Community / Economic Development
New Urbanists Turned Jacobs' Vision Into 'Superficial Formula'
New Urbanists have damaged Jane Jacobs' legacy writes Nicolai Ouroussoff.
China's Looming Talent Problem
As the country's economy booms, the number of prospective college- and graduate school-educated employees has not kept up.
Inmates In The Garden: Feeding Philadelphia's Hungry
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.
The Evolving -- And Possibly Permanent -- Face Of Graffiti
Acid and shoe polish have proved an indelible combination for New York's lone generation of relatively clean subway cars.
Atlanta Shopping Village Gets Second Chance To Revitalize Neighborhood
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.
How Jane Jacobs Challenged 'Olympian' Planners
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?
Jane Jacobs' Blocks
Her focus on the literal building blocks of cities inspired countless leaders in the field, many of whom are mentioned here.
Jane Jacobs' Legacies
Urban historian Christopher Klemek discusses the significance of Jane Jacobs' writings and activism.
Jane Jacobs: Urban Theorist and Community Activist
Renowned urban theorist Jane Jacobs was also an energetic community activist. (Includes links to obituaries published by several news sources.)
Best Places To Retire Near Cities
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.
Learning From Waterloo
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.
A New Metric Model for Economic Development?
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.
Designing A Socially Just Downtown
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.
We Are The NIMBYs
Why is a Denver neighborhood organization so eager to spread the word about a locally unwanted land use?
What Is The New Suburbanism?
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.
What Bush Can Learn From California's Energy Strategy
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.
Large-scale Urban Interventions: The Case of Faria Lima in Sao Paulo
Large-scale urban redevelopment projects raise many questions about the impacts of subsequent development. They often use new fiscal or regulatory instruments, and affect land prices and infrastructure.
Seattle Viaduct Project Could Define City Development
The controversial highway redevelopment isn't as massive as Boston's Big Dig, but it represents equally weighty issues for the future of the city.
New Urbanists Focus On Gentilly, Louisiana
Andres Duany leads a rebuilding team that considers the town a microcosm of New Orleans.
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
