Community / Economic Development
A Status Report On Neighborhood Councils In L.A.
A report evaluates the "successes and shortcomings" of the three year old Los Angeles Neighborhood Council system.
'African Town' Plan Draws Protests
A concept for an economic development plan to benefit black business owners comes under attack by the community.
Protecting Environment Is Good For The Economy
According to a new report, protecting the environment creates jobs.
Recognition At Last For Transylvanian Heritage
Proposals to list the city of Sibiu/Hermannstadt draw attention to other threats to the heritage of the area
Portland, Maine Reverses The Brain Drain
This New England college town continues to develop the winning formula for attracting young professionals working in the 'creative economy'.
Signs That Gentrification Is Just Around The Corner
Travel & Leisure magazine profiles four neighborhoods on the verge of gentrification.
WA Is Short On 'living-wage' Jobs
Demand for "living-wage" jobs exceeds supply in Washington.
The UK's 'Ciabatta Cities' Syndrome
Urban degeneration marches gnarled hand in chain store glove with redevelopment, writes the Guardian's architecture critic.
Detroit's New Housing Boom
Hope amid decline, Detroit's CBD is home to more than 15 new housing projects.
Who Should Pay For Citywide Wi-Fi?
Wireless networking is becoming an increasingly popular amenity for cities and town. But who will pay for it?
University Commits $75 Million To Turn Its Neighborhood Around
Cincinnati employers hope to raise $100 million more for related projects and job creation.
A Silver Bullet For Downtown Phoenix
Downtown Phoenix will be reshaped if officials purchase $30 million worth of land for a downtown ASU campus.
Can Downtowns Survive?
An economist's reading of recent trends suggests the future of the downtown is anything but certain.
Detroit To Create 'African Town'
A new economic development plan that calls for racial isolation is hotly debated in Detroit.
Surviving Wal-Mart
Mountain towns try to adapt to the arrival of big box retailers.
Federal Health Spending In Metropolitan Economies
On a metropolitan basis, health care costs, a significant burden to all levels of government, also represent a substantial economic input and potential leverage for improving job growth and wages.
DHL Planning Southern California Hub
Despite some neighborhood opposition, local agencies are aggressively vying for the air cargo facility.
Council For European Urbanism Moving In Germany
The Council for European Urbanism, formed last September, has now formed its first national branch, with some new members calling for a sharper focus for the organisation.
Beset By New Haven's Ills, Yale Revitalizes City
Local officials and the university have successfully bridged the once-traditional 'town-gown' divide.
Economic Development At What Cost?
Amid reports of lung damage in children and cancer-causing chemicals, should the West Coast's largest port be allowed to expand?
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
