Community / Economic Development
Miami Takes Action Against Illegal Homes
Miami mayor Manny Diaz is closing down illegal housing as part of his campaign to revitalize the city.
Light Rail As Community Development Tool
Light rail has transformed one of Denver's most dangerous neighborhoods.
Philanthropist Funds Detroit Demolitions
Philanthropist Robert Thompson is donating $10 million to knock down 1,399 abandoned properties in Detroit.
Church Conversions
As more churches in Britain fall silent, their empty edifices are finding new life as nightclubs, bagpipe training centers, theaters, pubs, and museums.
Denver's Infill Success
Infill -- when it's good, it's very good. When it's bad, the developer should be excised.
Converting Office Buildings To Housing In San Francisco
San Francisco is converting empty office buildings left over from the dot-com boom into housing.
Neighborhood Watch By Web
By using the Internet, local police departments are able to communicate with the community much more effectively.
It Worked In Bilbao. Will It Succeed In Rio?
Rio de Janeiro signed a contract last week to build a Guggenheim museum. But the urban revival plan is assailed.
Rail Saves Village Of Elwood, Illinois
The Village of Elwood turns a faltering economy into what could become one of the richest transportation hub communities in the Midwest.
Univ. And City Team Up For Neighborhood Revitalization
Ohio State is trying to improve its neighborhood by transforming a 7.4-acre site into a mixed-use project intended both to attract shoppers and stimulate investment.
Sadfly's Struggle For Historic Preservation
A Georgia town struggles to fight growth by documenting its African American cultural past.
Seattle Mayor Willing To Bet Big On Biotech District
Mayor Nickels hopes $570 million in infrastructure in South Lake Union will create a biotech hotbed.
Jerde's Innovative Historic Rail Infill Project
A huge development in the center of Sacramento will include 3,000 homes and acres of shopping at the site of a historic rail yard.
Borders Vs. Liveable City
In Austin's most controversial retail project, the national chain bookstore Borders faced serious opposition from independent businesses, activists, and community leaders.
Tokyo's Newest Mega Redevelopment Project
A modern day version of Rockefeller Center debuts in Tokyo, Japan.
Fixing San Francisco's United Nations Plaza
A famed planner calls San Francisco's plan to redesign United Nations Plaza no answer to drunks and homeless.
The Phenomenon Of Residential Density
Julie Campoli and Alex MacLean have developed a catalog of more than 300 aerial photographs that illustrate a wide range of density neighborhoods around the country.
Major Proposal For Buffalo's Waterfront Brownfields
Huge domed amusement park proposed on Buffalo Outer Harbor.
Opposition Grows For New Florida Airport
Plans to build a new Panhandle airport on property owned by Florida's largest private land owner have encountered serious public opposition.
From Housing Project To New Urbanist Development
The Philadelphia Inquirer follows the story of a seven-year, $91 million effort to revitalize the city's most notorious housing project.
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
