Community / Economic Development

'Urban Laboratory' Students Win National Prize

Winning plan is an example of how universities and local communities can work together to turn an area around.

May 17, 2005 - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

City Vs. Suburb

The sociocultural distinctions between city-dwellers and suburbanites are blurring ever more than before.

May 17, 2005 - The New York Times

Communities To Fight Base Closings

Smaller communities who rely on the the economic power of local bases vow to fight plans to close their home military basess.

May 16, 2005 - CNN

Does New York Need A New Stadium?

The 2012 Games in New York City might be in jeopardy if the stadium deal falls through.

May 15, 2005 - The New York Times

The Ethnic Economy As A Revitalization Strategy

Immigrant communities often create thriving economies of small businesses that can revitalize declining cities -- if modernist planners will let them.

May 14, 2005 - Axess Magazine

Proposed Military Base Closings Announced

The Pentagon recommends closing nearly 180 military bases, including 33 big bases, from Hawaii to Maine.

May 14, 2005 - The New York Times

Stadiums Do Little To Help Urban Growth

Anaheim's local government, wary of bringing an NFL stadium into the area, says it would do more financial harm than good.

May 13, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Engineering Firm Fluor To Relocate To Dallas

In yet another sign of how unfriendly to business Southern California has become, AEC giant Fluor Corp. announces plans to relocate to Dallas.

May 12, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

US Towns Brace For Base-closing Wave

The Pentagon is expected to announce a large number of closings among its 425 domestic bases.

May 12, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

Mexico's Urban Sidewalk Economy

Mexico's bustling (and illegal) sidewalk vendors are one of the greatest source of the nation's employment growth.

May 10, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

The 'Inland Port' Trend

Several California communities are hoping to profit from the rapid growth in Southland shipping by building 'inland ports' to relive chronic congestion.

May 9, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

The No. 1 Place To Do Business

Forbes Magazine rates Boise, Idaho as top draw for cost of doing business and ability to attract talented workers.

May 7, 2005 - The Idaho Statesman

Top Ten Places For Business And Careers

Forbes Magazine has released the best and worst metro areas for doing business, job growth, education attainment, and population.

May 6, 2005 - Forbes

Priming The Market To Bring Back The Neighborhood

Cities and neighborhoods in decline should consider adopting strategies that will change their housing markets for the better, and at the same time preserve affordability.

May 5, 2005 - Shelterforce Online

Meet The New 'Main Street'

Combining elements of the traditional main s street with retail, new "lifestyle centers" springing up in affluent neighborhoods, are gaining back the ground lost by shopping malls in recent years.

May 3, 2005 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Using Schools To Revitalize Communities

So how does government help build stronger neighborhoods? Start by building community anchors: schools, libraries, parks and police and fire stations.

May 3, 2005 - The Planning Report

A New Community 3 Miles Off California's Coast

A new company proposes to locate 600 foreign software engineers on a cruise ship moored three miles off the California coast.

May 3, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Quarries Get Reuse As Housing

Quarry sites around the Philadelphia area are being purchased for their redevelopment opportunities.

May 2, 2005 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Coastal Maine Village Eyes Brownfield Redevelopment

Town ready for a big change after gradually losing the property tax revenues that the Maine Yankee nuclear power plan had generated for so many years.

April 30, 2005 - MaineToday.com

Network Organizing: A Strategy For Building Community Engagement

In weak market cities where cynicism and dysfunction have become the norm, it takes a different kind of organizing to bring people together to demand change.

April 29, 2005 - Shelterforce Online

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.

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Gallatin County Department of Planning & Community Development

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Heyer Gruel & Associates PA

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