Community / Economic Development
Prague's Plan To Fix Its Historic Center
Wenceslas Square, the historic center of Prague, has fallen prey to criminals and disrepair, but plans are underway to reclaim the area.
Boston's 'Lifestyle Center' Trend
Upscale, pedestrian-friendly outdoor malls are in development at several Boston-area locations.
Can Housing Policies Build A Better Urban Future?
Can housing policies and programs be used more strategically to revitalize weak market cities? A new report shows how to harness market forces for growth while protecting the poor.
The History of the 'Metaplace'
An editorial on how Disneyland has influenced our notions of how towns should look.
Billion Great Lakes Plan Trigger Cleanup Or Brush-off?
So far, Great Lakes restoration has many friends and few dollars.
Bernal Heights Opposes Building Of Home Depot
An editorial looks at the many concerns with building a Home Depot in an already crowded area of San Francisco.
Oh Brooklyn, My Brooklyn
It's not so easy being a cheerleader for future-forward architecture when the future is right outside your window.
Big Project Agreements Yield Big Community Benefits
New approach makes sure urban redevelopment helps neighborhoods
Meet The New Generation of Homesteaders
These days, living away from civilization doesn't have to mean giving up all of the modern comforts of urban life.
Making The Case For Employer-Assisted Housing
Financial help from business owners, matched by public dollars, enables hundreds of people to live close to their jobs in Chicago. The idea is catching on.
In Northeast, A City's Tale Of Turnaround
After decades of decline, New Haven and other mid-size cities see a positive population trend.
Balancing Automobile And Pedestrian Traffic
An editorial suggests that reintroducing cars in downtown Boston would herald the return of businesses in the area.
The Community Ownership Society
Municipal wi-fi and regionally-owned power utilities are two successful examples of community ownership, which is being promoted as an alternative to unaccountable corporatism.
Fourth Annual List Of Overpriced Cities
Housing prices were a major factor in determining this year's list, ranging from Seattle to Los Angeles.
The State Of Black Los Angeles
A new report examines the state of Black Los Angeles, and finds that Black equality trails all other ethnic groups in Los Angeles.
Greater Cleveland's Job Sprawl
Editorial urges Greater Cleveland to help central city residents get to jobs in the outer suburbs.
Europe's Most Important Economic Development Initiative
The 'Northern Way' £100 million growth fund would bring development to Northern England.
Unorthodox Methods To Lure Phoenix Buyers
Several cities in the outlying Maricopa County areas are offering a variety of perks, hoping that buyers will choose their communities.
Who Controls Local Resources?
Coca-cola is accused of taking scarce groundwater away from landless laborers, polluting it, and selling poisonous factory waste as fertilizer to poor farmers.
Where's The Real Surf City, USA?
A dispute over the slogan has California's Huntington Beach and Santa Cruz up in arms.
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
