Housing

Can America's Biggest Mall Be Saved?

Can Minnesota's massive Mall of America, now a dinosaur, be saved from the 'Wal-Marting' of America?

October 6, 2003 - Wall St. Journal

Don't Segregate Boomer Communities

Communities intended for those over 55 and are being placed in the middle of planned developments that have all ages.

October 5, 2003 - The Arizona Republic

Tension Harboring Over Land Reclamation Policy

Conservationists and planners in Hong Kong at odds over the government's continued practice of land reclamation, which threatens the country's famed and historically significant harbor.

October 4, 2003 - Yahoo! Newswire

Sewers and Smart Growth

Applying Smart Growth in Cape Cod entails major changes in the waste water treatment infrastructure.

October 3, 2003 - The Boston Globe

City Targets Renters For Redevelopment

Ventnor, NJ, tries to reduce density and renters in a "blighted" neighborhood.

October 3, 2003 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Wal-Mart's 2004 Expansion Plans

Watch out -- Wal-Mart will add 50 million net new square feet in 2004.

October 2, 2003 - Retail Traffic

Managing Metropolitan Growth: The Twin Cities Experience

This overview of growth policy in the Twin Cities region recounts the evolution of a number of policy tools—for infrastructure, parks and open space, and transportation—and their interaction.

October 1, 2003 - The Brookings Institution

Housing For Grandfamilies

New federal housing programs target 'grandfamilies'--households headed by grandparents.

October 1, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

The Bay Area's Booms And Busts

Though long-term market fundamentals in the Bay Area are strong despite the current downturn, the region faces a number of challenges that could constrain growth.

September 30, 2003 - Urban Land Magazine

Brawl Over Sprawl

Matthew Kiefer frames the recent debates over sprawl into a larger context of the evolving meaning of urban sprawl in everyday lives.

September 29, 2003 - Harvard Design Magazine

CHA Development Begins Market Unit Sales

Henry Horner Homes, the first mixed-income community on land used for public housing, will soon put their condominium units up for sale.

September 28, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

Development Enters The Urban Core In Phoenix

The Phoenix Valley's expansion frenzy approaches the north Phoenix urban area as a builder acquires a parcel of state trust land.

September 26, 2003 - The Arizona Republic

Increased Homeownership Opportunities

The Houston Chronicle reports that a combination of factors are making homeownership opportunities more accessible to low and moderate income households and minorities.

September 26, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

Home Repair and Maintenance Needs for Suburban Seniors

Many seniors, especially those living in the suburbs, need help in home repair and maintenance.

September 25, 2003 - Yahoo! Newswire

What's Wrong With Urban Planning

A freelance writer for the Chicago Tribune airs his frustrations with urban planning, and tries to offer an alternative solution.

September 25, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

Transformation Of Chattanooga's Waterfront

Chattanooga rediscovers the river.

September 24, 2003 - Chattanooga Times Free Press

End Of The Line For Ahmanson Ranch Development

A 17-year battle between developers and environmentalists comes to an end as 2,800-acre Ahmanson Ranch is sold to the state for $150 million.

September 23, 2003 - The Los Angeles Times

Insurance And Coastal Development

FEMA may subsidize coastal sprawl in hurricane areas, since market rate insurance would be too high for most.

September 22, 2003 - Marketplace

Livable, But Not Affordable

Columbia, MD, a planned community developed by the Rouse Co. in 1967, is experiencing an affordable housing shortage.

September 22, 2003 - The Baltimore Sun

Boston Scraps Housing Desegregation Program

The recent decision to allow Boston public housing residents to choose the developments where they live evokes memories of Boston's rocky past with desegregation programs.

September 22, 2003 - The Boston Globe

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.

Professor of Urban Planning

Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Transportation Planner I

KFH Group Inc.

Director, Strategy and Research

Greater Baltimore Committee

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.