Housing
Housing Market Drives Urban Renewal
The national real estate boom is starting to transform some neighborhoods that urban renewals programs couldn't help.
Denver's New Plan: House All The Homeless
The 10-year plan would call for building of over 3,000 transitional homes, as well as social services.
Will Los Angeles Get A Real Downtown?
Grand Avenue area getting new housing and shopping complex that would link Bunker Hill and the new Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Infill Development On The Rise
Infill development in California leads a nationwide trend, although infill has a unique form in Southern California.
Why We Neglect Historic Preservation In Low-income Neighborhoods
Historic preservation and urban revitalization may seem perfect pairs, but the two rarely meet as often as they should.
Legal Considerations For TOD
An attorney outlines the legal challenges for developers interested in transit-oriented development.
Being Cool Isn't Enough, A City Needs A Soul
To be successul and vibrant, cities should have a sense of moral purpose, says Steven Greenhut.
Condo Crazy In California
As housing prices skyrocket, the conversion of apartments to condos becomes popular. What will happen to rental stock?
A Letter From Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs writes a letter to New York City Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council.
Can Miami Handle Condo Growth?
A Miami neighborhood is undergoing a complete transformation as condo developers rush in.
Public Housing Transformation And The Hard-to-House
A new study examines whether housing authorities adequately meet the needs of hard-to-house residents living in public housing.
Raising Fees To Subsidize Affordable Housing
Should cities begin significantly raising development fees to finance affordable housing?
McMansions or 'Recycled Homes'?
Homeowners calls them McMansions. Developers consider them reinvesting and recycling homes.
Harnessing The Power Of Gentrification
Washington D.C.'s New Communities program sells market rate housing to help subsidize adjacent low-income homes, but do the city's poor really benefit?
U.S. Should Let U.K.'s Housing Market Serve As A Warning
Skyrocketing real estate prices in the U.S. could soon fall, a situation the U.K. is already facing.
Idle Island?
New York City and State want -- and need -- the very best in developmentproposals for historic Governor's Island.
$90 Million Smart Growth Fund
A new investment fund represents a private sector solution to address the affordable-housing crisis.
Record Home Prices In Florida May Be Topping Out
Costs are going up faster in the state, including Orlando, than anywhere else in the nation.
The Next Big Thing: Urban Condo Conversions
Raleigh-area apartment complex capitalizes on a growing national condo building trend.
How To Measure TOD Outcomes
A new report offers indicators to measure the outcomes of transit-oriented development.
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
