Community / Economic Development

A small suburban community along the Gulf Coast is learning to embrace New Urbanism and create its first ever town center.

January 31, 2006 - The Clarion-Ledger

Joel Kotkin and William Frey observe how the movement of high-skilled and professional jobs to rapidly growing inland California is changing the region where the "California Dream" is still possible.

January 30, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

This brief describes a new information tool developed by the Urban Markets Initiative to quantify, for the first time, the impact of transportation costs on the affordability of housing choices.

January 30, 2006 - The Brookings Institution

How Chinese New Year in Vancouver symbolizes the emergence of a new, unique civic culture.

January 30, 2006 - Maisonneuve

Nevada's latest tongue-in-cheek marketing campaign to lure California businesses features a missing California Grizzly Bear and 'California happy cows'.

January 29, 2006 - The Mercury News

Latino new urbanism is quickly gaining popularity in California and Texas, the nation's two most populous states and the ones with the largest numbers of Hispanics.

January 29, 2006 - USA Today

Can downtown Los Angeles' problem with homelessness on skid row be solved by the same principles that changed the image of Times Square?

January 28, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

In order to avoid creating 'another bureaucracy', Bush does not support creation of a federal corporation to purchase and redevelop damaged homes.

January 28, 2006 - The Advocate

Grassroots groups, developers, bankers and others are sharing knowledge and collaborating on campaigns to change state and local community development policies.

January 26, 2006 - Shelterforce Magazine

The Prime Minister's claim that the 21st century will be India's century seems doubtful given the 'squalid' rural village conditions and 'urban hellholes.'

January 26, 2006 - The Indian Express

The state supreme court is reviewing a similar case, with the opportunity to reduce the eminent domain power provided to local governments in Kelo, in this commentary.

January 25, 2006 - Reason.org

Peter Calthorpe and Andres Duany are among those involved in shaping the rebuilding efforts after hurricane Katrina.

January 23, 2006 - Associated Press

Neal Peirce argues that despite negative reports in the press, the Katrina rebuilding process is shaping up to be a superlative planning effort, a unique opportunity to rid New Orleans of corruption and involve more citizens.

January 23, 2006 - National Academy of Public Administration

The Connecticut home of the gun manufacturing giant has been dead for decades, but Colt Gateway, a tax-increment financing project, could give it new life.

January 22, 2006 - Hartford Advocate

A proposal to haul old ships to Oregon for salvage and recycling presents a classic case of economic development versus environmental protection.

January 21, 2006 - The Christian Science Monitor

The New York Press' 'Brooklyn Issue' features commentary from 11 authors on the evolution of each neighborhood in the borough.

January 20, 2006 - New York Press

New York ACORN's deal with a major private developer to incorporate a higher-than-average number of affordable housing units could provide an unprecedented strategy for collaboration and partnership.

January 18, 2006 - Shelterforce Magazine

L.A. city offices partner up to locate and sell nuisance properties, through the American Dream Program.

January 18, 2006 - Los Angeles Daily News

Is Wal-Mart the goliath that is reshaping America?

January 17, 2006 - The Christian Science Monitor

They seemed like a good idea at the time, but planners now find skywalks drain life from the streetscape below.

January 16, 2006 - Associated Press