Anti-Speculation Tax

Vancouver Skyline Bikes

Vancouver to Tax Foreign Real Estate Investments

Big news has emerged from British Columbia, where the government has been criticized for not doing more to address the housing affordability crisis.

July 26, 2016 - Vancouver Sun

Report Quantifies Displacement and Rising Housing Costs in Philadelphia

A policy report from the Philadelphia Coalition for Affordable Communities made news for recommending policies to disincentive, with taxes, real estate speculation. The report also includes raw data on the transformation happening around the city.

April 15, 2015 - Al Día

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.