Community / Economic Development
L.A. To Restrict Wal-Marts
Los Angeles City passes legislation that will require Wal Mart to conduct an economic analysis to determine the impacts of new superstores.
It's The Sidewalks, Stupid
An editorial calls on planners to remember pedestrians and focus on the basics.
The Problem With Tax Incentives
Phoenix Mayor, Phil Gordon, explains why tax incentives for retailers is a poor public investment strategy.
Revitalizing Urban Parks
Many of the nation's urban parks are in decline, marred by trash and other problems. Cabbagetown's 4-acre park is an example of neighborhood parks can be relitalized.
Developing A City The Second Time Around
When it comes to developing a city, the second time around is not easier.
Renovated Public Market Ready To Shine
The oldest continuously operating public market in Ohio, makes the transition to non-profit management.
Houston Uses Faults To Highlight Assets
A new marketing campaign uses some of the reasons people hate Houston to introduce why "It's Worth It."
Decaying Cities Turn To Bilbao Model
Dozens of cities across America are vying to become 'the next Bilbao' in order to revitalize their shattered economies.
Downtown Revitalization: A Return To The Past?
The trend to revitalize downtown areas into mixed use communities may not be quite what it seems.
L.A. May Require Economic Impact Studies From Wal-Mart
The Los Angeles City Council considers an ordinance that would require Wal-Mart style stores to fund economic impact studies before opening new stores.
The Shape Of The Curve
Not all cities lost middle-class households in past 20 years.
University and City Join Forces
Arizona State University will work with the City of Tempe to develop nearly 100 acres of land around its campus.
How To Become A 'Hip' Town
The oft-forgotten story of how a hip town came to be that way.
The Case For Mixed-Income And Mixed-Use Communities
You've heard about affordable housing crises in New York, Boston, San Francisco. But Atlanta?
All Aboard The Sprawl Train In Taiwan
A 200-mile high-speed rail line is spurring development in the rural counties along the island's west coast.
Supreme Court To Rule On Eminent Domain
The high court has been asked to decide whether the use of eminent domain in non-blighted areas for economic development violates the Fifth Amendment.
Cincinnati Seeks To Plug Hole In Riverfront
Fifteen acres of prime real estate sits in limbo as the city scrambles to find developers.
Northern Virginia Baseball Site In Disarray
The plan to bring the Montreal Expos to Loudoun County hinges on the viability of a 450-acre mixed-use "new town" called "Virginia's Ballpark at Diamond Lake." Small problems: there's no lake, and the baseball supporters own, at most, a third of the site.
Boston Balances Lofty Ambitions, Harsh Realities
Under the spotlight of the Democratic Convention, 'the city on a hill' faces the strain of modern pressures on traditional political, economic, and social landscapes.
Don't Draw A Line If You Don't Have To
Most Bostonians have no idea where neighborhood boundaries start or end, thanks to a multitude of neighborhood maps.
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
