Community / Economic Development

ICMA releases a new, free report for local governments: "Active Living and Social Equity: Creating Healthy Communities for All Residents."

February 28, 2005 - ICMA Bookstore

A proposal for a store in Queens could produce the biggest showdown yet with the megastore's opponents.

February 28, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

An academic articles suggests that widespread awareness of sport events among potential tourists emphasizes that sport can be an effective promotional vehicle for cities.

February 27, 2005 - Annals Of Tourism Research

A new company matches hometown information technology talent with corporate needs.

February 27, 2005 - Dispatch Tribune

Former developer and transit authority chief Richard Ravitch argues against cheap sale of prime real estate to aid city's bid.

February 25, 2005 - The Village Voice

A new Brookings Institution report ranks world cities based on competitiveness.

February 24, 2005 - The Brookings Institution

Landowner challenges use of eminent domain to allow private developer to build baseball stadium.

February 23, 2005 - The Washington Post

ULI's Maureen McAvey discusses "catalytic projects" and how they can transform troubled neighborhoods in positive directions.

February 23, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

A blog-newsletter called "The Dirt" tells the story of suburban development in fast-growing Atlanta from the developer's point of view.

February 22, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

New research suggests that race and class are more important that perceived decline and disorder in shaping how people perceive a neighborhood.

February 20, 2005 - The Washington Post

A company in Las Cruces, N.M., is planning a computerized, drive-through supercenter in Tucson or Albuquerque by the end of the year.

February 20, 2005 - Arizona Daily Star

Paul Allen invests $2 billion to transform Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood in what may be the largest revitalization project ever in the US.

February 18, 2005 - Wall St. Journal

A study finds that 'job sprawl' exacerbates certain dimensions of racial inequality in America.

February 17, 2005 - The Brookings Institution

Montana, which has no sales tax, wants Wal-Mart, Target, and Costco to pay a tax to offset the state's welfare costs related to the big-boxes' poor labor practices.

February 17, 2005 - CNN

The State of the Region 2004 has been published by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG).

February 15, 2005 - Southern California Association of Governments

Ask planners if they are involved in economic development in their community and often the response is "no" or "not really," when the answer ought to be "yes."

February 15, 2005 - Planning Magazine

The Iowa legislature has proposed action to stem a 'brain drain' but any effective solution would have to address the economic and social effects of a shift to industrial agriculture two to three generations ago.

February 14, 2005 - The New York Times

Small businesses, union leaders, and even some mayoral candidates gear up to resist Wal-Mart's plans open its first New York City store.

February 11, 2005 - The New York Times

Former California Gov. Pete Wilson will oversee a Center for Economic Development set up by the L.A. County Economic Development Corp.

February 10, 2005 - The Metro Investment Report

Why Richard Florida's creative class is about grassroots innovation, not symphony halls or "latte-sipping hipsters."

February 9, 2005 - Maisonneuve