Housing
Radical Housing Initiatives
President Clinton is making dramatic changes to housing policy. But what happens when the new president takes office?
Homeless Families On The Rise
The problem of homelessness is getting worse. The gap between the demand for affordable housing and supply is making families with children the fastest growing segment of the homeless population in the U.S.
Middle Class Gets Help Buying Homes
An innovative lease-purchase program aims to help middle-class citizens with homeownership in the Bay Area where median home price is more than $300,000.
Black Churches Renewing Neighborhoods
African American churches are revitalizing neglected neighborhoods by providing housing, schools and financing.
States Ranked By Per Capita Development
A study by the American Planning Association ranks 49 states according to the per capita development rate.
Long Beach Serves Notice To Developer
The Queensway Bay project is behind schedule. Long Beach officials have given the developer 30 days to begin.
President Elect Announces HUD Secretary
George W. Bush taps Orange County, FL Chairman Mel Martinez to head the $30 billion agency.
Nation's Housing Projects Come Down
Across America poverty-stricken public housing projects are being torn down. But many residents don't want to leave.
Sprawl Marches On In Central Florida
Faced with an onslaught of subdivisions and shopping centers, East Orange County is the latest victim of urban sprawl.
Key West Gives Approval To Housing Plan
The City of Key West gave its endorsement to an affordable-housing project by way of a resolution favoring the transformation of an old industrial site into affordable-housing units.
Portland's Environmental Urban Design
Ecotrust is transforming a century-old industrial building in Portland's river district into a environmental marketplace.
Lawmaker Proposes Bill To Slow Sprawl
The new bill would authorize the state to sell bonds to buy development rights to farmland threatened by sprawl.
Filling The G A P S In Neighborhoods
Detroit has vacant land in between neighborhoods and needs new housing but developers aren't rushing in. Why?
New Urbanism: Back To The Future
Columbus' new zoning strategy is a "radical departure" for the city and could make it a national trend-setter.
Revitalization Process Moving Forward In Tampa
Project by project, revitalization groups are buying up eyesores in West Tampa.
Homes For LA's Poor
The federal government is providing millions of dollars to rehabilitate homes for sale to LA's poor.
HUD's Media Campaign To Combat Homelessness
U.S. Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment launched a star-filled media campaign to help combat homelessness.
Infill Housing In Los Angeles: Will It Work?
What is required to make market-rate infill housing in the Los Angeles area work? The Urban Land Institute reports.
Community Helps To Plan New Development
A developer is listening to and working with residents hoping to gain community support a large housing project.
Court Rules For Homebuilders
The California Supreme Court has ruled in favor of homebuilders in their fight against construction defect litigation.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
