Community / Economic Development
Developing New Tech Hubs In Rural Areas
A new for profit government venture program may create new technology centers in some unlikely places.
Government Programs May Create New Tech Hubs
Government public-private venture programs may create new technology hubs in low-income and rural areas.
From Steel Mill To Mixed Use Project
An former Atlanta steel mill site is planned to become a vast mixed-use project patterened after New York City's Soho.
Turning Communities Around
It takes not only retail but plausible scenarios and committed leadership to revive suburbia and the center city.
'Planning Sage' Seeks To Transform Oakland
Merritt Sher claims he is not in the real estate business but in the business of building communities.
It's Too Expensive To Do Business In Los Angeles
According to a study for the L.A. Downtown News, Los Angeles is far more expensive for businesses than neighboring cities.
Atlanta's Livable Center Initiative
The Atlanta Regional Commission is awarding grants to emerging "edge cities" so that they can plan what they want to be when they grow up.
Prisons: The New Economic Engine For Rural Towns?
Rural towns in the U.S. are turning to prisons as a "recession-proof form of economic development."
An Unauthorized Alternative
A four-page plan to confront the administrative, budgetary, and programming decisions needed to fight blight in Philadelphia.
Socio-economic Bias Behind Location of Power Plants?
The Los Angeles Times analyzes 42 new and proposed power plants in California and asks the question: are these power plants being 'dumped' in poor or minority neighborhoods?
The Importance Of Place
Location plays a bigger role in entrepreneurial success and economic development than previously known.
Banking On The Riverfront
Banking establishments rejuvenate an industrial riverfront in Wilmington, DE.
Housing Lottery Offers Families The American Dream
In Silicon Valley, a creative housing lottery has given some families the opportunity to own a home, though some participants walk away with crushed hopes.
Sprawl Isn't Only In The Eye Of The Beholder
Columnist Daniel Weintraub recounts Sacramento State public policy professor Rob Wassmer's criticisms of a recent Brookings Institution study on sprawl in the U.S.
Job Sprawl
This survey maps the new American employment landscape, using zip-code employment files to map the location of jobs in the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas.
Natural Resource Wars
The Atlantic Monthly reviews Michael T. Klare's "Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict." Our future is the future of natural resources.
Financing Low-income Communities
A new report by the Brookings Institution addresses changing capital markets and their implications for community development finance.
The Transformation Of Madison Square
The Madison Square is now a historic district and buzzing with economic investment.
Book Review: Suburban Nation
Marin Pedersen reviews the book -- "Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream" by New Urbanism pioneers Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck.
Interstates Fuel Rural Economy, Reverse Depopulation
The U.S. Interstate system is reversing the depopulation of the rural United States and is fueling economic growth in rural areas.
City of Costa Mesa
Licking County
Barrett Planning Group LLC
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Mpact Transit + Community
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Tufts University, Department of Urban and Environmental Policy & Planning
City of Universal City TX
ULI Northwest Arkansas
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.
