Urban Development

The Chicago Plan Commission approved a 67-story residential high rise earlier this month, as the latest evidence of the city's changing skyline.

December 27, 2014 - Crain's Chicago Business

After controversy derailed an earlier plan by the Golden State Warriors to build a new arena at Piers 30-32 along the Embarcadero in San Francisco, a new plan at a new location has made progress toward completion.

December 26, 2014 - San Francisco Chronicle

The Prince of Wales took to the pages of The Architectural Review to share his vision for the future of architecture and planning.

December 26, 2014 - Dezeen

The Forest Park Southeast neighborhood in St. Louis, including an area known as The Grove, is taking a careful approach to infill development on city-owned lots in light of recent investment and demand.

December 23, 2014 - nextSTL

Mike Ferguson reports on the process of updating the growth plan—working title "Beyond Billings"—for the city of Billings, Montana.

December 23, 2014 - Billings Gazette

The city may grow by 200,000 in the next two years, surpassing Philadelphia and Phoenix, if city leaders agree to annex five surrounding unincorporated areas. The Wall Street Journal considers the effect of annexation on meeting inner city needs.

December 23, 2014 - The Wall Street Journal

Los Angeles Dodger Senior Vice President of Planning and Development Janet Marie Smith reflects on her efforts to breathe new life into downtowns through sports stadiums.

December 23, 2014 - The Planning Report

A big picture explanation, with case studies, of why New York's newest wave of commercial businesses won't leave their mark on the city like it might have in the past.

December 23, 2014 - New York YIMBY

For those searching for gifts for the "plannerds" in their life, Los Angeles County planner Clement Lau comes through with some ideas sure to bring good tidings.

December 22, 2014 - UrbDeZine

A feature series by the San Francisco Chronicle explores the challenges of gentrification at what some might consider ground zero of gentrification in the San Francisco Bay Area—the Mission.

December 22, 2014 - San Francisco Chronicle

A developer hopes to bring more of a Times Square feel to the Las Vegas Strip—and maybe an NBA team will follow.

December 22, 2014 - The Architect's Newspaper

The city of Montreal announced final plans to tear down an elevated highway and replace it with an urban boulevard.

December 22, 2014 - Montreal Gazette

Next City is running a special feature that provides a timeline of events of significance to society's concept of gentrification.

December 22, 2014 - Next City

Urban Land magazine gathered a panel of developers from around the country to discuss current trends in master planned communities—they all agree that consumers want communities in line with the ideas of new urbanism.

December 22, 2014 - Urban Land

Several important details of the Cincinnati Streetcar came into focus in recent weeks. Included is a component of the operating agreement that will take advantage of rising property values in funding the system.

December 21, 2014 - UrbanCincy

New York magazine examines the latest wave of skyscraper development in New York City for the possibility that they might embody the highest outcomes of form and function.

December 21, 2014 - New York

In part one of a two-part series, I introduce MoMA's latest Issues in Contemporary Architecture exhibit and offer a definition of Tactical Urbanism.

December 20, 2014 - Mike Lydon

Recently elected Mayor of Long Beach Robert Garcia, 37 years old, outlines his priorities: education, climate change, and economic development.

December 19, 2014 - The Planning Report

Researchers at the Institute for Quality Communities at the University of Oklahoma prepared a set of images to show the indelible impact of mid-20th century urban renewal on Midwestern cities.

December 18, 2014 - Institute for Quality Communities

We've been collecting data on the posts you made the most popular for the year 2014.

December 18, 2014 - James Brasuell