Taxing SUVs
New transportation bills in Pennsylvania call for a range of creative measures to encourage mass transit.
NIMBY Or 'Community Buy-In'?
Can a detention center peacefully coexist with neighbors?
What Is The Impact Of A Wireless City?
Mayor John Street's Wireless Philadelphia initiative aims to provided high-speed Internet access across the city. Critics see a 'virtual quagmire'.
The 'Madonna Effect' For Downtown Renewal
Want to improve your downtown? Consider Madonna, and how she reinvents herself every few years.
New Pittsburgh Downtown Plan Emphasizes Housing Over Retail
A new plan to revitalize Pittsburgh's long-ailing Fifth and Forbes corridor is anchored by space for hundreds of new housing units, de-emphasizing retail space.
A Secret Community With Secret Crimes
Philadelphia's Mexican immigrant population isn't reporting rampant crime.
Philadelphia's Blight Fight Working
Philadelphia Mayor Street's multimillion-dollar effort to reduce blight in city neighborhoods appears to be working.
Is Faux History Still History?
Philadelphians debate whether an imitation colonial-style building from the 1960s should be preserved for its historic significance.
Philadelphia's Newest Civic Buildings Take Few Risks
A critique of six civic buildings built since 2001 in Philadelphia.
A Plan For Heritage Tourism In Philadelphia
An architectural consultant outlines the city's need to connect its historical treasures.
Big Boxes Move Into The City
Retailers are adpating to urban areas.
Innovative Form-Based Zoning
Pulitzer Prize winning author Thomas Hylton discusses innovative form-based zoning codes for redevelopment of older, urban areas.
Sprawl In Your Backyard
Balancing progress and preservation in a Pennsylvania county.
From Rust Belt To Arts Mecca
Pittsburgh reaps the benefits of its 20-year investment in a downtown cultural district -- and in the vitality of its young people.
The Power of Zoning
Pottstown's innovative approach to land use demonstrates the power of careful zoning.
Shared Housing Comes To Levittown
A program for older home owners is a win-win arragement.
The New TOD: Technology-oriented Development
A North Philadelphia neighborhood includes technology as the foundation for an economic development plan.
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.
Ascent Environmental
Borough of Carlisle
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
