Community / Economic Development
Job Sprawl's Spatial Mismatch
A study finds that 'job sprawl' exacerbates certain dimensions of racial inequality in America.
Montana Mulls Wal-Mart Tax
Montana, which has no sales tax, wants Wal-Mart, Target, and Costco to pay a tax to offset the state's welfare costs related to the big-boxes' poor labor practices.
State Of The Southern California Region, 2004
The State of the Region 2004 has been published by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG).
Mixing Economic Development And Planning
Ask planners if they are involved in economic development in their community and often the response is "no" or "not really," when the answer ought to be "yes."
Can A Little Cash Keep Young Iowans At Home?
The Iowa legislature has proposed action to stem a 'brain drain' but any effective solution would have to address the economic and social effects of a shift to industrial agriculture two to three generations ago.
Wal-Mart's Plans First New York City Store
Small businesses, union leaders, and even some mayoral candidates gear up to resist Wal-Mart's plans open its first New York City store.
Former Gov. Wilson Heads New Economic Devt. Center
Former California Gov. Pete Wilson will oversee a Center for Economic Development set up by the L.A. County Economic Development Corp.
Cities And The Creative Class, Kotkin And Florida
Why Richard Florida's creative class is about grassroots innovation, not symphony halls or "latte-sipping hipsters."
Big-Box Ordinances: How Big Is Too Big?
A visual comparison of a Walmart "Supercenter" with other store sizes.
Creating Downtowns From Failed Malls
Denver's Front Range communities are scrapping malls and big box sites to create new downtowns.
City Needs To Clean Up After Itself
Fort Lauderdale uncovers a surprising culprit contributing to blight.
Iowa Fights Brain Drain
Young, single, well-educated adults under 30 are leaving Iowa in droves. The state is considering abolishing the state income tax for everyone under 30.
America Loves Suburban Sprawl
Scholar aruges that Americans have embraced sprawl and the lifestyle that accompanies it.
Performing Arts Centers: No Longer Just For Downtown?
An increasing number of suburban jurisdictions are building major art centers.
Urban Revival In Panama
Master plan for Panama’s second colonial-era capital city center calls for “a sustainable, irreversible recovery” of the entire neighborhood.
Federal Government Commits to Smart Coastal Growth
Two agencies sign a memorandum of understanding to promote transportation choices, economic development, and public health.
What Makes Neighborhood Business Thrive?
Cincinnati's Neighborhood Summit looks at small business districts.
Can You Really Plan For A Gay District?
From NPR...one commentator's challenge to Spokane, WA's plan for a "gay district" to attract the Creative Class.
Marching Against Homicide
In Kansas City, a publicity campaign seemed to curtail crime in a bad neighborhood, but will the good times roll?
Philadelphia's Neighborhood Transformation Initiative
The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority is making sweeping changes to city neighborhoods, but at what cost?
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
