Community / Economic Development
Bold Plans For St. Louis
St. Louis has a new planning director.
Pulling Apart: Economic Segregation In Major Metro Areas
A new analysis of census data finds that economic segregation among municipalities is rising, but trends vary significantly across time and in different regions of the country.
Praise For Greater Cleveland's First Suburbs Consortium
Following the lead of first-ring communities that ring Cleveland, older suburbs across Ohio and throughout the country are forming alliances to fight for survival.
The Wal-Mart At Teotihuacan?
Wal-Mart begins construction on a new store north of Mexico City, next to the pyramids of the ancient city of Teotihuacan. For some, the symbolism is too great as Wal-Mart becomes Mexico's largest private employer.
Downtown Mobile Has High Hopes In Cruise Ship
Can Mobile, AL make a successful transition from an industrial harbor, to a tourist destination?
How Planning Turned City Around After Earthquake
Fifteen years after Loma Prieta, the Chronicle describes how a devastating earthquake forced squabbling Santa Cruz factions to come together to save downtown.
'Economic WMDs' Destroying America's Landscapes
Author Wendell Berry mourns the stripping of rural America for its resources, and the gutting of its cities through perverse incentives, thoughtless subsidies, regulatory malfeasance and other "economic weapons of mass destruction."
World's Most Competitive Countries
Finland leads the list of the World Economic Forum's most competitive economy in the world. The U.S. is number two.
Plan To Rezone Homes Near U.S. 40 Denounced
U.S. 40 Task Force and community citizens say that convert homes to businesses woud hurt heighborhoods.
Malaysia's Five-point Guide On Planning
Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister offers a five point urban planning guide for the country's municipal councils to follow.
A Turnaround For Southern California
The future isn't coming: it's already here, in Southern California. But is the region ready for what's in store?
A New Approach To Urban Economic Development
InnerCity Entrepreneurs represents a new approach to urban economic development -- channeling help to companies that have moved beyond the startup phase.
The New TOD: Technology-oriented Development
A North Philadelphia neighborhood includes technology as the foundation for an economic development plan.
More Military Base Closings Likely
Congress clears the way for another round of up to 100 controversial military base closings.
Shopping Centers A Drain On City Budgets?
Shopping centers are a drain on city budgets in Ohio, according to a new report, which found that retail development costs more in public services than it generates in tax revenue.
The Ultimate Walled City: The Green Zone
A feature length article explores life in The Green Zone -- the four-square mile, heavily secured "American bubble in Baghdad."
Developers See Region's Future In America's Past
Developers look to New Urbanism to revive tired downtowns.
Low-flush Toilets: A Barrier For Businesses?
In a quest for water efficiency, Santa Fe instituted a 'toilet tax' to retrofit older plumbing. Opponents want the tax flushed.
Wal-Mart Living: Home Is A Parking Lot
Wal-Mart is encouraging "Gypsy Shoppers" to camp overnight on empty parking lots.
Windpower As A Rural Economic Development Strategy
The GAO publishes a report on wind power's contribution to electric powergeneration and its impact on farms andrural communities.
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
