Social / Demographics
New Orleans 64% Smaller
A new report from the Census Bureau documents Hurricane Katrina's effect on demographics throughout the Gulf Coast region.
Dramatic Changes In India's Vast Retail Market
Multinational corporations eye India's large retail market as Indian superstores expand.
Learning From Bangalore: Lessons For Declining U.S. Cities
What declining Detroit can learn from booming Bangalore.
Is There A Nationwide Gentrification 'Conspiracy'?
In New York City, big landlords are driving out thousands of low income residents. Juan Gonzales believes this may be a national trend and local governments are actively assisting in gentrification.
A Personal Reflection On Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs and her impact on amateur urbanists and urban observers, in a piece entitled "How Jane Jacobs Changed My Life".
Frustrated New Orleans Public Housing Residents Plan Return To Destroyed Development
Displaced residents tell the City Council that they will return to their 7th Ward housing complex this weekend and will tear down any fences in their way, refusing to wait any longer for official action on permission to return.
Chicago Considers Living Wage For Big Box Stores
Wal-Mart, Home Depot, and other big box stores could pay Chicago employees a "living wage" as early as next month.
What's Driving Children Out Of San Francisco?
It's been well documented that San Francisco has few households with children, and locals know that schools are closing because of declining enrollment. Yet pre-schoolers are on the rise -- why are families leaving the city before kindergarten?
Texas Campaign Will Market Towns To Retirees
A major marketing effort hopes to attract retirees to Texas, through the "certified retirement community" program.
Multigenerational Households Increase Across Country
Living together for economic and social reasons, multigenerational households begin to influence architects and developers.
Japan Bans New Suburban Malls
As Japan's population shrinks, the Japanese government bans the development of new shopping malls or amusement centers exceeding 108,000 s.f. in suburban areas to prevent the 'hollowing out' of urban centers.
New York City Losing Affordable Housing
Two studies confirm that NYC is loosing its affordable housing stock at an increasingly rapid pace notwithstanding Mayor Blumberg's to both preserve existing stock and add substantially to it. Section 8 and Mitchell-Lama programs were studied.
How To Grow The Next Silicon Valley
Essayist and programmer Paul Graham writes about how cities can create great hi-tech communities that attract dynamic startups.
Celebrities Fight To Save Urban Farm From Development
When fundraising fails to save farm formerly leased to the Los Angeles Food Bank, Joan Baez sings in a tree and Darryl Hannah plays guitar in a tent.
Developing A Formal Methodology For Studying Obesity And Urban Design
The Int. Journal of Health Geographics publishes a study on how "GIS and cluster analysis makes it possible to objectively characterize urban neighborhoods and to select comparable and/or contrasting neighborhoods for community-based health studies."
Cities Use Zoning, Housing Code To Define Social Norms
A city does not consider an unmarried couple and their children a family and denies them an occupancy permit.
Comparing Growth In China And India
The Financial Times presents an interesting comparative analysis of growth policies and past trends in China and India and comments on their future impacts.
City of Illusion: Los Angeles In The Movies
Why does Los Angeles have an inferiority complex?
Will Southern Maine Become The New State of 'Northern Massachusetts'?
Differences between largely rural, conservative northern Maine and the more urban and progressive southern half of the state are growing wider, with conflicts coming to a head over the preservation of Maine's famous North Woods.
West Virginians Reluctantly Leave State for Economic Reasons
Many West Virginians must leave the state to find work, but they long for home.
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
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
