Community / Economic Development

Successful Economic Development: Buffalo, NY

The campaign to bring Geico to Buffalo N.Y. is a case study that highlights a successful model for economic development.

December 23, 2003 - The Buffalo News

Revitalizing Downtown Kansas City

H&R Block's decision to build its headquarters in Kansas City's South Loop area marks a turning point for the long-neglected neighborhood.

December 22, 2003 - The Kansas City Star

New Town Would Highlight Deaf Culture

Two developers, one who is deaf, present plans for a new town in South Dakota for sign language users. The town would follow the model of Gorham's Bluff, Alabama.

December 22, 2003 - The Argus Leader

Cities In The Digital Age

City scholar Joel Kotkin argues against the idea of an urban revitalization panacea a la Richard Florida.

December 22, 2003 - MetropolisMag.com

Economic Development Challenges For An Agriculture-Based Region

California's Central Valley struggles with the need to accommodate its rapid growth while preserving its agricultural economic base.

December 22, 2003 - The Planning Report

Incentives For High-Tech In Arizona

Arizona attempts to spur its slowing tech industry with tax credits and private investments.

December 22, 2003 - The Arizona Republic

Coordinating Public Schools, Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization

Linking housing and public schools poses many opportunities for public-private partnerships and improving neighborhoods in the South Side of Chicago.

December 20, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

Remastering The Master Plan

The real estate waffle iron is burning holes in a longstanding and important pledge to reopen the long-lost Manhattan street grid at Ground Zero. Not smart.

December 19, 2003 - The Slatin Report

Wal-Mart And The End Of America's Middle Class

Neal Peirce discusses the impact of Wal-Mart on the American society.

December 19, 2003 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Revitalization Versus Gentrification, Part Three

A lack of community involvement has made residents of an Orlando neighborhood suspicious of new redevelopment plans.

December 18, 2003 - The Orlando Sentinel

Revitalization Versus Gentrification, Part Two

Many residents of Orlando's Parramore neighborhood are at risk of being left behind by current redevelopment efforts.

December 17, 2003 - The Orlando Sentinel

Sports Stadiums Not All They're Cracked Up To Be

Taxpayers in Miami-Dade county paying $20 million/year for underused-mothballed sports facilities

December 16, 2003 - The Miami Herald

China's Coast Becomes A Factory Of The World

China's Pearl River Delta is growing by double digits and stocking Wal-Mart's shelves.

December 16, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

How Clean Is Clean Enough?

California is decades behind other states in formulating a comprehensive brownfields policy, stifling economic development efforts.

December 16, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Revitalization Versus Gentrification, Part One

Parramore, a poor neighborhood west of Downtown Orlando, is the latest battleground over community redevelopment.

December 16, 2003 - The Orlando Sentinel

Mention Of Eminent Domain Disrupts Planning Process

An Albany, NY, neighborhood is split between its desire for revitalization and its distrust of the eminent domain process.

December 12, 2003 - Metroland Online

Getting To Smart Growth: 100 Policies For Implementation

This 120-page primer describes concrete 100 policies and techniques for putting the ten smart growth principles into practice.

December 10, 2003 - Smart Growth Online

Bigger Doesn't Always Mean Better -- or Successful

There is nothing wrong with big stores like Wal-Mart, but they can't sell a certain commodity.

December 10, 2003 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Providence's Historic Business Incubator

A business incubator in an historic building combines economic development with historic preservation.

December 9, 2003 - The Providence Journal

A Competitive Agenda For Renewing Pennsylvania

The way a state or region grows physically affects how it grows economically and fiscally.

December 9, 2003 - The Brookings Institution

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

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Gallatin County Department of Planning & Community Development

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Heyer Gruel & Associates PA

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