Community / Economic Development
Don't Let 'Sprawl-Marts' Kill Our Communities
Bruce Wilkey encourages communities to keep out "big boxes."
What Does It Take To Transform A City?
Smart City features an interview with Milwaukee Mayor and soon to be CNU president, John Norquist.
Buffalo Comprehensive Plan: A Blueprint For The Queen City
Buffalo's first master plan in more than 25 years calls for investing $3.1 billion in public and private funds over the next decade to build new housing, spur economic development, modernize schools and enhance "quality of life."
EITC: A New Approach To Affordable Housing
The Earned Income Tax Credit may be a better tool for providing affordable housing than federal housing supports.
Oregon's Fall
Portland used to be routinely named one of the best places to live. Now it's considered one of the nation's least functional places. What happened?
An Insider's Perspective On Wal-Mart Wars
A San Francisco Chronicle columnist embeds herself in the war to keep Wal-Mart out.
Gritty Waterway: A Model For Renewal?
Brooklyn residents, in a neighborhood crusade, strive to purge a canal of sewage and its reputation as Mafia dumping ground.
Grass-roots Main Street Revitalization
The Portland Tribune profiles how a main street can develop without the help of city funding or planning.
Defining A Functioning 'Region'
The I-91/Connecticut River corridor, stretching from the Connecticut coast to Northampton, Mass. is calling itself the "Knowledge Corridor."
Jane Jacobs: Unlabeled Anti-Planner
A critique of Jane Jacobs' insights on the economic nature of communities and on central planning.
Smart City Radio Covers Memphis Manifesto Summit
The Smart City Radio show covers the Memphis Manifesto Summit that brought together 100 creative professionals a
The Memphis Manifesto: Cities And The Creative Class
Neal Peirce reviews the Memphis Manifesto that encourages cities to become "communities of ideas" by attracting the "creative class."
The Memphis Manifesto: How To Attract The Creative Class
The product of a three-day summit attended by 100 young professionals, the "Memphis Manifesto" articulates strategies that cities can use to become more vibrant places and spark new and varied economic activity.
The World's Most Expensive Cities
A survey ranks the world's most expensive cities based on cost of living.
Affordable Housing Or Resort?
New low-income housing projects in Los Angeles resemble resorts more than affordable housing.
Creating A 'Real' Place In Azusa, CA
How does a community developing a distinct identity and sense of place for itself?
A Corporate Downtown Renaissance
Seeing opportunities to purchase cheap properties amid a renaissance in many downtowns, many companies are moving from the suburbs to downtown.
Buffalo's Empire Zones: A Failure
New York's most potent economic development program appears to be a failure, according to this four-part series in the Buffalo News.
The Blight Guide: What Ammenities Are Worth
The Times offes a rundown of the most important criteria in deciding the value of real estate in the UK.
Developer Hopes Project Will Revitalize Neighborhood
A nonprofit urban housing developer is rebuilding dilapidated but historic homes into apartments for low-income working families in downtown Albany, NY neighborhood.
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.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
