Community / Economic Development
New Italian Center to Build Community, Showcase Culture
The newly opened Italian Center in Salt Lake City will give a gathering place and showcase all parts of Italian culture
Book Review: The New Civic Art
Witold Rybczynski reviews the book "The New Civic Art: Elements of Town Planning" by Andrés Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Robert Alminana.
Three Approaches To Economic Development
Three suburban Chicago communities have developed different economic development strategies based on their demographics.
Jane Jacobs: A Wake-Up Call For American Cities
In her latest book, influential urbanist Jane Jacobs' offers a solution for suburban sprawl and a warning for North American cities.
Global Impacts of China's Building Boom
The frenzied development pace of the world's fastest growing national economy has some fearing an impending real estate bust.
A Conversation With Jane Jacobs
Urbanist Jane Jacobs talks to the New Yorker about New York, Ground Zero, and "Dark Age Ahead," her new book.
Manchester's City Center Is Having Growing Pains
Manchester UK has been so successful in attracting new residents back to the town center, that planners now must balance rival claimants for shrinking space.
Cool Cities Program Is Hot
State of Michigan grant program aims to spur redevelopment.
Out Of Site, But Not Out Of Mind
Virginia town votes for candidates committed to reining in Wal-Mart.
Is A MWD Research Lab Economic Development?
Boston city officials and Boston University want to build a controversial virus lab in a densely populated neighborhood.
Jane Jacob's Dark Age Is 'Out Of Touch'
Francis Fukuyama reviews Jane Jacobs' latest book.
Wal-Mart Still Lacking Urban Support
Chicago can now be added to the list of cities wary of Wal-Mart's arrival.
John King Reviews Jane Jacob's New Book
Jane Jacob's new book, "Dark Age Ahead" a 'treat to read', even if you don't buy into the theme.
Rebuilding A Rundown Seaside Town
Asbury Park, N.J., was known as 'Beirut by the shore' until a $1.2 billion redevelopment project sparked the creation of a gay mecca.
Times Change And So Can Neighborhoods
A wave of upscale residential building has residents wondering whether the old blue-collar neighborhood can survive.
Why Regional Agencies Are Critical
The absence of a regional governing agency in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, may result in the loss of an international trade center.
Aspen's New Economic Engine: Second Homes
The greatest economic engine in Pitkin County is now second homes, dwarfing tourism.
Does Big Box Equal Low Wages?
Big box warehouse club Costco delivers benefits to both its consumers and its employees
Gavin Newsom's controversial 'Care Not Cash' program begins.
San Francisco to offer housing and counseling instead of cash to its 2,500 homeless people.
The Challenges of Place Branding
Unlike products, places can’t just be "discontinued, modified, withdrawn from the market, re-launched and re-positioned or replaced by improved products".
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
