Community / Economic Development
Winds Of Change On Maine's Coast
The fifth and final article in a weeklong series on the City of Portland, chronicles the widespread changes sweeping through this small, but dynamic city on the Maine coast.
Putting A Final Price Tag On Rebuilding New Orleans'
While no one can agree on an exact price for rebuilding the infrastructure of the city, most experts say the bill will top $100 billion.
ULI Details Plans For Rebuilding New Orleans
The panel on the reconstruction of New Orleans was the highlight of a week-long visit by Urban Land Institute (ULI) officials to the devastated area.
Nation's Most Dangerous Cities
New Jersey's poorest city has been designated America's most dangerous for a second year in a row.
The Gold Standard For Town-Gown Relations
A conference Of Univeristy city mayors praises the Penn-Philadelphia relationship as a 'model of the way universities and cities can work together'.
Committee To Rebuild New Orleans Gains Leaders
The Bring New Orleans Back Commission has named designers and architects to chair committees that will oversee the dispersion of funds and the redevelopment of New Orleans.
A Community Emerges Around Denver's New Airport
The area around Denver International Airport is rapidly expanding into a fully developed city, with two dozen or more projects in development.
Revisiting Elia Kazan's 'Wild River'
The 1960 film, depicting the origins of the Tennessee Valley Authority, has been restored and got a rare screening at a recent film festival.
New Exhibit Shows History Of British Suburbia
The Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture is hosting an exhibit that chronicles the last 100 years of suburbia in England.
Builing A New Orleans For The 21st Century
Community leaders and developers all agree that New Orleans must be built towards the future, but there are many ideas about how to go about doing it.
Business Wisdom in the High Country
A Santa Fe CDC responded to skyrocketing housing costs by becoming a lender and broker while it also preserved and built homes. In the process, the organization developed a more retail-oriented approach to ensuring people’s financial security.
Wal-Mart Winning In Economically Shattered Town
Supercenter opponents are losing their battle against Wal-Mart in a small Midwestern town.
Pro-Growth City Denies Super Walmart
The City of Santa Maria denies a general plan amendment/rezone to allow a Super Walmart store on the outskirts of town. The decision was based on protecting the downtown retail area and not rezoning dwindling industrially zoned land.
Cancun Rebuilds After Wilma
Rebuilding the all-important tourist market hasn't been an easy task for Cancun residents, but Mexico's prosperity depends on it.
How Gentrification Changed A D.C. Neighborhood - Part 2
Part Two of a series on how gentrification is changing the D.C.'s 14th and T neighborhood.
How Gentrification Changed A D.C. Neighborhood - Part 1
Many people who stuck through the hard times are slowly, but steadily either being pushed or bought out.
Latest TOD In Portland: IKEA With 1,200 Parking Spaces
In Portland, known for transit oriented development, a planned big-box development will have easy access to. light rail.
Top 15 Cities For Creative Workers
Fast Company identifies the fifteen top up-and-coming hubs for creative workers.
We Need More than Disaster Planning -- We Need Communities
Ensuring that America's technologically-reliant but vulnerable cities can survive natural disasters and other disruptions may mean that Americans have to look beyond their traditional value of "self-reliance" -- and possibly redefine what it means to be a
Canada's 'City Of The Future'
Toronto and Montreal have both experienced rebuilding booms -- but Montreal is the city to watch in the future says Christopher Hume.
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.
Tyler Technologies
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
