Community / Economic Development
The Perfect Village That Keeps Failing
Westwood Village in West Los Angeles is adjacent to UCLA and the city's most affluent neighborhoods. Yet it can't seem to succeed. Why?
Detroit Stadiums Fail To Invigorate Local Economy
Despite intensive local and national marketing of Detroit's sports and entertainment district, economic pessimism overshadows the opening of the new Ford Field.
Phoenix Seeks Community Input To Develop Proposed Stadium Site
The City of Phoenix hopes to create a culturally mixed, active urban environment from oft vacant, but historic neighborhoods in onetime proposed stadium site.
Pining For A Downtown
Suburban areas without a traditional downtown seek to fill void.
Milwaukee Housing Authority Adopts New Urbanism
The transformed Lapham Park public housing project is an example of what good design based on New Urbanist principles can do.
Lower Manhattan Rebuilding Plans Expanded
Official say plans to rebuild the site of the World Trade Center have been expanded to all of downtown.
A Competitive Vision For Cities
What makes a city competitive? The people of Louisville and Jefferson County are asking that question as they prepare for the nation's largest consolidation in more than 20 years.
A Land Trust To Build Parks
A coalition will focus on using a land trust to create a string of small parts throughout Los Angeles in low-income areas.
Downtown Atlanta Swimming In Good News
$200 million state of the art aquarium to be built next to Centennial Olympic Park
Rejuvenating Alexandra
Johannesburg's Alexandra township, densely populated and economically depressed, is undergoing rejuvenation.
Study Finds Merit In 'Broken Windows' Policing
Targeting minor crimes in a community results in decreases in serious crime.
Reviving Downton: A Chicken-and-egg Problem
The closing of a neighborhood gas station illustrates the problems associated with people moving out of the downtown area, and with attempts to repopulate that area.
Dead-end Cities?
Urban theorist David Rusk analyzes census data to identify "cities on the slide."
Retail Boom Spams Strip Mall Makovers
Strip malls are resilient in tough economic conditions.
City Block Tells The U.S. History Of Blight-fighting
The story of Monument Street reflects the nation's history.
Seattle Staging A Comeback
Seattle, hard-hit by a recession, has hid its pain well. And a series of new initiatives could put the city back on its feet.
Ten Steps To Pedestrian-Friendly Cities
Copenhagen, one of the world's great pedestrian-friendly cities, uses a ten-step program to transform "car-oriented" city to a "people-friendly "one.
CA Treasurer Identifies State's Smart Investments
California State Treasurer seizes the opportunity to use his investment pool to invest in the state's urban communities, simultaneously earning returns andsparking development.
What Makes The Bay Area Successful?
How does the Bay Area compare with the rest of the nation in terms of housing, transportation, education, and economy?
America's Favorite Hometown Businesses
Well known writers discuss their favorite "Main Street USA" businesses -- what makes America's old main streets unique.
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
