Community / Economic Development
Bridge Building Goes Beyond Transport
This article from the BBC looks at the new face of bridge development and argues that crossing rivers is no longer the main reason they're built.
Urban Gardens Taking Root in Post-Industrial City
The non-profit group Nuestras Raíces in Holyoke, Mass. has found urban agriculture a powerful community glue, providing increased food security and economic opportunity to the Puerto Rican population there.
The Rise of the 'House Cow'
With the price of food climbing, some families in the U.K. are taking to keeping small Dexter cows.
Olympic Games Not Performing For Beijing Businesses
The economic boost expected from Olympics-related tourism has fallen way short of predictions in Beijing. Many business people blame the government's stringent visa-granting policies.
Church's Development Arm Under Fire in Harlem
A powerful Harlem church that has expanded its reach into local real estate development is coming under fire from locals who say their projects are damaging Harlem's small-town character and encouraging gentrification.
Electronic Signs May Need Different Rules
Officials in Abilene, Texas, are trying to pass an electronic sign ordinance "proactively" but are facing great resistance, as has been the case for other cities.
Cities in a State of Rapid Decay
While the mortgage crisis has hit hard in California and other prosperous regions, the cities that are sliding fastest into decline are still in the Rust Belt, with disappearing populations and bleak job prospects.
Is Calgary Losing its 'Municipal Mind'?
Growing rapidly and becoming an ever more expensive place to live, Calgary -- Alberta's oilpatch city -- is in danger of "losing its heart" writes Peter Menzies.
Boise Looks to Streetcars for Urban Renewal
Boise considers resurrecting their streetcar system after an 80 year absence.
Forget Coffeehouses- Businesses Want Freeways, Labor, Energy
Manufacturing still matters, and what manufacturers want hasn't changed much. The question is whether a "new economy" state like California can compete in the old economy.
The Man Behind Secret Corporate Tax Deals
The practice of secret bidding that goes on between cities vying for business to locate in their town has been going on since the 1920s- and there's one man responsible for it all.
Many Cities Still Struggling
Forbes looks at the fastest dying American cities.
The Death and Life of American Malls
This piece from WorldChanging looks at the trend of dying indoor malls, and some creative ideas for reviving or reusing them.
Broad Urban Renewal Project Takes Over Baltimore Neighborhood
The expansion of a Baltimore hospital has sparked a neighborhood-wide urban renewal project.
The Mega Capital of the World
China is rapidly becoming home to more and more mega-cities, and there's little sign of it slowing down.
Chains Clobber Mom-and-Pops in New York
Mom-and-pop shops in New York are being rapidly replaced with chain stores, according to a new count that shows more than 5,700 chain outlets in the city.
New, Unfinished Housing Turns to Ghost Town
Early buyers in new housing developments are finding themselves stranded in virtual ghost towns as developers go belly up.
Affordable Housing Gets Sexier
In Boston, architecture firm Utile and non-profit developer Urban Edge bring a new, stylish look to affordable housing.
Inner-City Suburbs Rebranded as 'Classic Towns'
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, the MPO for the Philadelphia metropolitan region, has introduced an innovate way of making people aware of the benefits of older, established suburbs: market them.
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
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