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Halloween Costumes for Urban Planners - 2nd Edition

Mon, 10/26/2009 - 07:07

It's almost Halloween, and that means it's time to celebrate America's most important holiday by dressing up in a silly costume. But what's that? Tired of culturally relevant costumes? Don't want the general public to have any idea what you are? Prefer a drawn-out, interest-losing explanation of an obscure and wonky costume concept? Then you're in luck, because I happily present the second edition list of the best urban planning costume ideas.

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From Foreclosure to Green TOD in Phoenix

Foreclosed homes in Phoenix are a new goldmine for one developer, who is buying up land near the city's mass transit lines and marketing properties as transit oriented development.
17 October 2009 - 9:00am
NPR
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2010 Census Faces Foreclosure Challenges

The high amount of foreclosures is expected to make things tougher for Census officials as they prepare for 2010 Census enumeration.
14 October 2009 - 11:00am
The Associated Press

'Zombie Subdivisions' Eating America's Suburbs

Thousands of subdivisions across the country have been abandoned mid-development by owners and developers hit hard by the economic recession. This video takes a tour inside one of these "zombie subdivisions".
7 October 2009 - 7:00am
CNN

Bank Executive Blasted for Beachfront Foreclosure Parties

A Wells Fargo executive involved in foreclosures has reportedly been using a foreclosed Malibu, California, estate for personal parties on the weekends.
14 September 2009 - 6:00am
Los Angeles Times

Following the Path of the Meltdown

A new documentary tracks the meltdown of Wall Street and its impact on housing throughout the country. The New York Times offers this review.
3 September 2009 - 12:00pm
The New York Times

High Foreclosure Rates Could Lead to More Defaults in Las Vegas

Willingness to default on home loans has been found to increase in ZIP codes with high foreclosure rates, leaving foreclosure-heavy Las Vegas in danger.
8 August 2009 - 1:00pm
The Las Vegas Sun
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Housing Supply Down in Vegas, For Now

The supply of housing in Las Vegas is at a three-year low, a fact many attribute to prospectors buying up low-priced foreclosures in recent months.
27 July 2009 - 5:00am
The Las Vegas Sun

Cities Creating Land Banks to Deal with Vacant Properties

Abandoned and foreclosed properties are plaguing many cities. Now some are trying to turn the blight into prosperity by creating land banks to hold, remodel or demolish the properties -- and pull in some revenue while they're at it.
13 July 2009 - 5:00am
USA Today

Foreclosures Become Kidnapping Centers

In Phoenix, human traffickers are using foreclosed homes to hold illegal immigrants hostage.
10 June 2009 - 2:00pm
The Wall St. Journal

Foreclosures Lose Stigma, Attract Buyers

Americans are much more willing to consider buying a foreclosure than in the recent past, according to a new survey by online real estate site Trulia.
21 May 2009 - 1:00pm
Builder Magazine

Washington, Stop Promoting Homeownership

Steven Malanga looks back at a century of efforts by Washington to promote homeownership, which he says 'has produced one calamity after another.'
8 May 2009 - 1:00pm
City Journal

The Emptiest Neighborhoods in America

A neighborhood in Buffalo, N.Y. is one of the emptiest in the U.S., according to a new analysis of the census from the Associated Press. About 1 out of every 3 homes is vacant.
6 May 2009 - 12:00pm
Newsday
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Metro Seattle Struggling with Foreclosures

Foreclosures are skyrocketing in metropolitan Seattle, where some areas have seen figures triple as compared to recent years.
29 April 2009 - 5:00am
The Seattle Times

Preaching Urbanity in Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City has seen its share of foreclosure in its outer suburbs. Local planners and urban planning professors see this as an opportunity to convince locals of the benefits of city living.
14 April 2009 - 6:00am
Deseret News

One in Nine U.S. Homes Empty

Empty homes are littered in cities across the country. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, one out of every nine U.S. homes is unoccupied.
13 April 2009 - 8:00am
USA Today

The Planetizen News Brief - 4/9/09


5:25 minutes (5.01 MB)

Foreclosed homes and abandoned propoerties are becoming a big problem for homeowners, banks and cities. Hear why on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

9 April 2009 - 5:00am
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Banks Abandoning Foreclosed Homes

In cities across the country, banks are ditching out on foreclosed homes, giving more worries -- and bills -- to homeowners.
6 April 2009 - 8:00am
The New York Times

The Planetizen News Brief - 4/2/09


4:20 minutes (4.02 MB)

Homeowners become home renters, road contractors slash prices, and Congress is told to link housing and transportation planning -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City".

2 April 2009 - 5:00am
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Where California's Foreclosure Hot Spots Went Wrong

This piece form the Modesto Bee looks at the growth and housing bust that has dramatically affected California's San Joaquin Valley -- home to some of the nation's highest rates of foreclosure.
31 March 2009 - 11:00am
The Modesto Bee
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