Community / Economic Development
'Arrested mobility' and the fight for Black movement
Author Charles T. Brown explains how his experience growing up in rural Mississippi shaped his worldview and his current work for equitable transportation.
Oakland residents fear AI-fueled gentrification
The new tech boom that's driving up rents in San Francisco could have rippling impacts on East Bay communities.
After the servers go dark
The rise and fall of communities with decommissioned nuclear facilities hold critical lessons for those considering hosting data centers.
This university-owned city block in Chicago has languished for over a decade. Neighbors say it's time to let go
The university never built its planned student housing, letting a row of storefronts sit vacant for years.
What data center host communities can learn from former nuclear hubs
The sometimes painful process of decommissioning former nuclear facilities offers useful lessons for communities planning to host data centers.
Making economic sense of city-owned grocery stores
Several cities are moving to create municipal stores, but do they actually save low-income households money?
MBTA threatens to use eminent domain to pedestrianize Boston streets during World Cup
Boston city hall has been unusually reluctant to align with MassDOT and MBTA's proposed crowd management plans.
Ten extraordinary women making cities work better for everyone
A new book profiles women leaders shaping the future of modern cities. These are some of their stories.
Cleveland announces new Midline industrial investment district
The plan calls for at least 1.5 million square feet of new industrial and commercial space alongside housing.
The categorization conundrum of the American exurbs
Exurban counties exemplify the shortcomings of defining rural at the county level.
Baton Rouge master plan aims to triple downtown population
The Louisiana capital wants to entice developers to its riverfront district.
Cincinnati upzoning plan paves way for revitalized waterfront district
The city hopes to kickstart new development on five vacant lots in the riverfront entertainment district.
NYC's first city-run grocery store coming to the South Bronx
City-owned grocery stores were one of Mayor Mamdani's campaign promises.
In Los Angeles and beyond, landfills and gas stations are the new public spaces
With scarce urban land, transforming overlooked and underutilized urban pockets into parks and green space it critical to meeting growing community, climate, and equity needs.
San Francisco weighs patio smoking ban
Business owners say the ban could force patrons onto sidewalks and disrupt long-standing bar culture, while proponents of the ordinance say second-hand smoke is a threat to patrons and workers.
Bogota's next big urban innovation: Equity for working women
The city that brought BRT and Ciclovía to the world is at the forefront of a new revolution.
Cost of living too high? Planners to the rescue!
Excessive costs of living force many people to work more than optimal hours, leaving less time for family and fun. Local policies that favor affordable housing and transportation increase freedom, opportunity and happiness.
Amazon's HQ2 promised 25,000 jobs. It has created less than a third of that.
Virginia offered Amazon up to $750 million in public subsidies in exchange for creating local jobs and investment.
Small 'maker' businesses are good for downtowns — and data proves it
Small-scale manufacturers tend to be more engaged in the local supply chain, contributing to economic revitalization.
Pasadena approves plan for 710 Stub but tables Restorative Justice elements
A never-built freeway that displaced hundreds of residents in the 1970s has left a 50-acre scar that may finally see redevelopment.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
