Community / Economic Development
Poverty Moves To The Suburbs
Peter Dreier discusses the growing poverty in America's suburbs and its possible political consequences.
The Lisbon Strategy: Clean, Clever, Competitive
The European Council has set out to become the world's most competitive economy by 2010, while still focusing on sustainability.
A Successful Anti-Wal-Mart Activist
Towns hire Albert Norman to help keep out Wal-Mart.
Are Rural Prisons A Good Economic Development Strategy?
A columnist explains how the small Texas town of Eden grew to love its private prison.
Form-Based Codes Can Protect Main Street
To strike a balance between retail chains and local businesses, town and cities need to adopt form-based codes.
The Economic Development Impacts Of Hurricane Charley
The mammoth hurricane may give a boost to some businesses, but long-term economic challenges loom.
Suburbs Suffer Greater Manufacturing Job Loss Than City
Experts in Wisconsin try to account for why the greatest number of manufacturing job lost in the metropolitan Milwaukee area were in the suburbs.
Poorest U.S. Cities
Cleveland has the highest poverty rate among America's big cities, according to newly-released Census data.
The Fight For The Future Of The Mall
Will the open-air mall be the future of retail development? A battle in Glendale, CA may herald the future.
Can Rural Town Mississippi Come Back To Life?
What can be done to save rural communities? Young people leave these towns, often never to return.
School And The Suburb
Does the placement of schools encourage sprawl.
How Wal-Mart Changed A Community
Since the residents of Toole, UT first welcomed Wal-Mart fourteen years ago, the community has changed in many ways.
How (Not) To Brand Your City
A public relations expert explains why local governments so often fail to use branding effectively.
Law Bans Barbed Wire Around Public Housing
North Carolina passes a law banning electric or barbed-wire fences around public housing complexes.
Wal-Mart And The Endangered State
The U.S. state that is considered most endangered historic places in America has to be inventive to survive the impact of Wal-Mart.
Better Places, Better Lives Reviewed
The Wall Street Journal reviews two new books about developer James Rouse -- possibly the individual with the greatest effect on America's 20th-century built environment.
Shopping Mall On Campus... Priceless
Sanford University is home to the worlds's only upscale, on-campus shopping mall.
Seoul Searching
"South Korea is the latest country to decide that it needs to build a new capital city. It has some good reasons for doing so, but history suggests it may not be such a great idea"
A Disneyland Casino?
Are urban casinos the new trend for California cities?
'Trickle-down' Economics Plugged Up
Washington D.C's economic boom does not benefit poor.
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.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
