Community / Economic Development

To fund a week-long charrette with over 40 architects, planners, and engineers, New Urbanism founder Andres Duany chipped in $150,000 of his own money. As a result, one neighborhood is much further along in the planning process than its counterparts.

May 3, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

Architectural styles, affordability, convenience, walkability, and economic development are the foci of this "Main Street" event.

May 3, 2006 - Louisville Courier-Journal

Mui, only 53, was one of the few first-generation Chinese Americans to successfully run for political office, becoming mayor of San Gabriel in 2003. He also worked for a number of Southern California community groups on civil rights and other issues.

May 2, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

New Urbanists have damaged Jane Jacobs' legacy writes Nicolai Ouroussoff.

May 1, 2006 - The New York Times

As the country's economy booms, the number of prospective college- and graduate school-educated employees has not kept up.

May 1, 2006 - International Herald Tribune

An unlikely partnership between community gardeners and local prison inmates will help feed the over one fifth of the city living below the poverty line.

May 1, 2006 - Philadelphia City Paper

Acid and shoe polish have proved an indelible combination for New York's lone generation of relatively clean subway cars.

April 29, 2006 - The New York Times

Westside Village, a failed pet project of former Atlanta mayor Bill Campbell, has been given a new lease on life through public incentives and private investment. Officials hope the revitalization of its downtrodden neighborhood will follow.

April 29, 2006 - Creative Loafing Atlanta

Jane Jacobs had no college degree in architecture or urban planning. How did she defiantly challenge influential figures such as urban-renewal "czar" Robert Moses?

April 28, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Her focus on the literal building blocks of cities inspired countless leaders in the field, many of whom are mentioned here.

April 28, 2006 - The New York Times

Urban historian Christopher Klemek discusses the significance of Jane Jacobs' writings and activism.

April 28, 2006 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Renowned urban theorist Jane Jacobs was also an energetic community activist. (Includes links to obituaries published by several news sources.)

April 27, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Charles Longino, a professor of gerontology, identifies the best retiree locales that are close to major metropolitan areas by using FBI and U.S. Justice Department crime statistics and housing costs.

April 26, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

In the face of large-scale manufacturing job losses, Ontario's Kitchener-Waterloo region still manages to lead the nation in economic development and innovation.

April 26, 2006 - The Globe and Mail

April 25, 2006 - David Gest

A study of the Northeast Ohio economy provides a different way of analyzing and tracking the impact of economic development initiatives by mathematically analyzing economic data and determining there are eight key factors of regional economic growth.

April 25, 2006 - The Fund for Our Economic Future

A grassroots coalition in Oakland used its organizing and design skills to produce a housing proposal the city couldn't refuse, despite the mayor's stiff opposition.

April 25, 2006 - Shelterforce Magazine

Why is a Denver neighborhood organization so eager to spread the word about a locally unwanted land use?

April 25, 2006 - Denver Westword

Joel Kotkin, author of the November 2005 report "The New Suburbanism", introduces the new planning theory, clarifies what it means, and describes how it remains very much a work in progress.

April 24, 2006 - Joel Kotkin

California energy strategy is to create an economy that is less oil-dependent and one that will use technology to attract jobs to the state.

April 24, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times