Housing

Local Regulations And Housing Affordability

Anthony Downs speaks at MIT on the impact of government regulations on affordable housing.

November 2, 2002 - AnthonyDowns.Com

Councilman Leads Charge To Redevelop The L.A. River

L.A. Councilman Ed Reyes forms a committee with the mission of redeveloping the L.A. River, treating it as the city's front yard instead of its back yard.

October 31, 2002 - The Planning Report

University Appeals Off-campus Housing Limits

George Washington University contests DC Board of Zoning Appeals decision in District Court of Appeals.

October 29, 2002 - George Washington Hatchet

Inner-City Construction Boom Could Stall

Cleveland's goal of building 1,000 new homes a year could hit a snag: most of the good sites are taken.

October 28, 2002 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Obstacles Facing Hillside Development

Amy Forbes, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, discusses the obstacles facing hillside development in Ventura, Califronia.

October 27, 2002 - The Planning Report

'Gentrification By Instalment?'

Will it create affordable housing while revitalizing a huge derelict building in a distressed neighbourhood or is it "gentrification by instalment"?

October 25, 2002 - The Vancouver Sun

Meeting The Need For Densification And Affordable Housing

San Jose's planning director discusses how his city will accommodate rapid growth and subsequent housing and infrastructure demands.

October 24, 2002 - The Planning Report

AZ Tribal Development Plan Outlines Build-Out Of Prime Real Estate

The Salt River Reservation's plan phases growth along 9 square miles of land adjacent to Scottsdale.

October 23, 2002 - The Arizona Republic

The Coming Of Age Of South Florida Sprawl

Seventeen years after the first house was built on the western edge of South Florida civilization, the sprawling city of Weston has reached completion.

October 17, 2002 - The Miami Herald

New Census Data Shows Atlanta Continues To Sprawl

A soon-to-be created federal designation of metropolitan areas reveals Atlanta's economic influence has extended from a few counties around the city to an area hundreds of miles wide.

October 17, 2002 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Report: Economic Benefits Of Increasing Minority Homeownership

HUD report says increasing minority homeownership will stimulate the economy.

October 16, 2002 - HUD News

New Dispute Over Housing

The positive benefits of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act are beginning to show but a new dispute has emerged over housing in reservations.

October 13, 2002 - The Washington Post

Buffalo Launches New Corporation To Develop Downtown Housing

Mayor Masiello takes a major step forward in the effort to revitalize the downtown Buffalo neighborhood.

October 11, 2002 - The Buffalo News

A Sustainable Solution For Monster Homes And Teardowns

Neighborhoods are threatened by monster homes, teardowns, and lawn-paving. Neal Peirce suggests a sustainable solution.

October 8, 2002 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Philadelphia Grapples With Vacant Lots, Abandoned Structures

Ray Suarez takes a look at the effort to rebuild old neighborhoods in Philadelphia.

October 4, 2002 - PBS

Planners See Progress In Downtown Buffalo Revival

Progress has been made toward a downtown revival, but can the city sustain the momentum?

October 4, 2002 - The Buffalo News

US-style Sprawl Spreads In Holland

The Dutch are beginning to prefer more isolated, car-dependent suburban models.

October 4, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor

Developers Offered Incentives For Downtown Housing

To help spur residential mixed-use development in downtown Buffalo, the city will offer incentives will be granted to those projects which renovate former warehouses, factories, and old buildings into mixed-use residential uses.

October 3, 2002 - The Buffalo News

The Lost Art Of Urban Planning

Where are the urban planners with vision when you need them?

October 3, 2002 - The Washington Post

Downtowns Need Residents To Thrive

The second of a series of articles on urban growth in Kansas City focuses on the importance of downtown housing in urban revitalization.

October 2, 2002 - The Kansas City Star

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.

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City of Wisconsin Rapids

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Harvard University Graduate School of Design

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