Community / Economic Development

DHL Planning Southern California Hub

Despite some neighborhood opposition, local agencies are aggressively vying for the air cargo facility.

September 19, 2004 - Press-Enterprise

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.

September 18, 2004 - INTBAU

Beset By New Haven's Ills, Yale Revitalizes City

Local officials and the university have successfully bridged the once-traditional 'town-gown' divide.

September 14, 2004 - The Christian Science Monitor

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?

September 13, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Seattle's Fifteen Shortcomings

What Seattle lacks and how it compares with other cities.

September 13, 2004 - Yahoo! Newswire

Wal-Mart's Foothold In Los Angeles

Despite a concerted effort to keep Wal-Mart out of Los Angeles County, the small city of Rosemead becomes the first to approve a Wal-Mart supercenter.

September 10, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Top Censored Stories: It's A Wal-World After All

The world-wide impact of Wal-Mart is one of the stories in the last year that were overlooked, under-reported or self-censored by the media.

September 9, 2004 - Project Censored

Profile Of Philadelphia's Navy Base Transformation

Philadelphia is planning to turn it's former Navy base into a bustling urban center.

September 9, 2004 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

New Towns Prove Sprawl Is Alive And Well

Two new rapidly growing Utah towns grow beyond expectations, and beyond service areas.

September 9, 2004 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Judges Say Manufacturing Tax Credit Is Unconstitutional

A manufacturing tax credit that Ohio used in 1998 to help convince Daimler Chrysler to build its new Jeep assembly plant in Toledo is unconstitutional

September 8, 2004 - Toldeo Blade

Reverse Migration

Entrepreneurs And urban professionals are discovering life in the heartland. Are small cities the new economic cutting edge?

September 7, 2004 - The Denver Post

The Urban-Hardship Index

Study identifies cities where it is hardest to survive with a low income.

September 7, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Poverty Moves To The Suburbs

Peter Dreier discusses the growing poverty in America's suburbs and its possible political consequences.

September 7, 2004 - The Nation

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.

September 6, 2004 - Shared Spaces

A Successful Anti-Wal-Mart Activist

Towns hire Albert Norman to help keep out Wal-Mart.

September 4, 2004 - Forbes

Are Rural Prisons A Good Economic Development Strategy?

A columnist explains how the small Texas town of Eden grew to love its private prison.

September 1, 2004 - Texas Public Policy Foundation

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.

September 1, 2004 - The Seattle Times

The Economic Development Impacts Of Hurricane Charley

The mammoth hurricane may give a boost to some businesses, but long-term economic challenges loom.

September 1, 2004 - The Christian Science Monitor

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.

August 31, 2004 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Poorest U.S. Cities

Cleveland has the highest poverty rate among America's big cities, according to newly-released Census data.

August 30, 2004 - The Plain Dealer

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.

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100 Most Influential Urbanists

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Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

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