Community / Economic Development

Local authorities in the UK are responsible for around £130 billion of real estate. Arguably, this asset base represents the largest untapped resource in local government.

August 6, 2006 - Urban Land Institute

Margaret Dewar is a Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. She's researching why CBOs are successful or not in brownfields reuse.

August 5, 2006 - Lincoln Institute of Lan Policy, Land Lines

In the third of its four-part look at Canada's suburbs, the Globe and Mail looks at the growing number of upper class families moving to suburban communities in search of larger homes.

August 4, 2006 - The Globe and Mail

A new book from Columbia University Professor Lance Freeman documents the changes of two African-American communities in New York City.

August 4, 2006 - National Public Radio

The world's most successful cities are integrating approaches to social, economic, and environmental issues, as well as addressing governmental concerns.

August 4, 2006 - Urban Land Magazine

The City of Portland's mayor has undertaken an effort to get input from more than 100,000 residents about what they want Portland to be. The city's alternative weekly paper, The Mercury has outlined its own vision for Portland's future.

August 4, 2006 - The Portland Mercury

Despite a still tenuous political situation, this war-battered region in the Northern Caucasuses of Russia is beginning to show signs of life.

August 4, 2006 - National Public Radio

For 18 years, the Neighborhood Capital Budget Group has helped Chicago's grassroots community organizations understand where and how their public dollars are spent.

August 3, 2006 - Shelterforce Magazine

New trends in home development and technologies are helping people avoid living near a sex offender.

August 3, 2006 - The Christian Science Monitor

BusinessWeek offers a brief overview of Florida's theory and recent work.

August 2, 2006 - Business Week

The City of Toronto lacks a grand design, and needs to "think big" if it wants to fulfill its promise, argues a recent column in the Toronto Star.

August 2, 2006 - The Toronto Star

Controversial Boise convention center plans face location and financing hurdles.

August 1, 2006 - The Idaho Statesman

In an effort to maintain more control over the system and to boost its own economy, Boston plans to depart from the model used in other U.S. cities by turning its Wi-Fi network over to a non-profit organization.

August 1, 2006 - The Boston Globe

A recent op-ed in the Los Angeles Times outlines the issues around "gentrification" using the city's recent wave of downtown redevelopment as a case study.

July 31, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Chicago's City Council passed a landmark ordinance yesterday that requires big-box stores to pay a minimum wage of $10 per hour by 2010 plus $3 an hour worth of benefits.

July 31, 2006 - The New York Times

As the city celebrates its 100th birthday, officials and residents share their hopes for the future, even as the population continues to decline.

July 28, 2006 - The Chicago Tribune

The Ohio Supreme Court has sided with homeowners in the latest case over property rights.

July 28, 2006 - MSN Money

Measure 37, Oregon's landmark property rights law, is set to transform a state renowned for its rigid land use policies designed to preserve forests and farms while containing cities, much to the disappointment of the state's planners.

July 28, 2006 - The New York Times

With the United States expected to have a good chance of winning the Summer Olympics in 2016, three iconic U.S. cities are vying for the privilege of hosting the games.

July 28, 2006 - The New York Times

With its neighborhoods filled with vacant buildings, its water utility leaking 85 million gallons a day, and no real federal assistance in evidence, some feel that New Orleans has been "gutted."

July 27, 2006 - CommonDreams