Housing
Tenleytown Knockout: Self-defense For Communities
Residents of Tenleytown have perfected a self-defense technique to fight development and re-development proposals.
A Bohemian Student Enclave: A Trailer Park
Eighty trailers serve as "a bastion of individuality and creativity" on a corner of the UC Irvine campus. They are scheduled for demolition.
A World Model For Urban Living
Vancouver, the city awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics, is a world model for urban design and quality of life. it is envied for its ability to develop attractive high-density downtown residential neighborhoods.
Comparing Affordable Housing In Six U.S. Cities
This report examines the housing production expenditures of major U.S.cities, including Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Jose, Chicago,and Phoenix.
Milwaukee Undoes 'Urban Renewal'
Milwaukee Highland Park development will be replaced by more attractive housing in a $30 million HOPE VI project.
Denver Hotel To Be Reinvented As $45M Mixed-Use Project
A closed Denver hotel will be reinvented at a mixed use project as part of an "urban village" along the edge of downtown.
Superior Court Voids LA CRA's Central City Redevelopment Plan
Los Angeles' proposed downtown redevelopment project disrupted by Superior Court ruling.
It's Not Sprawl...It's A New Town
Mountain House, CA, is "the newest new town of the new millennium."
Housing Set-Asides: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
National momentum can't substitute for hard organizing work at the local level, but sometimes it can set the stage -- or provide a needed burst of energy.
A Letter From Behind The Three Gorges Dam
Life behind the flooding of the world's largest dam is surreal.
Gentrification, With A Twist
What happens when an oppressed community moves into a neighborhood where another oppressed community lives – and starts gentrifying it?
Revitalizing Multistorey Residential Towers
A counter-revolution goes against the trend of demolishing residential towers to be replaced by low-cost housing in the UK.
The State Of The Nation's Housing, 2003
Since 1997, home price gains have exceeded income gains in 48 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas.
A 'Safety Valve' For The Affordable Housing Crisis
In search of relief from San Diego's affordable housing crisi, U.S. residents are looking at housing options in northern Mexico.
How New Jersey's Levittown Became 70% Black
A look at New Jersey's Levittown (now called Willingboro), how it became majority African-American, and why residents' housing values keep falling.
Developer Uses New Urbanism To Remake Downtown
The Denver Post profiles a developer who is successfully renovating historic properties in downtown Castle Rock.
London Mayor Criticizes Sprawl
New construction is too low density compared to other cities.
Wal-Mart's Infill Strategy?
Wal-Mart builds a 3-story store inside a vacant department store at an enclosed mall in a dense Los Angeles neighborhood.
Home Prices Soar In Southern California
Median value hits a new record in Ventura County. Biggest gains are seen in north Thousand Oaks, while Oak Park loses ground.
The Growing Advantanges Of Brownfield Development
Developers are finding that with economic incentives, brownfield sites in highly desirable urban infill areas are cheaper than comparable non-polluted properties.
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 Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
