Housing
Skirting Safety Codes In Los Angeles?
Do high-profile developers get breaks on safety rules? The Los Angeles Times reports on a prominent L.A. developer.
Detroit's Urban Renewal
Revitalization plan for Detroit calls for the demolition of abandoned buildings. But what goes up in their place?
Rural Mortgage Corporation Practices Investigated
Farmer Mac, the entity created by Congress to improve the availability ofmortgage credit to rural America, is being analyzed by the GeneralAccounting Office (GAO) regarding reports made about the stockholder-ownedcorporation.
Washington Residents Opt For City Life
There is a growing trend among residents in the Puget Sound area to relocate to more dense and walkable cities.
Your New Home In A 40-story High Rise
A Chicago marketing executive plans to build 80 residential "homes" in a 40-story high rise -- doggie corridors and all.
Kids Redesign Their City
A new public art project in Ohio has kids using software and digital cameras to re-design their city.
Continued National Housing Growth Predicted
A study by Harvard University predicts continued growth in the national housing market.
Top Five Housing 'Bubble' Cities
A new index called the The Housing Cycle Barometer identifies metropolitan areas with overpriced housing markets.
Trouble In Smart Growth's Nirvana
Recent developments in Portland and Oregon suggest that smart growth is having only a modest effect, while driving down housing affordability, increasing traffic congestion and losing popularity in neighborhoods.
Residents Protest Expanded Redevelopment Zones
Residents of Garden Grove protest ambitious redevelopment plan.
Sunshine State Shake Up
REIS, Inc. reports on the Los Angeles retail market in light of secession.
Minority Report: Washington In 2054
"Minority Report," Steven Spielberg's new thriller, offers a vision of what Washington would look like in the year 2054.
Top Five Cities To Buy A Home
With housing prices on the rise, where are the best places where buying a home is still affordable?
The Future For Cities: Infrastructure Efficiency
William Fulton argues that Los Angeles' Alameda Corridor is an example of the most important kind of development cities can accomplish.
The New Century's Boom in Planning School Enrollments
Enrollments are up at the nation's top planning schools, but will the trend continue?
Vast Development To Transform Florida Panhandle
Beaches and unspoiled bays on Florida's Panhandle will be transformed by a vast development by the state's largest private landowner and developer.
A House Is Not A Home If You Can't Afford It
Study says affordable housing tops Americans' list of concerns.
Affordable Housing Remains A Critical Problem
Inadequate afordable housing remains a critical problem in urban America according to the Millennial Housing Commission report.
WTC Rebuilding May Expand To Adjacent Blocks
To replace the retail and commercial space lost in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers, planner are looking to adjacent blocks.
Downtown Columbus Is 'Decaying'
While new development grows on its edges, Columbus' downtown is struggling.
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
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
