Housing
LA To Restrict Mansionization
The new ordinance would be a first step for Los Angeles in restricting housing sizes in one neighborhood to no greater than 40% of the lot size.
Provo Zoning Aids Affordability Says HUD
Overlays allowing granny flats and customized zoning for unique development situations meet needs, reduce excessive regulations, promote affordable housing.
Impact Fees And Affordable Housing
The increasing use of impact fees raises serious concerns about the effect of impact fees will have on the affordability of housing.
Using New Urbanism To Sell Development Projects
Henry Rodriguez, a developer in south Florida, is convinced that New Urbanism is the best choice for places like South Bay Village in Osprey.
The Housing 'Time Bomb'
Widespread speculation, 'interest only' mortgages with no down payments, and a 'ridiculously low' prime lending rate -- combined with a huge federal deficit -- all point to 'economic armageddon' for the U.S.
The Urban Pioneers Of Edge City
Residents of a quintessential edge city explain the attraction.
Housing Outside The Bubble
Already home to real estate speculators, costly South Florida is looking forways to house workers, too.
Housing Boom Leads to Incompetence, Fraud
Homeowners are finding their new homes shoddily constructed, and legal recourse and compensation next to impossible.
Real Estate Scams In Arizona
Arizona's reputation as a haven for scam-artists suffered another blow as investigators look into a West Valley subdivision deal.
House Sizing Trends And The Environment
As house sizes continue to expand, so does the environmental impact, according to a new study.
Phoenix's Deadly Homeless Problem
The recent heat wave, couple with dwindling housing for the homeless, has made this summer one of the deadliest on record.
Downtowns Harvest Farmers Markets
Farm-fresh foods build commerce, culture, community
U.S. Needs 'Extreme Makeover'
Eugene Robinson urges the nation to address its deteriorating infrastructure.
The Perfect Storm Of Congestion And House Prices?
Worsening highway congestion and spiking house prices has many people ready to head out of 'livable' San Diego County, CA.
Chicago's Motor Row Gets Residential Resurgence
The historic urban area has seen a recent revitalization that planners hope will spark more growth.
The Fall and Rise of the Bijlmermeer
The Dutch Bijlmermeer high-rise housing estate located outside Amsterdam has seen more than a lot of trouble. But now, after years of unsuccessful regeneration effort, the Bijlmermeer is finally thriving.
2005 U.S. Housing Market Conditions
HUD announces the release of its latest analysis of the housing market, based on performance numbers of housingproduction, sales, affordability, and multi-family housing unit production.
San Francisco Short On Cheaper Housing
Despite a construction and housing boom, less than 6% of the properties are classified as 'affordable'.
International Prespectives On High-rise Housing
France, Poland, Slovenia and Sweden offer feedback about their approach to handling the challenges of high-rise residential housing.
Should A Developer Sit On The Planning Commission?
A developer who sits on the City Planning Commission is at the center of a dispute that pits a university's desire for more student housing against a community's desire for open space.
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.
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
