Housing
California's Gold Coast Is Losing Its Middle Class
Are the middle class being drive out of entire cities along California's Coast? The median cost of a home is $825,000.
Finding The Next Real Estate Boom
A real estate boom is expected in North America's Midsize Cities. Large cities are expected to fair better in China and India.
13 Myths Of Urban Sprawl
Wendell Cox offers his review of the 13 myths of urban sprawl to coincide with the myth of Friday the 13th.
CA Redevelopment Agencies Brace For Severe Budget Cuts
The California Redevelopment Association's John Shirey discusses the dire immediate future facing the state's redevelopment agencies.
Mayors Support Bush's Homelessness Plan
The U.S. Conference of Mayors edorses the Bush administration's plan to end chronic homelessness in 10 years.
Cincinatti's New Zoning Code
Cincinnati's zoning code is undergoing its first major rewriting since 1963, and preserving vistas will figure prominently.
An Unlikely Tourist Attraction
A experiment in combining tourism, social activism, and housing, the Global Village and Discovery Center is a unique theme park.
An Insider's Look At Bechtel
After months of pounding by the media for cost overruns and its contract to rebuild Iraq, construction giant Bechtel is warmly profiled by the L.A. Times.
Booming Housing, But No Planning
With 300 miles of dirt road and a booming housing market, Riverside County, CA is like the old west for developers.
Ordinances Target Grocery Stores In Wal-Marts
A new ordinance in Contra Costa, CA will restrict full-service grocery stores in super-stores.
Social Policy Versus Good Development
A successful developer that has helped breath life into the downtown Los Angeles housing market is strongly opposed to affordable housing requirements.
Friday Funny: A Real Anchor Store
A retail marketing analyst advised Sam that he needed anchor stores, which are major retailers that bring in busines...
Manhattan's Rip-Off
Two thirds of New York City's two million apartments are subject to rent controls. Rent control comes up for renewal again on June 15.
The Impacts Of Smart Growth Upon The Economy
Anthony Downs provides an overview of sprawl and smart growth. He evaluates the costs/savings of smart growth and argues that smart growth needs to embrace affordable housing if it is to be successful.
Student Housing Proposed On Old Cemetery
A businessman proposes high-rise student housing for the Univ. of Nevada, Reno on a part of the city's oldest cemetery.
A New Concept For College Town Stadium Districts
A new company promises to help universities pay for new sports facilities that include residential, retail and other commercial ventures.
Growth Management, Smart Growth, And Affordable Housing
A keynote peech by Anthony Downs on affordable housing and growth management.
Orange County's Largest Urban Infill Project
Tustin Legacy is the largest reuse of obsolete space and will include townhomes, detached homes and paired homes.
The Bilbao Effect: Can Cultural Landmarks Revive Declining Cities?
Does pouring money in cultural landmarks help revive a declining city?
A Theme Park With An Unusual Theme
In this unusual theme park visitors can experience the lifestyles of the world's poor and learn how to build low-cost housing.
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.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
