Community / Economic Development
Santa Clara Property Value Up 9.74%
Assessed value of all real property in Santa Clara County, CA, grew 9.74 percentlast year.
$500,000 for Students in Low-Income Communities
To help low-income students improve their performance and reduce the high school drop-out rate, HUD announced grants intended for Empowerment Zone communities, Enterprise Communities and sites in or near public housing orHUD-assisted housing sites.
Community Development Bank In Dire Straits
The Los Angeles Community Development Bank cuts its staff in half and has its operating account frozen by a $9 million lawsuit.
Non Residential Activity Mixed in May
For the first 5 months of 2000, new industrial permit values in LosAngeles County continued to lag the year ago, but the gap seems to benarrowing, down just 2.3%.
New Homebuilding Up In May
The number of housing units permitted in California was up in May, both over the year and from the preceding month.
Return of the Downtown
A profile of two towns in Iowa that have managed to maintain vibrant downtowns
Fresno Named All-American City
"Raisin Capital" is named as an All-American City by the National Civic League. Santa Clarita is runner-up.
Avila Beach: Oil Or Tourism?
Heavily contaminated by decades as an oil port, Avila Beach is undergoing a massive cleanup effort and hopes to become a tourist destination. Will it succeed?
West Oakland Attracts Attention
Although run-down, West Oakland's prime location is drawing attention from developers and dot-com companies who can't find space in the Bay Area.
APA Issues Call for Presentations
The American Planning Association has issued a call for presentations for the 2001 National Planning Conference. Proposals are due August 1, 2000.
HUD Announces $100 Million Urban Investment
Vice President Al Gore and Housing and Urban Development Secretary AndrewCuomo today announced that a new $10 million Community Empowerment initiative will generate upto $100 million to help revitalize some of the nation's most distressed urban neighb
Sacramento -- An International City?
Downtown Sacramento's renaissance is nearing a critical mass, but can this sleepy town of 400,000 redefine itself as a an "international city?"
Silicon Valley? Technology Needs Space
Joel Kotkin suggests that Silicon Valley's real estate is causing it's demise. Instead, technology is looking toward Dallas, Washington DC, and Southern California.
HUD and Export-Import Bank Sign Agreement
Agreement aimed at creating jobs and stimulating business growth in America's economically depressed neighborhoods.
CA's First Business Improvement Association Wins Approval to Continue
91% of Downtown Sacramento Partnership members vote to assess themselves $1.4 million annually.
Bechtel Invests in "Mortar" Infrastructure to Succeed in New Economy
The construction and planning giant is profiled for its success creating partnerships with Internet companies.
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.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
Ada County Highway District
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
