Community / Economic Development
Can A Sports Team Define A City?
Pittsburgh lives and dies with the Steelers. Good thing they won.
The Latest Olympic Urban Renewal Project
How will Torino capitalize on the international attention to revive its fading industrial economy?
A Wal-Mart Grows in Wyoming
I don't know how long my family's printing company can survive, since Wal-Mart moved into my town and displaced most of the local businesses, writes Kat Smyth.
The Champion Of Wal-Mart
Michael Mills is not what you might expect out of Wal-Mart's southern spokesman.
An Inner-City Island
New Jersey's Newark Museum is world class, but middle-class fear and suburban sprawl have left it underused.
Reforming Philadelphia's Residential Tax Abatement
While the abatement can be a 'wealth magnet' for the city by generating market value from tax-free properties, the real benefit may be limited to the developers who cash in.
Inland Southern California Leads State In Growth
Riverside and San Bernardino counties continue to attract jobs and residents, some fleeing from the costlier, more congested areas of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties.
The More Eminent Domain, The Better
In Des Moines, eminent domain was a critical tool used to revitalize downtown, and the Kelo decision has put 'that ability under a cloud'.
Global Warming Theatens Ski Industry
The ski industry is already feeling the impact of global warming and is adopting innovative measures to survive.
Eminent Domain: A Cautionary Tale
An eminent domain story from the New Jersey coast illustrates the complexity of the controversial issue.
Big Box Retailers To Anchor Miami's Urban Core
The focal point in Miami's urban revitalization will include at least six large retailers.
Detroit's Super Bowl Facade
As thousands of visiting Super Bowl fans converge on downtown Detroit, city officials are going to great lenghts to cover up the city's blight.
Eyes On The Park
Boston's Violence-Free Zone Initiative will put hundreds of children and families in parks in an effort to flush out recent violence.
The Tenants Movement And Housers
How the tenants movement of the 1970s and 1980s evolved into the housing and community development movement of today.
The Pioneers Of Gentrification
Creative class or not, Philadelphia artists are making a tangible impact on the city's neighborhoods, with support from major donors, and developers looking to cash in.
Innovative Urban Ideas Abound On Gulf Coast
Neal Peirce reviews the flurry of rebuilding ideas taking shape in Katrina-ravaged areas.
New-Market Tax Credits Spur Commercial Growth
Like the low-income tax credit before it, new-market credits are proving essential to the revitalization of American businesses, investing over eight billion dollars to date in low-income areas.
Group Looks To Dump Trump Casino Plan
Members of an underfunded Philadelphia neighborhood protest the gaming investment when basic services, such as a hospital, are lacking.
War On The Poor
From pawnshops to check cashers and rent-to-own stores, usurious companies are exploiting the nation's poor, creating a lucrative 'fringe economy' in the process.
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.
Gallatin County Department of Planning & Community Development
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
JM Goldson LLC
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont
