Community / Economic Development
Economic Development Incentives Have Little Effect
In a rare study that uses specific employment data, researchers in Ohio found that economic development incentives have very little effect on job creation.
Local Movie Houses Face Extinction Due To Gentrification
Economics and gentrification is causing the extinction of local movies houses.
A Strategic Vision For Downtown L.A.
Carol Schatz discusses Los Angeles' new downtown development strategy.
Building A New City In Buffalo
Buffalo's New World Street Market aims to improve life on the West Side one street at a time.
Illinois' Principles Of Balanced Growth
Illinois' Campaign for Sensible Growth releases the final report of the Winnebago County Balanced Growth Initiative.
Trends In Support Of Locally Owned Businesses
Campaigns for SLOB (Support Locally Owned Businesses) seem to be growing. Arizona is the latest example.
Reopening California's Tribal Casino Compact
California is negotiating to provide local governments more control over Indian casino development.
The Transformation Of Jersey City
Jersy City is hip and prospering.
Iraq War's 'Profound' Impact On U.S. States And Cities
The Iraq War and homeland security concerns are expected to strain the budgets of cash-strapped U.S. states and cities.
Rebuilding Afghanistan
Real estate in some parts of Kabul now is higher per square foot than in downtown Dallas.
Environmental Justice Guidelines
New rules require extra environmental justice review for projects planned in low-income, minority areas.
Top 25 Cities For Business In California
California CEO Magazine ranks the best cities for business in California.
Can Planners Save Cuba?
How can Cuba save it's deteriorating architectural treasures with the arrival of capitalist urban development?
Santa Fe Considers Historic Code Rewrite
A report on Santa Fe's historic preservation ordinances recommends a rewrite.
Everett: An Unlikely Centerpiece For Antisprawl Efforts
Welcome to the unlikely industrial centerpiece of the Romney administration's antisprawl agenda.
Milwaukee's Shopping District Transforming
West National Ave. on Milwaukee's south side is undergoing a remarkable multicultural evolution.
Central City Vs. Suburb
While most of us have a preference of where we want to live, both can be home to desirable neighborhoods.
New Markets Tax Credits Awarded
Sixty-six organizations in 40 states have been awarded New Markets Tax Credits by the U.S. Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions.
Sizing Up Economic Development
For years we’ve debated how big our local governments ought to be — without factoring in economic development.
Fearing Detroit From Afar
"You need Detroit. Detroit is your punching bag, your kicking post, your whipping boy."
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
