Housing
Atlanta's Mansion Glut
While affordable housing may be scarce, there is no shortage of million dollar homes in metro Atlanta.
Program Transforms Abandoned Homes Into Housing
Homeworks, a program of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development in New York City, converts abandoned homes into much-needed housing.
So. CA Counties That Want To Grow
Ninety new buildings every day, seven days a week, bring new problems to San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
Indiana's Environmentally Sensitive Housing
A developer with a novel business plan develops environmentally sensitive housing in Indiana.
New Urbanism Spreads In Florida Panhandle
The largest private landowner in Florida keeps up the pace of development in a slow economy.
Landmark Housing Measure Approved
The Housing Act of 2001 for the first time would commit a percentage of tax revenue to D.C.'s Housing Production Trust Fund.
Urban Living: The New Hot Trend?
More and more people are attracted to the urban lifestyle they see advertised on MTV, giving mixed use developments a much needed boost.
Urbanizing A Rural Lake In Dallas
Dallas' Lake Ray Hubbard has attracted thousands of new residents and millions in development. Is this progress or sprawl?
100 New Homes A Day In Phoenix
A building boom in Phoenix has made the city the second-fastest growing housing market. The market has outpaced regulation.
St. Paul's Urban Village
The city of St. Paul is beginning work on the housing-focused North quadrant of it's new urban village concept near Lowertown.
Using New Urbanism To Balance Profits, Social Resposibility
By implementing New Urbanism concepts, a Canadian land developer aims to balance profits with sensible planning.
Decentralization No Answer To Terrorism
Scattering people and offices will not make American cities less vulnerable to terrorist attacks.
Arizona: Seeking New Stadium Site
Plans for new Arizona Cardinals stadium in Tempe is abandoned. Officials are now seeking a new location.
Growth Slowdown Forecast For San Diego County
The San Diego Association of Governments has forecast a growth slowdown in San Diego County, CA, but warned that the county still faces a housing crisis.
Remote Real Estate Becomes Popular
In a lousy market, the smart money is on real estate. And the more remove the real estate, the better.
Community Fighting 'Mansionization'
Planners in Encinitas, CA are working to make sweeping changes to building codes that would significantly reduce the size of new homes.
City Accused Of Neglecting Poorer Minorities
The city of Winter Park, FL has only spent $10,000 to rehabilitate housing in its predominantly black neighborhood over the past ten years.
Hospitals Are Intregrating Retail Development
The new trend in hospital planning and development is to include miniature malls and retail stores.
Building Boom In Stone Mountain, GA
A building boom arrives in Stone Mountain, GA.
Phoenix's $600 Million Civic Center Expansion
Phoenix voters have approved a $600 million civic center expansion -- but will it ever be built?
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 Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
