Community / Economic Development
London Wins Bid To Host 2012 Summer Olympics
London beats Paris to host the 2012 Summer Games, bringing the Olympics to the British capital for the first time since 1948.
Gallup's 'Soul Of The City' (Creative Class) Poll
The Gallup Organization has been hired to poll 4,000 residents from 20 U.S. cities to determine resident satisfaction. Richard Florida is one of the poll's designers.
Wal-Mart Blocked in Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver becomes the first major city in Canada to turn down a Wal-Mart development.
Vancouver Rejects 'Green' Wal-Mart Proposal
Proposal for a "green" Wal-Mart developed especially for Vancouver is rejected as contrary to city's planning goals.
Supreme Court Justice's Farm Becomes Eminent Domain Target
"someone has made what appears to be a tongue-in-cheek pitch to take over Justice David Souter's New Hampshire farmhouse and turn it into a hotel."
The Life Of A Public Market
A photo essay about Montreal's largest public market and why it is successful.
The Community Rating Game
Rating communities is highly subjective even with objectively measured criteria. Often such surveys ignore distinctive neighborhoods that have a sense of identity.
The Power Of A Community-Based Development Coalition
The rise and fall of the Chicago Association of Neighborhood Development Organizations illustrates the challenges facing advocacy organizations when they shift to service delivery.
Crime Cameras: A US-City Experiment
Chelsea, Mass., and the Department of Homeland Security are teaming up on a surveillance system that has some residents concerned.
The Little Playground That Could
Through a public and private community effort, a Baltimore public housing project receives a long-awaited playground.
Behind The Scenes Of Supreme Court's New London Decision
Interviews with residents subject to eminent domain reveal intimidation tactics used by local government officials.
Empowering Citizens In Community Planning
A new guide, 'Choosing Our Community's Future' offers advice to citizens on how to plan better and 'tame' big box retailers.
Cities Adopting Tougher Stances Against Panhandling
Municipalities are making arrests under 'aggressive panhandling' laws despite freedom of speech concerns.
Small Store, Big Impact
Many small businesses add value to communities that can't be measured solely in monetary terms.
America's Cleanest And Dirtiest Cities
A city ranked first or last in a given category does not necessarily mean the city is perfectly pristine or dangerously filthy.
Homeland Security Beefing Up San Diego/Tijuana Border Wall
Since 9/11, the border wall that separates the U.S. from Mexico has gone a massive transformation.
Clever Advertising Helps New Jersey Town Blossom
The city of Collingswood is fast becoming a blueprint for success on how to market a town successfully.
Why America Is Seeing A New Stadium Boom
New ballparks blur the line between sports venue and shopping mall, all in the name of drawing more fans.
Tijuana's Pedestrian Transformation
The Mexican border town must transform if it is to realize its full potential.
Housing Boom: Good News, Bad News
The housing boom is likely to last. That's the good news...and the bad news.
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
