Housing
Millions Wasted In Sloppy Construction Of Miami Schools
Tens of millions of dollars are wasted in slow, sloppy construction, according to a Miami Herald expose.
A Castle In Suburbia
Until recently, the Los Angeles suburb of Alhambra was distinct for having nothing unique. Until Phil Spector's castle was discovered.
The End Of HOPE VI Housing Programs?
The Bush administration is seeking to end a 10-year-old program that has torn down or renovated tens of thousands of public housing units.
Redeveloing Brooklyn's Waterfront
Conflicting interests compete for waterfront redevelopment.
Ruling Upholds D.C.'s Right To Curb Campus Growth
U.S Court of Appeals Court upheld a D.C. Board of Zoning Adjustment order that required George Washington University to house 70% percent of undergraduates on campus.
Homestead Holdouts
Home & Garden Television features a special series on home owners who refuse to sell, despite being surrounded development, office buildings or urban sprawl.
California Dreaming In Beijing
Chinese developers market American-style subdivisions with California themes.
Shouldering The 'Burden'
The "burden" of providing housing and services to low income residents is shifting to Prince George's County as DC remodels various projects with HOPE VI monies.
Denver's New Beltway Loop A Boon To Development
The old real estate maxim "location, location, location" is being replaced with the mantra "water, water, water."
Planning Faults Threaten Scottish Cities
An economic boom enjoyed by Glasgow and Edinburgh will stagnate unless planning officials address transport infrastructure, abandoned land and rising house prices.
LA Downtown Redevelopment Criticized As 'Tax-Grab'
USC Law Professor and former chair of the city and county planning commissions, George Lefcoe, argues against the use of tax-increment financing for LA's Staples Center development.
Clarifying The Influence Of Dillon's Rule On Growth Management
This paper probes the definition and use of Dillon's rule and finds that it neither prohibits nor hinders action to limit sprawl.
Stapleton: Is This New Urbanism?
Quebec Square at the former Stapleton airport is a high-profile new urbanist project that some critics say ignores new urbanist principles.
Affordable Housing: Build More Or Keep What We Have?
In New York City, over 100,000 units of affordable housing developed in the 60's and 70's now get the chance to experiment with privatization.
Should Vacant Houses Be Required To Have Windows And Doors?
Neighbors are tired of living next door to boarded-up houses. Philadelphia considers a bill requiring boards to be replaced with windows and doors.
Leaving L.A.'s Redevelopment Agency
Jerry Scharlin, the outgoing administrator of Los Angeles' redevelopment agency, reflects on the agency and problems with redevelopment.
Mixed-Use Developments Are Key To Boston's Success
Mixed-Use developments are lifting downtrodden Boston neighborhoods.
Is 'Infill' Worth The High Cost?
The popularity of urban "infill" developments demonstrates that more people would like to live, work, and shop in close proximity. But developers say financial and regulatory obstacles make "infill" projects expensive.
Grocery Site Goes To Single-family Homes
Scottsdale, AZ bought the 13-acre grocery site in 2001 expressly to control its development.
Wynn's Las Vegas Comeback
Even as business at Las Vegas casinos slows down, Steve Wynn, the architect of modern Las Vegas, is making his comeback with a new hotel.
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
