Community / Economic Development

Declaring War To Become A City

Must a suburb 'declare war' to evolve into a city? San Jose, CA, fights back after losing a fast-growing corporation.

December 17, 2004 - BizJournals

The Pull Of Ethnic Centers

Los Angeles Koreatown, once a less-than desirable neighborhood, has become a destination for wealthy tourists and suburbanites.

December 16, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Airports Equal Accessibility

Region's busiest airport has become a destination for businesses and travelers alike.

December 14, 2004 - The Washington Post

A Chance To Rebuild America

A major surge in development is projected for the next few decades offering an opportunity to change the landscape of the nation.

December 13, 2004 - The Brookings Institution

The Perfect Storm Of Urban Planning Gone Wrong?

How Berlin went awry since the fall of the wall.

December 12, 2004 - Reason Online

'Listening To The City'

A graduate course makes students put aside preconceptions and discover the realities of local urban environments.

December 10, 2004 - Harvard University

Revitalization and Gentrification in Oakland

A largely African-American neighborhood in Oakland, CA, is attracting businesses and commercial property values have increased.

December 9, 2004 - The Oakland Tribune

Should Local Government Provide Internet Access?

As local governments consider affordable community-owned broadband Internet access, they clash with cable and telephone service providers.

December 9, 2004 - Democracy Now!

Intellectual Capital

Powerful urban universities are reshaping metropolitan culture and character.

December 9, 2004 - Urban Land Magazine

Bagdhad's Master Plan

Prague-based architect Michal Hron is close to obtaining approval from Iraqi authorities to begin work on Baghdad's new master plan.

December 8, 2004 - The Prague Post

Free Space For Artists As A Revitalization Strategy

Pittsfield, Mass is providing local artists free space in vacant buildings storefronts in the abandoned downtown.

December 6, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Planner Strikes It Rich

D.C. planner's compensation tops $250,000.

December 4, 2004 - The Washington Times

Fighting The Homeless?

Proposed Austin ordinances would criminalize common homeless activities -- but might some of these activities be more common than many realize?

December 2, 2004 - The Austin Chronicle

D.C. Stadium Wins Approval, But Community Reinvestment May Lose

D.C. City Council passes baseball stadium bill, but mayor removes promised school and library funding.

December 2, 2004 - The Washington Post

A Neighborhood Made Of Music

Raising rents could destroy the musical culture of the mariachis in East Los Angeles.

December 1, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Misguided Development Priorities

A Washington development mogul assess the District's real estate priorties and its future.

November 30, 2004 - The Washington Post

The Coming Base-Closure Wars

Cities and states gear up to defend local military bases amid the Defense Department's plans to eliminate nearly a quarter of the military's infrastructure.

November 30, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Wal-Mart's Great Leap Forward

Wal-Mart, having saturated the United States with over 3,600 stores, has set its sights on China -- and, according to Ralph Nader, "using this Communist regime as its labor enforcement arm to drive down wages and benefits in the U.S."

November 29, 2004 - Common Dreams

Cairo's New 'Central Park'

Cairo, struggling for open space, builds a 74-acre park on a 500-year old garbage dump.

November 29, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

2012 Olympic Bid Books Published

The "Olympic Bid Books" from London, Madrid, Moscow, New York and Paris are available online.

November 28, 2004 - GamesBids.com

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.

Associate/Senior Planner

Gallatin County Department of Planning & Community Development

Senior Planner

Heyer Gruel & Associates PA

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.