Housing
Zoning Considerations When Building Granny Flats
Many homeowners are building separate apartments as granny flats for extra income. The Wall Street Journal offers advice for coping with local building and zoning regulations.
A Call To Redesign American Public School Facilities
The design and building of new schools is increasingly seen as an opportunity to encourage integrated planning and smart growth thinking.
Doing Homework For Your Kids
It may take a village to raise a child, but finding the right village is a challenge.
Convention Center and Sports Stadium Debate
Recent plans to expand the Javits Convention Center in NYC raises questions over whether stadiums are practical expansions of convention centers.
A House In The Hamptons For $300 A Month
When the summer people move out, college students move in to upscale rentals.
L.A.-Area Planned Residential Development Embraces Smart Growth
A new planned residential development in northern L.A. County strives to serve as a model of smart growth and transit-oriented development.
Crowded Or Comfortable?
A high density mix of apartments, townhouses, and detached homes has advantages for residents trying to shorten commutes, but does it feel cozy or just cramped?
Las Vegas Studies Economic Costs of Stopping Growth
An editorial by the Las Vegas Review-Journal concludes from a recent study that the costs of smart growth are too high.
Toronto's Regent Park To Be 'Transformed'
Canada's first public housing project will be demolished and rebuilt as a mixed-income community.
The Southern Black Suburban Experience
Atlanta's upscale and predominantly black suburbs are becoming increasingly popular -- even as they deal with the traditional suburban problems.
Million-dollar Homes No Longer Bring Bragging Rights
The real estate market is so inflated that in a few cities across the country, million-dollar homes are common.
LDS Church In Position To Makeover Downtown Salt Lake City
Hundreds of millions of dollars will be pumped into downtown Salt Lake in an effort to revive downtown, but questions remain.
Green Mortgages
Special mortgages are available to assist bomebuyers who purchase energy-efficient homes and use public transit.
Supportive Communities for Gay Seniors
Developments are beginning to tap into the market for assisted living facilities and retirement communities for aging gays and lesbians.
Fiscally Responsible or Socially Irresponsible?
In a recent editorial, The Boston Globe criticizes the proposed budget cuts to the Section 8 voucher program.
New Housing Project May Breath Life Into Derelict Area
New housing project is the first sign that Toronto may once again have a future.
Ontario's 'Eviction Factory'
Housing advocates are decyring the ease with which landlords may now evict residential tenants.
City Bans Drive-Through Restaurants
On an appeal by McDonald's, Ontario Municipal Board upholds city ban on drive-through restarants.
California's Fastest Growing County
1.76 million people live in California's fastest growing county.
Accessory Units Are Welcome Addition To Portland-Area Development
An Oregon City developer provides affordable housing option in new housing project -- despite his own market preference.
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
