Community / Economic Development
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.
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.
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.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
