Community / Economic Development
L.A. County Tech Center Wins HUD Award
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo presents a HUD Best Practices Award to the Business Technology Center of Los Angeles County’s Community Development Commission.
Churches Provide Housing For The Poor
Affordable housing has become the mission of many religious groups in Southern California. Federal aid is available to faith-based groups.
Vice-Presidential Hopeful Visits Digital Coast
Joe Lieberman, Democratic Vice-Presidential hopeful, visited Los Angeles' Digital Coast, calling it "the wired West".
Revitalizing East St. Louis
An urban planning professor discusses his ten-year experience revitalizing East St. Louis.
Midopolis: Which Cities Have Ethnic Melting Pots?
The midopolis is the space between the urban core and the expanding communities on the metropolitan boundary.
Japanese Weave A Convenient Web
E-Commerce revitalizes neighborhood corner stores.
The City In A Garden Goes Green
With a twist on the traditional vision of urban green infrastructure, Chicago’s model projects not only improve aesthetics, but also provide environmental benefits.
Largest Regional APA Conference
Over 850 land-use professionals have signed up for the APA 2000 Region VI Conference in Long Beach, from September 16-19, 2000.
Houston's Suburban Housing Program?
Suburbs get subsidies intended for inner-city residents in Houston's revitalization program. What went wrong?
Minor League Stadiums Costly For Cities
As Bakersfield plans for a new stadium, other cities show losses.
Building a Boom Behind Bars
Small towns across the nation are growing and changing by pursuing a prison-based development strategy.
Pueblo's Amazing Revitilization
Pueblo -- once known only for its pollution -- has been selected as one of America's Most Livable Cities. How did Pueblo do it?
Why Is Sacramento Growing So Quickly?
Sacramento County continues to benefit from the Bay Area's tight real-estate and labor markets.
Sustainable Development Silicon Valley's Way
Silicon Valley has something that L.A. lacks--private sector leadership.
Cleaning the Cheasapeake
Grass-roots oyster farming initiative may bring important economic and environmental benefits to Cheasapeake Bay.
Kissing Up to the Community
Once seen as saviors, dot-coms are causing problems in communities; some high-tech businesses in San Francisco are trying to make amends.
Dot-Com Culture Clash
Santa Barbara is growing into 'Silicon Valley South' and many long-time residents are worried.
Denver's Unusual Affordable Housing Venture
Rocky Mountain Mutual Housing Association's approach isn't your average affordable-housing venture.
Assessment of Brownfield Initiatives
HUD Office of Policy Development and Research published an Assessment of State Brownfields Initiatives.
Listen Up Cities -- What Businesses Want
Cities increasingly are creating incentives to attract businesses to their area. In this competitive environment, cities are committing valuable resources to these efforts. But city officials do not know for certain what causes a business to move.
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.
City of Fort Worth
planning NEXT
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
City of Portland
City of Laramie
