Community / Economic Development
Stacking Retail Stores In Mid-City L.A.
It would be a Home Depot above a Costco above a major bus station. And the neighbors are very concerned.
Restoring Portland's River
The city council endorsed the first elements of the River Renaissance program, aimed at improving the Willamette for recreation, wildlife and commerce.
New Economy: The Party Is Over
San Franscisco feels the impact of the dot-com collapse.
Study Shows City's Economic Potential
Economic development study for El Cerrito, CA, identified posibilities for economic development.
The Urban Divide
Gateway metropolitan regions can be expected to exhibit significant differences in residents’ age, education, and socioeconomic status compared to more domestic regions.
The Meaning Of Place
What may be needed is a built environment flexible enough to allow the quality of experience to evolve over time.
New Community Development Journal
Capital Ideas, a new web-based journal, premiers with an article discussing how civic intermediaries can alleviate poverty.
The Citizen Planner's Fix-It Manual
This excerpted chapter is from a "fix-it manual" for citizen planners working on improving their towns or neighborhoods.
A Hot Property In L.A.
Everyone wants a piece of this prime 7-acre parcel in Wilshire Center.
High Tech Meets Urban Landscape
How does a city lure high-tech companies into downtown areas and provide the necessary infrastructure while preserving the city's character? Vancouver has a plan.
How Green Is Jerry Brown?
"The American left has long had a problem with ecological issues."
Threats In The Home Mortgage Industry?
The home mortgage business gets ugly: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac threaten board members of a watchdog group.
Top Cities For Expanding Businesses
Cincinnati tops this list of expansion cities for growing businesses; the booming sunbelt cities are also popular.
Luring High Tech From Silicon Valley
With the recent power crisis compounding the cost of doing business in Silicon Valley, some states are trying to lure high tech firms from California.
Amid Pines, A Model For Growth
A historic Sierra Nevada mountain town balances growth and a sense of place.
Urban Myth Of The Inner City
The perception that the inner city is an undesirable place to do business due to lack of purchasing power is an urban myth.
The Nation's Crumbling Infrastructure
From its roads to its dams and schools, America's public works are crumbling and putting lives at risk.
Nation's Infrastructure Crumbling
Engineers warn that roads, airports and power plants are headed for multiple breakdowns.
Block Grants Help Revive Towns
The federal Community Development Block Grants are helping to revive towns in Michigan.
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
