Housing

Optical Fiber Is Gold To Upstate New York

An usual partnership between Corning Inc. and upstate New York government has transformed its Southern Tier hometown into a boom town.

September 11, 2000 - The Buffalo News

The Continuing Playa Vista Saga

The LA Weekly continues its ongoing and heated commentary about the continuing saga that is Playa Vista.

September 11, 2000 - LA Weekly

Gentrificaton Meets South Austin, Houston-Style

What some see as a renaissance, others see as an unwelcome invasion.

September 11, 2000 - The Austin Chronicle

Density At Issue In Riverside County

With population expected to double in 20 years, Riverside County officialsprepare blueprint for future.

September 10, 2000 - Press-Enterprise

Contrarian Views on Sprawl

Planners, journalists, officials, and politicians differ on how to address sprawl.

September 8, 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Anti-Growth Initiative In San Diego County

San Marcos measure would require voter approval of density increases.

September 8, 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

CA Nonresidential Activity Mixed in July

Nonresidential data from the California Construction Industry Research Board's July report was uneven.

September 8, 2000 - LAEDC Economic Data Global Express (e-Edge)

World's Largest Casino In Manhattan?

Donald Trump has proposed the world's largest casino for Manhattan.

September 8, 2000 - GlobeSt.com

Southern California Housing Goals Disputed

State, local officials differ as housing goals for 2005 are decided.

September 7, 2000 - Press-Enterprise

Montana Gets 'Aspenized'

Even the farthest corners of rural West are getting 'Aspenized'.

September 7, 2000 - The Christian Science Monitor

CA Homebuilding Disappointing in July

The summer months should see high levels of new homebuilding, but the total number of permits issued in the state during July was down.

September 7, 2000 - LAEDC Economic Data Global Express (e-Edge)

Sprawl A Growing Problem For WNY

Buffalo and other upstate cities are suffering from perhaps the nation's only case of urban sprawl that can't be blamed on a population boom.

September 7, 2000 - The Buffalo News

Boomtown With No Room

City living is facing a major dilemma. In Silicon Valley people have started to rent living rooms on a 12 hour basis.

September 7, 2000 - Pacific News Service

Can Infill Housing Curb Sprawl?

Infill housing, while emerging as a hot solution for curbing sprawl in the Bay Area, has its critics.

September 6, 2000 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Potential Hazards on Disney Site

Disney plans a $2-billion Creative Campus in Glendale. Neighbors warn that the environmental impact report glosses over potential toxic hazards.

September 6, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

$1 Million Northeast Valley Fix

The northeast San Fernando Valley lacks affordable housing and suffers poverty and blight. Many think that $1-million is too little and too late.

September 6, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

County-USC Baldwin Park Hospital Gets OK

A $47-million 80-bed San Gabriel Valley Hospital was OK'd by the County Board of Suervisors. Antonovich calls it a budget-buster.

September 6, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Housing Mobility Key To Welfare Reform

Is housing mobility the key to welfare reform?Lessons from Chicago’s Gautreaux program.

September 6, 2000 - The Brookings Institution

HUD Rental Assistance for 60,000 Families

Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded rental assistance vouchers that will help 60,000 very low-income families live in housing they otherwise could not afford.

September 5, 2000 - HUD News

Redondo Beach Revitalization

King Harbor in Redondo Beach will undergo commercial and tourist redevelopment. A pact with the local power plant makes this possible.

September 5, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

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.

Top Books

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Top Schools

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100 Most Influential Urbanists

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Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.