Community / Economic Development
Old Boston, New Boston: A Work In Progress
The struggle between tradition and innovation has characterized the city since colonial days.
Remaking A City Center
Southern California's Inland Empire city of Ontario moves to remake its civic center.
Anglo 'Reconquista' Of Downtown L.A.
After four decades of decline, Los Angeles' core is seeing a white 'yuppie' influx. Gregory Rodriguez argues that in the long run, the traditional residents of the neighborhood will do the most for the city.
Suburban Middle-Class Filling Food Banks
Dot-com Denver saw a 40% increase in demand for handouts as high-tech workers feel the pinch of high unemployment and high housing costs.
Booming Brooklyn Still Carries Bad Retail Reputation
Despite a recent renaissance, the borough struggles to overcome a negative perception among big retailers.
How To Lure Young Professionals
Can a new focus on becoming 'Cool' stop the brain drain from decaying cities?
Sprawl Books Reviewed
The Wall Street Journal reviews Hayden's "A Field Guide to Sprawl" and Gutfreund's "Twentieth-Century Sprawl."
Starbucks Makes The Neighborhood
It's a neighborhood if it's got a Starbucks.
A Novel Approach To Boosting Property Values
A team approach to improving a neighborhood while getting a good return on investment.
LA Braces For $1 Billion Staples Center Development
Covering six blocks, the mixed-use plan will include theaters, restaurants, and a massive hotel within walking distance of the Convention Center. City officials have yet to include financial support.
Cities Draw Attention To 'Brain Drain' Problem
While places like Michigan and Cleveland are investing millions of dollars to lure 20-somethings back, some demographers think expectations are exaggerated.
Urban Information Technology Centers
A new report compares the economic performance and industrial composition of the nation's technology centers.
Chicago's Uptown Upturn?
A new mixed-use project could revive a historic Chicago neighborhood.
Groveland, Florida
The future of a town surrounded by growth.
ASU Is Reshaping Downtown Phoenix
The expansion of ASU to a brand new campus in downtown Phoenix has the potential to revitalize the city's moribund downtown.
Gentrification: Good Or Bad?
Alfredo Triff analyzes the theories of Andres Duany and Neil Smith regarding gentrification.
Parks, People, And Public Policy
A new report from the Urban Institute examines the hidden life of urban parks in creating stronger neighborhoods.
Comparing Canadian And American Cities
Patrick M. Condon presents a fascinating report about the differences between planning, the growth of sprawl, and transportation investment in Canadian vs. US cities.
Consumers Torn By Wal-Mart Practices, Prices
In what Al Norman calls 'the Wal-Mart Paradox,' many shoppers hate no company more, but can't resist "Everyday Low Prices."
Food Deserts and the Suburbanization of Shopping
What is a food desert, and what does it have to do with Wal-Mart?
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
