Housing Development

Sutro Tower

Young People Trend YIMBY, Older People NIMBY, in the San Francisco Bay Area

A recent survey found young people are more likely to support development in their neighborhood than their older counterparts in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area region.

April 4, 2017 - San Francisco Business Times

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Brooklyn Bridge Park Project Gains Key Approval—Lawsuit Expected

It seems like one step forward and two steps back for a proposal to develop two residential towers at Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park.

June 8, 2016 - Politico

Toronto Regent Park

Canada Is Looking Better and Better

Alan Mallach unpacks a remarkable project currently underway in Toronto, suggesting that sometimes higher, rather than lower, density may be the best way to go.

April 3, 2016 - Shelterforce/Rooflines

'Supply-Side' Arguments, and Why Geography, Scale, and Migration Matter

When it comes to housing, supply and demand isn’t as simple as it seems (or as simple as some boosters would like us to think), and a supply-side strategy will not work in every context to address affordability, including in hot neighborhoods.

April 2, 2016 - Shelterforce/Rooflines

Lafayette BART

Bay Area Town: 44 Single-Family Homes on a Site Once Considered for 315 Apartments

Lafayette provides a case study of the San Francisco Bay Area housing market.

August 15, 2015 - Contra Costa Times

Downtown ABQ Skyline

British-Backed Megadevelopment Slated for...Albuquerque

A master-planned community proposed for land owned by the British bank Barclay's on the outskirts of Albuquerque would be New Mexico's second-largest city on full build-out. Opponents say it would also be a major water hog in a painfully arid state.

May 31, 2015 - The Guardian

Splicing Small Farms into Residential Development

Small farms are increasingly being integrated into new housing development proposals. One new project in Washington is betting on the growing popularity of local food to draw in homebuyers.

March 19, 2010 - Crosscut

Condos for Humanity

Amid the economic recession, Habitat for Humanity is transitioning from the construction of single-family homes to more affordable condominiums.

February 15, 2010 - The Washington Post

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.

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