Housing
Chicago's Wacker Drive Returns
Upper Wacker Drive in Chicago was reopened after a two-year, $200 million reconstruction project.
Low-cost Cities
There has been plenty of discussion in the international development community about low-cost housing. Now a new concept emerges -- low cost cities.
A Search For The Perfect Home
A Washington, D.C. couple searches across 350 metro areas for the perfect community -- and finds it in Tampa, Florida.
Project Uses New Urbanism To Prevent Sprawl
A development project in Clarksburg, MD, looks different from traditional subdivisions.
British Find Big-box Retailers Undermine Downtowns
The British government is questioning the rapid expansion of big retailers, such as Ikea, because they generate too much traffic and undermine established town centers.
City Seeks Approval To Allow More Downtown Housing
The City of Fort Lauderdale is asking State and County officials for approval to increase downtown housing.
In Praise Of The Porch: Come Up And Sit A Spell
The world would be a better place if everyone had a porch, says author Michael Dolan.
Growing Demand For Highway Mansions
Home buyers are demanding mobility and convenience, so developers are building luxury subdivisions next to major highway interchanges.
More On Israel's Island Cities
Israel seriously considers a string of artificial islands on the Mediterranean coast as a solution to housing and tourism problems.
How Much Stress Can REITs Withstand?
As real-estate investment trusts wind up their second year of deteriorating markets and dwindling rents, investors are asking: How much more financial stress can REITs withstand?
America's Rural Breadbasket: California's Central Coast
California is home to the greatest, and least well-known garden in the world. The 400-mile-long Central Valley supplies fully one-quarter of the food America eats.
90-Story Tower Proposed Near Ground Zero
A developer proposes a mixed-use 90-story tower a block from Ground Zero. If built, it would be New York's second largest skyscraper.
ULI Announces 2002 Awards For Excellence
ULI's 2002 Awards for Excellence were presented to 10 outstanding real estate development entries during the institute's annual fall meeting in Las Vegas.
When The Best Public Space Is Privately-owned
Does single ownership mean better planning for downtown San Jose Santana Row?
River Ranch: A Real New Urbanist Community
Many "New Urbanist" communities are little more than marketing. River Ranch, outside of Baton Rouge is the real thing -- and a huge commercial success.
Living At The Mall In Downtown San Jose
Is Santana Row a "European style neighborhood" as its developer proclaims, a shopping mall with a wider than usual range of uses, or the next set for the Truman Show?
Walmart's New C-Store
Danger lies in the potential roll out of a new Walmart convenience-store (C-store) prototype.
More Homes Or More Open Space?
This is the question facing voters in communities throughout California: To grow or not.
The Smart Growth Debate: A Prisoner's Dilemma
Who wins and who loses after selfish development decisions are tallied?
Why Do 13 States Block ERealty?
Old-line businesses have regulations that protect their turf.
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
