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Master-Planned Communities
Two industry consulting firms released new reports on the best-selling master-planned communities in the United States.
RCLCO
Real estate advisors RLCO released their end-of-the-year sales report for master-planned communities, completing a year of strong sales growth.
RCLCO
Developers want to build roads through the Kaibab National Forest to serve a controversial development, including a resort and hundreds of homes, planned for a location just South of the Grand Canyon.
Arizona Republic
The Guardian last week published a series of articles and interactive features on the subject of the master-planned communities of the world.
The Guardian
Real estate advisors RLCO have been compiling data on sales at master-planned communities since 1994. The mid-year report for 2019 shows strong sales growth in the sector.
RCLCO
Agrihoods emerged in the 1990s as a master-planned alternative to the golf-centered communities of the past. Many of these developments are going strong, and gaining in popularity.
Realtor
The Austin Parks and Recreation Department put the proposed Grove at Shoal Creek Planned Unit Development on a short timeout earlier this month, but only to negotiate final details of the massive project.
Austin Monitor
Well-known in transportation planning circles, Houten's suburban multi-modality can be found almost nowhere else. Perimeter ring roads, train access, and bike-friendly features have cut car trips down to 44 percent.
CityLab
The October opening of a new 1.9-mile stretch of road on Chicago’s Southside anticipates a 40-year master plan for the Lakeside development—600 acres of new development in the middle of one of the country’s largest cities.
The Architect's Newspaper
A panel of experts met in Los Angeles last month to discuss 'eco' cities in terms both abstract and practical.
The Planning Report
Builder Magazine looks at ten master-planned developments that sold well in a market that has dwindled through the recession.
Builder Magazine
While the goal of these walkable communities is to attract young urban professionals, the benefits, of course, extend beyond that.
The Columbus Dispatch
<p>A dazzling wildflower season spells trouble for master-planned communities across the West.</p>
The Next American City
