Housing
Boston Aims To Create Its Own 'Times Square'
Vendor stands in the way of Boston's plans to create a "world class theatre district."
Denver's Sweeping Plans To Remake Its Core
Denver plans a sweeping renovation of its landmark Civic Center district.
Mega Malls Migrate To Canada
North America's mega mall is migrating northward, with the largest new retail project in North America planned near Montreal.
Restrictions On Development Explain Housing Prices
Zoning restrictions can help to explain why house prices continue to rise.
Reducing Construction Costs In New York City
New York remains the most expensive city in the nation to build new housing, but it doesn't have to be that way, according to a new study.
Building In A Bag: Just Add Water
A new engineering technique could result in buildings on demand: Just add water to a bag and inflate it.
Commerce Vs. Construction
The only thing people hate worse that a hole in the road is when the road is closed to fix the hole.
Doomsday For Suburbia?
New York Times reviews the independent film "The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream."
California's Reliance On Real Estate May Be Its Downfall
Half of the private sector jobs in the last two years are related to California's hot real estate market -- which is destined to start cooling off.
Backlane Condos?
Designer Trevor Kruse has a vision for Toronto -- horizontal condominiums for the city's alleys.
Major TOD Project Planned For Microsoft's Hometown
King County Dept. of Transportation's Transit Oriented Development (TOD) group is soliciting proposals for development in Redmond,WA.
Maryland Assembly Shoots Down Granny-Flat Bill
A bill that would have made it easier to build accessory dwelling units across Maryland in order to provide affordable housing was shot down amid fears of overcrowding and traffic.
Disneyland Adjacent
A development plan looks to capture some of the $3.6 billion Disneylandbrings into Southern California every year.
Smart Growth And Housing Bubbles
Growth management planning leads to rapid, artificial increases in the price of housing, argues Randal O'Toole.
Albuquerque's New Urbanist Hot-Spot-To-Be
Albuquerque's EDO, or East Downtown, a New Urbanist redevelopment, could be one the nation's upcoming hot areas.
California Wants New Houses, Bubble Or Not
For first time in decades, the state considers ways to make it easier for construction companies to build.
Hawaii's Housing Boom Results In Dangerous Housing Choices
Where in the U.S. can you get an acre of land with ocean views, beach, palm trees and full-year sun for only $15,000 an acre?
Smart Growth, Slowly
A major transit-orienteddevelopment in Atlanta is moving at its own measured pace.
New Urban Investment Fund
A new fund unveils a new partnership for new investment in old cities.
Chicago's Cabrini-Green Projects To Come Down
Chicago is tearing down the historic and notorious Cabrini-Green projects, to much protest by residents.
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.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
