Community / Economic Development
Car-Free Days Flood London With Pedestrians -- And Commerce
Temporarily pedestrianized streets in London brought nearly a million people out for a day of walking and shopping recently, resulting in more than $200 million worth of sales.
Is This Liquor Store An Amenity Or A Nuisance?
In a gentrifying neighborhood in Washington D.C., residents are campaigning against a local liquor store they say encourages littering and public drunkenness. But longtime neighborhood residents defend the store, calling it a neighborhood staple.
Brad Pitt Announces Plans To Build Eco-Friendly Homes In New Orleans
The actor-turned-developer announced plans to build 150 environmentally-friendly homes for low-income families in New Orleans's Lower Ninth Ward.
College's Makeover Of Downtown Leaves Residents Sour
A $40 million gift from a wealthy alumna helped Wells College transform the small town of Aurora, New York into a postcard perfect setting. But while enrollment is up, residents say the change hasn't been good for them.
Gay Bars Disappear, Public Space Suffers
The disappearance of gay bars in the Boston area signals a change in the city's character and the vibrancy of it's public space. In this piece, Robert David Sullivan argues the change is bad for everyone in the city, gay and straight.
The Latest Home-Based Business: Wineries
Planners in Tacoma, Washington have approved a new ordinance that allows small-scale microwineries to be legally operated out of the home.
Shifting Priorities In The Great Lakes
Economic priorities in the Great Lakes are shifting away from heavy industrial uses to tourism and real estate development.
Japanese Urban Centers Fading In Rural Prefectures
Smaller cities in rural areas of Japan are being gutted out, as big box centers continue to sprout up outside cities.
The Catalyst For Urban Renewal
Urban cores have undergone a long period of depopulation and depression. But with cities across the country attempting to bring these areas back, a few simple strategies are laying the groundwork.
Commercial Developers Finding Value In Mixed Use
A tax-increment financed mixed-use mall redevelopment is showing signs of success in suburban Salt Lake City, Utah, raising nearby property values and indicating a trend amongst commercial developers who are finding profit by mixing uses.
Ciclovía: A Moving Experience in Bogotá, Colombia
Every Sunday from 7am to 2pm, up to 2 million residents of Bogotá, Colombia enjoy over 70 miles of car-free streets. The event is called Ciclovía. StreetFilms brings you along for the ride.
Downtown Salt Lake City Goes Green
Green development is gathering steam in Sal Lake City, where the downtown area is gaining popularity with new residents and developers.
Questions Surround San Francisco's Traffic Tax Plan
San Francisco is studying a London-style plan to charge drivers a fee when they travel to high-traffic areas, like downtown SF, during peak commute hours. But is congestion pricing a boon for public transportation? Or the death of downtown?
Turning Around Japan's Declining Towns
Many Japanese cities are in decline, and people there are counting on the new prime minister to put a stop to it.
Trump Eyes Massachusetts For Next Casino Venture
As Massachusetts warms to the idea of casino gambling, Donald Trump is scouring the state for prime development opportunities.
A Look Back At The Small Town Urban Renewal Template
This article takes a look back at the small-town urban renewal success of Newburyport, Massachusetts, and its long-lasting effects.
Reducing Congestion Crucial To Economic Health, But Plans Fall Short
Congestion is getting worse in Metro New York, and the proposals to reduce it aren't going to work, argues Sam Staley, and the region's economy is going to suffer greatly as a result.
Paradise Lost In Shangri-La
Officially named in 2001, this small town in China's Yunnan Province is struggling to cope with over 2 million visitors a year. It's becoming a "high altitude hell."
Foreclosures Put A Damper On Gentrification Of Atlanta's Core
Unable to compete with the large supply of inexpensive homes in the city's outer suburbs, Atlanta's in-town neighborhoods will suffer most from the current mortgage crisis, says study.
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
