Community / Economic Development
Wal-Mart Is About To Get Much Bigger
Welcome to Wal-Mart China. If there's not a Wal-Mart in your neighborhood today, just wait a few minutes.
Clinton Library Begins Little Rock's Revitalization
Property values in the area around the new Clinton Presidential Library development in Little Rock have doubled since the library was announced.
Downtown Parking Destroys City Character
An editorial in The Philadelphia Inquirer clearly explains why more downtown parking is the wrong approach to planning.
How To Revitalize A 50-year Old Public Housing Project
Archer Courts, a dilapidated, 50-year-old public housing project, is transformed into a 'stunning community asset' that attracts private investment.
Segregated City Hurt By Housing Patterns
Cleveland, the third-most-segregated city in the U.S. pays an economic price for its migration patterns.
Blueprint Houston
A diverse group of Houston residents have launched an effort to demonstrate the need for long-range planning.
What It's Like To Live On The Rose Parade Route
You think your community is loud and noisy? Read what's it like to have one million visitors camp on your lawn for 24 hours.
Town Sold For $1.78 Million On Online Auction
A Northern California town listed on eBay, the online auction website, sold for $1.78 million.
L.A.'s Forgotten Airport
Los Angeles plans to dust off a forgotten airport in Palmdale in order to distribute the region's increased demand for air travel.
Can Casinos Do What Redevelopment Couldn't?
The faded Niagra Falls area is counting on the largest Indian-run gambling casino to do what years of redevelopment could not.
Will Los Angeles Get A Real Downtown?
Lewis Mumford famously dismissed Los Angeles as '100 suburbs in search of a city'. Has Los Angeles finally found its city?
A Town For Sale On EBay
The town of Bridgeville, CA, is up for sale on EBay, the popular online auction website.
RI Town Seeks To Redevelop Entire Village
Aging Providence suburb plans to completely rebuild one of its small mill villages using special tax incentives and a development partnership.
Blunt Ads Increase Public Involvement
An ad campaign that questioned residents' committment to their city future helped draw people in to forum in Youngstown, OH.
The Impact Of 'Smart Park' Garages
Downtown Portland's 'Smart Park' garages downtown are usd to promote local businesses. What happens if affordable short-term parking is eliminated?
The Nation's Most Infamous Tenaments Will Be Reborn
The nation's most infamous tenaments -- Chicago's Cabrini-Green projects -- are being torn down. 60 Minutes reports.
High Density, But No Homeowners
West University neighborhood - the most crowded and most mobile neighborhood in Eugene -- has had five riots in six years.
New Models For Entrepreneurial Agriculture
The profitable Blackstar Farms in Leelanau County, Michigan that has found a formula for agricultural success that hasnationwide significance.
New Book Superstore Would Hurt Local Businesses
A book superstore would hurt homegrown businesses and the Austin economy, a study commissioned by a local nonprofit group claims.
The Rise Of Europe's Regions
This article challenges our perception of the European Union: a group of nations, or a group of regions? Expressing ideas similar to those in Joel Garreau's Nine Nations of North America, this is macro-planning at its largest.
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
