Housing
Norfolk Launches Housing Stock Initiative
The city promotes home ownership through design education and assistance.
The New Trend In Mobile Home Ownership
California's housing crisis has caused such inflated prices, you can now purchase a $650,000 mobile home with an ocean view.
Waking Up From The American Dream
The unintented consquencies of helping more middle and low-income families realize the American Dream and own their own homes.
California's Growth Continues Shift Southward, Eastward
Five Southern California counties ranked in the top 10 nationwide for growth, according to the census estimates.
Gated Communities are Breaking the Mold
Study finds that gated communities are not the exclusive enclaves that they're often made out to be.
Tax Credit-Supported Affordable Housing Is Concentrated In Cities
The Brookings Institution releases a report that examines the location and neighborhood trends of low income housing tax credit developments.
World's Most Expensive Office Space
At a staggering $164.70 per square foot, London's West End is by far the most expensive office location in the world.
Making Workforce Housing Work
As officials grapple with how to address workforce housing issues, moderate income families continue to be priced out of the housing market.
What Kids Need in a Community
New research establishes a clear link between children's physical environment and their health.
Making Downtown A Neighborhood
The story of improvements in Downtown Tampa from the perspective of a neighborhood business.
All Cooped Up
Zoning changes welcome domestic chickens in single family neighborhoods.
Low Income Renters Lost Ground In 1990s Despite Economic Growh
Report finds low income renters lost ground in the 1990s despite economic growth
Building for People, Not Cars
New Urbanist community in suburban Toronto realized through developer's vision and persistance.
Robert E. Simon Jr. Reflects On Reston
As the planned community of Reston celebrates its fortieth anniversary, its urban developer shares his thoughts.
Book Review: Call Of The Mall
A new book explains everything you wanted to know about life in a mall -- including why they're built the way they are.
To Attract Residents Communities Offer Free Land
Kansas communities are offering free land to attract residents to increase the tax base.
The Case For Saving Hope
Hope VI is needed to address the remaining -- and still-lived in -- mistakes of past federal housing policies.
The 'Straight Story' About Urban Living
Are real estate agents misleading potential home buyers about crime in "up and coming" urban areas?
Are Gated Communities 'Racially Polarizing?'
A county's law to allow gated communities sparks a debate.
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
