Community / Economic Development
Converting Trailer Park Housing To Home Ownership Opportunities
Manufactured-home communities, long vulnerable to displacement at the whim of park owners, are working with nonprofit partners to increase resident ownership of the land.
Governor Looks At Tax Solutions For Struggling Small Towns
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick is pushing a plan to allow struggling communities to bring in more taxes from local businesses and to lower the amount of property taxes owners have to pay.
Is The 'Florida Panhandle International Airport' Coming?
A development company has agreed to donate 4,000 acres of land to create a large, international airport in the Florida Panhandle, a controversial move they hope will bring enough people and economic activity to support the houses they plan to build.
Why We Need Farmers Markets
As the number of farmers markets grows across the nation, Neal Peirce examines the health, social, and economic benefits farmers markets provide to communities.
Active Economy Is Making Shanghai A Global City
Booming Shanghai is on a track to become one of the biggest and most economically-active cities in the world.
University Successfuly Leading Neighborhood Revitalization In St. Louis
Washington University Medical Center Executive Director Brian Phillips -- who lived in the infamous Pruitt-Igoe public housing project as a child -- is leading the efforts to redevelop the surrounding neighborhoods.
Jacksonville Beach Wants Walkability From Expert Dan Burdan
The beach community of Jacksonville Beach invites Florida's own walking expert Dan Burden to walk its streets with them.
Paris Riverfront Development Boosts Economy But Draws Criticism
Edgy architecture and varied development along the Seine Riverfront in Paris has many in the city predicting an economic surge for the aging urban area. But others say the land should be used for parks and open space.
Pittsburgh As The Most Livable City? What?
Pittsburgh was just named America's "most livable city," but don't try telling that to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review's Bill Steigerwald. In a column for Reason.com, Steigerwald writes, "Pittsburgh is in a death spiral.
Almanac Publishes New List of 'Most Livable' Cities
The "Places Rated Almanac" ranks Pittsburgh as the nation's most livable city. Rounding out the top three are San Francisco and Seattle.
A French Industrial Town's Renewal
With strong municipal involvement, the town of Roubaix has attracted textile shops and created cultural places in industrial buildings.
Urban Planning and the Informal Sector in Developing Countries
Rather than seeking to eliminate the presence of the informal sector, urban planning should seek to accommodate this important component of urban economies.
Youngstown, Ohio, Tries To 'Shrink' Smartly
Rather than advocate for population growth, the gritty industrial city of Youngstown, Ohio, has launched a bold plan to -- among other strategies -- let declining neighborhoods empty out and be converted to greenspace.
Exploring Shared Equity Homeownership
Several new reports offer an analysis of shared equity strategies as an approach to reduce the cost of homeownership.
Controversy Over El Paso's Downtown Redevelopment Plan
The city's 'segundo barrio' -- a historic Mexican-American neighborhood -- is the focus of a major redevelopment effort that opponents say is trying to 'white wash' the community.
Malaysia's Large-Scale Plans For Economic Development
The Malaysian government is hoping its new mega-plans for an expansive 21st Century economic hub will bring more action to the country, where other big projects have not lived up to their economic potential.
Pro-Property Rights Movement Here To Stay
By and large, Americans support the rights of property owners -- leaving planners with the challenge of creating regulation that protects the public without infringing on private interests.
Local Officials Say Border Fences Will Harm Economy
Mayors and local officials along the Texas-Mexico border are angry that they were not included in a planning process to create more than 150 miles of fencing along the international border. Officials fear the fences will harm their local economies.
Residents Fight Condos To Preserve Historically Black Neighborhood
Local residents are fighting against plans to build condos and redevelop a historically black section of Los Angeles, a move that they fear will gentrify their neighborhood.
Does Your Neighborhood Have A Blog?
A new survey finds that neighborhoods experiencing gentrification have a high number of people blogging about their community.
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.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
