Economic Recession

Officials in Portland are hoping to move forward on plans to bring a bike sharing system to the city. But with little money in the budget, implementing the system may take longer than expected.

July 7, 2009 - The Oregonian

The economic downturn has halted many projects in Dubai, but the show's not over in the elaborate emirate. In fact, its patterns of development may even be spreading to other cities around the world.

June 23, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

This piece from Color Lines looks at how the economic downturn is affecting low-income populations, and how social services are having trouble keeping up with an increasing demand for help.

May 18, 2009 - Color Lines

In an effort to raise some cash, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed selling off some of the state's historic landmarks -- including San Quentin Prison and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

May 14, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

Due to the downturn in the housing market, plans for a new development that would essentially become a 20,000-person suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area have been abandoned.

May 14, 2009 - San Jose Mercury News

The economic downturn is hurting Dubai, as glitzy skyscraper projects come to a halt. But the biggest pain is being felt among the hundreds of thousands of migrant construction workers who came to the city seeking their fortunes.

May 7, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor

The recession digs into Dubai, where property prices fell 41% in the first three months of 2009.

May 6, 2009 - BBC

The recession has been a boon for stimulus-funded infrastructure projects. But despite the work, it's not the full revamp the nation's infrastructure system needs, according to Jonathan D. Miller in this piece from Citiwire.

April 26, 2009 - Citiwire

This article from High Country News dissects the Arizona real estate collapse through the lens of one exurb.

April 26, 2009 - High Country News

With high-profile private-sector clients scaling back prestige projects in the face of the economic downturn, architectural firms are looking instead to institutional clients and retrofitting existing buildings.

April 23, 2009 - The Globe and Mail

Last week, with a $4.5 million budget deficit and no development activity, the Petaluma City Council took the drastic step of eliminating its entire planning department.

April 22, 2009 - California Planning & Development Report

The market for recyclables has taken a sharp nosedive in recent months, challenging cities' ability to provide recycling services.

March 21, 2009 - CNN

The economic recession is hard to notice in Berlin. The German capital has struggled economically for years and continues to.

March 9, 2009 - Der Spiegel

The recession and the end of the age of fast-growth will be a good thing for Toronto, argues Christopher Hume.

February 23, 2009 - The Toronto Star

The housing market is struggling big time. Author Bill Morrish argues that salvation could be found in an unsuspected urban form: the trailer park.

February 14, 2009 - MinnPost

In this thorough piece from The Atlantic, Richard Florida looks at the economic crisis facing the world, how it's affecting cities and regions, and how it will have a lasting effect on the U.S. -- in both good and bad ways.

February 13, 2009 - The Atlantic

The National League of Cities is reporting that the vast majority of America's cities are facing "fiscal difficulties," including a loss in tax revenue and the inability to secure credit.

February 9, 2009 - CNN Money

February 9, 2009 - Tim Halbur

Developers in British Columbia are not hopeful for their field's outlook, estimating that the market freeze could last for another year and a half.

February 4, 2009 - The Globe and Mail

The recession is leading to a surge in demand for homeless shelters and services -- but also a dramatic drop-off in normal sources of funding.

February 2, 2009 - MSNBC