Urban Development

A list of the ways cities will resist the anti-urban politics of the populist movements represented by President-elect Donald Trump and Brexit.

January 16, 2017 - CityLab

California's recent rains brought relief to a large part of the water-starved state, but another drought of a political nature hasn't seen relief—the will of coastal municipalities to permit more housing. Brown outlined a way for new funding.

January 15, 2017 - Streetsblog California

It's surprisingly common to find cities where land is worth more than buildings. Start with California, for instance.

January 14, 2017 - Realtor

The Emanuel Administration has yet to secure needed funding for a big project to update Chicago's Union Station. Now it's up to the Trump Administration to supply a needed loan.

January 14, 2017 - Crain's Chicago Business

The city of San Diego recently approved a 30-year community plan for the San Ysidro neighborhood.

January 13, 2017 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced another round of Choice Neighborhood grants in December, awarding five communities a total of $132 million in grant funding.

January 13, 2017 - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

How has the Green Line benefitted the economy of Washington, D.C.? A new report counts the ways.

January 13, 2017 - Greater Greater Washington

Parking lots and one-story buildings are being rapidly redeveloped in the Short North, located just north of Downtown Columbus. New parking requirements are aimed at streamlining the development process and ensuring adequate parking.

January 13, 2017 - Columbus Underground

There is plenty of debate surrounding a proposed law that would prohibit adults from entering city-owned playgrounds unless in the company of children.

January 12, 2017 - Los Angeles Times

Tony Hsieh laid out a grand ambition two create a more dynamic downtown in Las Vegas that would change cities all over the world. Now, after a series of setbacks and with dwindling funds, that vision seems unlikely to be realized.

January 11, 2017 - Quartz

The concept of the circular economy is starting to take hold on governments and business throughout the world. Peter Moskowitz discusses the various ways the concept is being translated into practical, real-world solutions.

January 11, 2017 - Doggerel

Cities around the continent are reclaiming the previously unwelcoming confines of underpasses for active, healthy, and aesthetically pleasing uses.

January 11, 2017 - Curbed

This story has had more twists than the end of Empire Strikes Back, but it seems like it finally might end in Los Angeles.

January 11, 2017 - Los Angeles Times

The quickly growing number of third spaces is good news for both the social and the urban fabrics.

January 10, 2017 - Erling Fossen

A columnist attributes the success of President-elect Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric with a rise in potentially illegal land use decisions around the state of Virginia.

January 9, 2017 - The Washington Post

Philadelphia suburbs are competing in the regional real estate market by adding thousands of apartments and other amenities traditionally found in more urban settings.

January 8, 2017 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Recently approved changes to the zoning code in South Boston are designed to reduce the number variances granted by the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals. They also increase the number of parking sports required for new developments.

January 6, 2017 - The Boston Globe

Columbus Underground takes a look back at the year that was in the real of real estate development.

January 5, 2017 - Columbus Underground

Demographic change means older city dwellers. Entrepreneurs and developers are searching for better ways to serve this community.

January 4, 2017 - The Guardian

Along with commute time reductions, expect significant rent increases resulting in some displacement of current residents around the three new Second Avenue Subway stations, according to a new report.

January 4, 2017 - The New York Times - N.Y. / Region