Community / Economic Development
Review: Sun, Sin & Suburbia
"Sun, Sin & Suburbia An Essential History of Modern Las Vegas", by Geoff Schumacher, may be the definitive work about the fastest-growing place in America.
How Cities Bounce Back
A new collection of essays, 'The Resilient City' explores how cities bounce back after a catastrophe.
Yes, It Is About The Artists: The Tacoma Story
How both art and artists helped one city rebuild.
Economic Meltdown in 2005?
A host of economic and political forces are leading to growing concern about the bursting of an "historically unprecedented credit bubble" that could lead to a collapse of the U.S. economy.
New Report Confronts Housing Policy Myths
Twelve national groups sponsor a congressional briefing to rebut three myths undermining a balanced national housing policy in Washington.
You Scratch My Back, I'll Scratch Yours
D.C considered private funding option for major league baseball stadium.
How to Keep Toronto from being a 'K-Mart Destination'
Will an aquarium be enough to "re-brand" Toronto as a major tourist destination in the wake of the 2003 SARS outbreak?
Rapid Gentrification
Like many neighborhoods across the nation, Seattle's Central Area is changing rapidly.
Bay Area's 'Commute Fatigue'
Poll finds 50% of Bay Area residents want new homes to be built near job centers rather than suburbs.
Devastated Falluja Faces Uncertain Future
The Iraqi city of Falluja may require more than $1 billion to rebuild; the U.S. is promising a fraction of that.
Why The Public Should Not Pay For Convention Centers
An in-depth look at the myth of economic viability of convention centers.
Cincinnati Discovers Cosmopolitan
After decades of decay, Cincinnati is on the mend.
Tornado Spurs Downtown's Rebirth/Expansion
A new outlook and 50 new business have emerged downtown since the storm of 1999 in Clarksville, TN.
Transforming Turin
Transportation emerges as a key issue as Turin, Italy, transform itself for the Winter Olympics.
Cash In The Inner City
A recent study reveals the market potential of middle-income households in the nation's inner cities.
Calgary's Conundrum
Will the East Village's innovative make-over hurt the city's poor?
America's 50 Hottest Cities
Expansion Management Magazine will publish its list of the nation's 50 'hottest cities' in its January, 2005 issue.
What Is The OC?
A review of literature -– some scathing -– on the complexities of Orange County, California.
How To Help?
Architects and planners are eager to help tsunami victims rebuild. But Western solutions are not always the best.
Designing Denver
City bigwigs review the most successful planning efforts in Denver history.
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.
Tyler Technologies
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
