Community / Economic Development
60 Minutes Focuses On Eminent Domain
Mike Wallace reports on abuses of eminent domain across the U.S., including by the New York Times.
Is Wal-Mart Too Powerful?
Wal-Mart's rapid expansion and clout has dramatic impacts on American communities, and the retail giant is now opening urban stores.
Old Elevated Rail Line To Be Converted Into A Park
A proposal sees to spur new commercial and residential developments along Manhattan's West side by turning an old elevated rail line into a park.
What New York Can Learn From Los Angeles And Houston
A report financed by the Rockefeller Foundation recommends that New York City end its preoccupation with huge subsidies for big businesses.
A New International Trend In Redevelopment
Cultural institutions are forming a foundation for successful redevelopment efforts around the globe.
Friday Funny: Wal-Mart's Opinion
An "opinion" piece by Wal-Mart Store #3297.
Why Try To Bring Back Manufacturing Jobs?
Should we really be trying to bring back manufacturing jobs? The disappearance of manufacturing jobs are actually a sign that quality of life is improving.
A Catalyst For Civic Entrepreneurship
A 'civic innovation lab' encourages and supports residents who want to invigorate the city's economy.
San Jose: The Lost Opportunity Is Staggering
Forbes ASAP editor Michael S. Malone delivers a damning analysis of how San Jose, CA, has squandered a golden opportunity for redevelopment.
How Radio Can Organize A Community
Low-power FM licenses have signals that travel only 10-20 miles. But they are a powerful economic development and community organizing tool.
Saving The Inner City Will Save The City
Milwaukee business and civic leaders announce a new economic development initiative focused on the inner city.
A Company Town's Bid To Reinvent Itself
Layoffs at Kodak and Xerox in Rochester symbolize a challenge felt by other cities.
Culture The Key To Downtown Renaissance?
International successes of downtown cultural institutions have New Yorkers thinking artistically about ground zero's redevelopment.
The Amazing Rebound Of Winslow, Ariz.
Winslow was on the verge of death when local boosters restored the town's hotel, and started a chain reaction that revitalized the city.
An Unlikely Village Marked By Eco Prowess
The Shaw Ecovillage Project applies traditional ecovillage principles to an underserved urban neighborhood.
Old-Style Ballparks Create Vibrant Mixed-use Districts
Old-Style ballparks, fronting on urban streets, spur in-city living.
Manhattan's New Way Of Thinking
Two years after 9/11, it's lost jobs, lost bustle, gained humanity -- a city fazed, but moving on.
Joel Kotkin: The Rise Of Second Tier Cities
Readers participate in an online dicussion with publicy policy expert Joel Kotkin about his recent article on the rise of the "second-tier" cities.
A Revolution In The French Quarter
Critics say that recent efforts to clean up New Orlean's French Quarter threaten to turn it into a Disneyfied caricature.
New York City's Growth Strategy Is 'Doomed'
Study says New York City's economic development strategy is "obsolete."
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
