The Athens Banner Hearld runs a three-part detailing how Michigan cities are adopting the New Urbanism.
"In the early 1980s, downtown Holland was like many other central business districts in small and mid-size American cities, a dated shopping area losing customers to malls and chain stores, with a vacancy rate of 40 percent. Today, the city's downtown is a vibrant district of boutiques, art galleries and restaurants, with antique lightposts and benches and brick-paved sidewalks kept clear of snow and ice by an underground heating system.... A sunny day in Holland, Mich., finds a number of people walking in the downtown area. Holland's downtown features full-time residents and local shoppers, due in large part to civic planning, which has helped the area thrive."
Thanks to Congress on New Urbanism
FULL STORY: Michigan city dresses for success

Rethinking Redlining
For decades we have blamed 100-year-old maps for the patterns of spatial racial inequity that persist in American cities today. An esteemed researcher says: we’ve got it all wrong.

Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.

Montreal Mall to Become 6,000 Housing Units
Place Versailles will be transformed into a mixed-use complex over the next 25 years.

Santa Clara County Dedicates Over $28M to Affordable Housing
The county is funding over 600 new affordable housing units via revenue from a 2016 bond measure.

Why a Failed ‘Smart City’ Is Still Relevant
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When Sears Pioneered Modular Housing
Kit homes sold in catalogs like Sears and Montgomery Ward made homeownership affordable for midcentury Americans.
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