Community / Economic Development
White House Rejects Additional Katrina Relief Spending Plan
In order to avoid creating 'another bureaucracy', Bush does not support creation of a federal corporation to purchase and redevelop damaged homes.
The Emergence Of The CDC Network
Grassroots groups, developers, bankers and others are sharing knowledge and collaborating on campaigns to change state and local community development policies.
Pessimism Over India's Urban Future
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.'
Kelo Gets First Test In Ohio
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.
'Dream Team' To Shape Katrina Rebuilding
Peter Calthorpe and Andres Duany are among those involved in shaping the rebuilding efforts after hurricane Katrina.
Forget The Controversy -- New Orleans Recovery Is Model City Planning
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.
Coltsville Reloaded
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.
Plan To Scrap Old Ships Stirs Pollution Worries
A proposal to haul old ships to Oregon for salvage and recycling presents a classic case of economic development versus environmental protection.
Portrait Of A Borough
The New York Press' 'Brooklyn Issue' features commentary from 11 authors on the evolution of each neighborhood in the borough.
The Battle in Brooklyn
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.
Partnerships For Blight Removal
L.A. city offices partner up to locate and sell nuisance properties, through the American Dream Program.
The Wal-Mart Effect
Is Wal-Mart the goliath that is reshaping America?
The Drawback of Skywalks
They seemed like a good idea at the time, but planners now find skywalks drain life from the streetscape below.
Rebuild Now Or Get Out
A four-month ultimatum from Mayor Nagin has New Orleans residents up in arms.
The Downtown Boom Is Now In San Antonio
Urban professionals and a vibrant street life are becoming the norm in downtown San Antonio.
Stuck Between NIMBYism And Anti-Gentrification
Neighbors don't want public housing, public housing residents don't want their homes gentrified -- not quite a win-win situation.
Towns: Small is Beautiful
Searching for a sense of community, sharing, and a connection with humanity? Move to a small town.
A Tough Year For Wal-Mart
But surely there are more corporate retailers to criticize in 2006?
The Berlin Wall Of Downtown St. Louis
The failed St. Louis Centre mall has divided development patterns, and boosters are waiting for an outside investor to make his move.
New Orlean's Massive And Controversial Teardown Effort
The fight over what, where and when to build -- or demolish -- in New Orleans gets muddier by the day.
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.
Eagle County Government
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Nashville Planning Department
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
Journal of the American Planning Association
