Community / Economic Development
Gentrification May Improve Neighborhoods
Study suggests that low-income residents may benefit from an influx of more affluent neighbors.
Community College Towns Impact On Downtown Redevelopment
Community colleges in some northeast US states are playing greater roles in the redevelopment of their downtown areas.
Massachusetts' Population Drop Threatens Environment
Exodus from Massachusetts is bad news for urban vitality and services such as mass transit.
Metropolis From Scratch
In South Korea, construction teams are at work on an entirely new city for international business that is expected to have half a million residents within 5 years.
Does San Francisco Have Room For Industry?
With skyrocketing residential prices and continuing gentrification, are San Francisco's industrial areas (and their jobs) fated to disappear?
Is the CDBG Program America's Worst Urban Initiative?
Is the Bush administration right to put the community-development block grant out of its misery?
Inland Empire Leads California's Population Growth
Riverside County's growth rate of 5% ranked first in California, and its population now stands at just under 1.9 million.
Incentives For Businesses: Good Or Bad?
Are Florida's business incentives good for taxpayers?
The Return Of The Neighborhood Church
A mature and well-conceived new urban community can easily pass the "orange-juice test." But what about the church test?
Six Solutions For Buffalo's Extreme Makeover
Despite years of quick fixes, Buffalo's decline continues. Is it time for a major 'state-wide surgery'?
Living In A Fast-Growing County
Florida has 14 Of the nation's top 100 fastest-growing counties -- the most of any state in the country.
The Impact Of Airline Deregulation On Cities
Alex Marshall discusses airline deregulation's unfulfilled promises and the impact on local cities.
New Study Examines Trends In Refund Loan Usage
Refund loan usage declined by almost 5 percent nationally between 2001 and 2002, but the loans remain popular, especially in the South.
Applying Broken Windows Theory To Health
The neighborhood conditions in which individuals live contributes to their health and longevity, according to a new RAND report.
The Art And Secret Of Economic Development
William Fulton offers the inside story on economic development secrets and the policy process.
Global Advantages Of Industrial Clustering
Two sock-making factories -- one in the U.S. and one in China -- compete for global dominance of the industry. Industrial clustering is the key to success.
A Problem Of Perception For Mid-Sized Cities
What innovative techniques can mid-sized American cities use to get noticed by major investors?
Underestimating The Costs Of Military Base Cleanups
As the military prepares to close more bases, communities find that cleaning up former military bases is turning out to be a very expensive proposition.
San Diego's Use Of Redevelopment
Revitalization is underway in neighborhoods as San Diego emerges from political controversy.
A Peek Inside Wal-Mart's Public Relations Department
Wal-Mart goes on the offensive to combat impressions that it has a negative impact on communities where it operates.
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
