Community / Economic Development
Wal-Mart Goes Green
Wal-Mart opens its first environment-friendly superstore.
Wal-Mart's Toughest Competitor
Wal-Mart's toughest competitor doesn't believe in paying workers poorly.
Listening To The Community
Hope Community Inc. organized residents to discuss and plan the future of a local park, allowing them to control the change in their neighborhood.
The Next Napa Valley
Blue-collar Lake County, CA, wants to transform itself into the next Napa Valley. It's not alone.
D.C. Strip Mall Owners Sue Development Company
The National Capital Revitalization Corp. is being sued by the owners of the Skyland Shopping Center to prevent redevelopment of the property.
The Potential Of Public Markets
Why cities should cherish -- and support -- their public markets.
Target Store Could Save Boston Shopping Center
Plans are in place to spend over $1 million to improve the Downtown Crossing shopping district.
NEA, EPA Announce Governors' Institute On Community Design
An initiative by the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency aims to support governors’ leadership in good community design and innovative planning.
Destiny USA: A Real Green Mega-Mall
The ambitious renewable energy goals of the $20 billion mega-mall are real, says Joel Makower.
Where L.A. Riots Flared, A Housing Boom
Developers are turning the lots of South Los Angeles into new apartment complexes and condos.
Declining Rural Towns Offer Free Land
Reminiscent of the Homestead movement, towns across America's heartland offer free land to new residents.
The Carpet Capital of the World
The city of Dalton, GA has thought of a new use for the 16,000 tons of carpet waste it puts out every year -- use it as fuel.
Cleveland's Housing Court
Is it good for the community? The neighborhood? The block? These are the questions that drive decisions in one city’s housing court.
Insider's Advice On How To Make L.A. Safe
A prominent retiring Los Angeles Police Commissioner offers his recommendations on how to make the city safer.
Small Town America Redesigns Itself Into Prosperity
A design workshop by the NEA and the National Trust for Historic Preservation is quietly promoting small-town economic development and viability.
Megapolitan Areas To Be Considered By Census Bureau
Ten regions in the country are organized as super regional cities.
A Mall To 'Change The World'
Part Las Vegas, part Disney World, it is planned to be the world's largest man-made structure -- and also the most environmentally friendly. [Link Corrected]
Inglewood's Hollywood Park Faces Hard Times
The once-famed horse racing track is losing money, and may close unless drastic measures are taken.
New Uses For Old Railroads
Imagining new uses for outdated railroads is creating exciting new opportunities for central cities.
PBS Documentary On Small Town Divisions
"The Fire Next Time" deals with how talk radio divided a small town already suffering from economic and community woes dealing with land use.
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
