Urban Development
'Poor, But Sexy' European City Sees Real Estate Boom
Investors are flocking to Berlin gambling that the city's economy will catch up with its image.
Controversy Erupts Over Staten Island Comprehensive Plan Idea
According to the new study by the Center for an Urban Future, Staten Island needs its own comprehensive plan. But the Deputy NYC Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding disagrees.
Florida's Largest Land Holder Makes Plans For The Panhandle
NPR profiles a development company that is Florida's largest landowner, and looks at its New Urbanism-tinged plans for developing more than 800,000 acres in the rapidly growing Florida Panhandle.
County Officials Want 'Smart' Plan To Handle Growth
A sparsely-populated rural county in South Carolina is expecting the development of more than 40,000 homes over the next couple of years, which will more than double the population. County officials are looking to create a smat growth plan.
L.A. Develops A New Tool To Grow Taller, Denser
L.A.'s sprawl is not so much a matter of choice as of policy, with even its downtown artificially limited to a 6:1 FAR. But as the city clamors for greater density, a clever plan to transfer air rights is in the works.
Preservation And Planning Roadblocks For Developers In Historic Cities
Creating new developments in historic European cities is a struggle for developers, who often endure long waits for planning approval and strong opposition from preservationists.
Assembling Land Without Eminent Domain
A new approach to land assembly gives property owners a stake in redevelopment, and offers a alternative to the use eminent domain.
Will Miami Become The Next Great Walkable City?
Through the use of a city-wide form-based code, the City of Miami and Duany Plater-Zyberk and Company are teaming up to create a more walkable, transit-oriented city.
New Urbanism Arrives In The Prairie
In this editorial the O'Fallon Journal praises Dardenne Prairie, a growing suburb of St. Louis, for trying to create a downtown and a real "sense of place" in a community that does not have one.
2010 Is Right Around The Corner For World Cup Host
South Africa has been tapped to host the 2010 World Cup, and though th event is three years away, preparations are already underway -- and progressing at a strenuous pace to try to stay on schedule.
Unlucky Chicago Site May Finally Be Developed
Two new developments may finally bring an end to a long streak of bad luck for a site in downtown Chicago, where projects just couldn't seem to get finished. The city changed its development strategy and is hoping the new projects revive the site.
Will Khartoum Become The 'African Dubai'?
Oil money has fueled an urban development boom in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum, prompting some to call it the "African Dubai". But with the continuing and deadly conflict in Darfur, many countries are hesitant to invest in Sudan.
Growing Children In The City
Children are integral to the urban environment, yet we have shrunk the places where they can play, grow and thrive. Creating natural environments where children are free to imagine and play without instruction and structure is critical to our future.
Roads Can't Keep Up With Atlanta's Revitalization
As suburbanites who moved to the City of Atlanta to avoid crushing traffic congestion are ironically realizing, over-stressed in-town roads are buckling under the pressure of exponentially increasing usage. But help may not be on the way.
Moving For Your Health
With mounting evidence that the lifestyle promoted by car-oriented suburbia can lead to increased risk of obesity, the idea of people consciously moving to a healthy-oriented, walkable neighborhood isn't so far-fetched.
Is Detroit's Rebound Around The Corner?
Professor Robert Fishman, author of "The Fifth Migration", argues that Americans' rediscovery of inner cities will give even troubled cities like Detroit a major boost.
New Planning Rules For LA?
A new set of principles and findings to guide future planning in the city has reportedly been giving to planning staff and decision makers.
The Next Generation of Sustainable Development
National award winning "green development" is getting attention in Salem, Oregon.
Utah's Light Rail Encourages TOD
The expanding light rail system in metropolitan Salt Lake City, Utah, is giving many developers opportunities to build transit-oriented housing and retail projects, especially in the suburbs.
Designing To Fill The Gaps In Philadelphia
Designers and community development corporations collaborate on concepts for infill development along Philadelphia's commercial corridors.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
City of Charlotte
Municipality of Princeton
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
