Urban Development
Cox Says Sydney Needs More Freeways
Wendell Cox has diagnosed what he sees as Sydney, Australia's most crippling problem: not enough freeways. Australian developers have taken in America's most vocal supporter of sprawl, who is pushing for more drivability in Sydney.
U.S. Housing Market Tumbles Further
A two and a half year low in sales of existing homes and buyers' holding out for better deals are just a few signs of the accelerating tumble in housing markets.
Los Angeles Wrestles With Accelerating Gentrification
As Los Angeles' old neighborhoods are scrubbed clean and the city begins to embrace density, gentrification is threatening the way of life for residents in many communities.
Denver's New Rail Line Is Successful At Attracting Development
As renters increasingly value access to transit, more and more new apartment and mixed-use developments are springing up around the city's new light rail stations.
An Urban Bill Of Rights For Berkeley
This column from The Berkeley Daily Planet sees cultural values being rapidly depleted in favor of quick developments and short-term profits. To remind planners and citizens what could be, an 'Urban Bill of Rights' has been written.
An Innovative Solution For A Skinny Lot
The Aspen Lofts, a new condominium project planned for downtown Boise, is making use of what others would call wasted space.
Plans To Build Two Towers In Downtown Los Angeles
Developer's plans to build towers near Los Angeles' Staples Center area fits in with the vision of turning downtown Los Angeles into a sports-entertainment hub.
Doctor Blames Health Problems On Developers
Where people live has been shown to relate directly to how much they exercise, as well as to excessive child obesity and the increasing incidence of diabetes. Real estate developers are being held to blame for creating auto-reliant, unhealthy towns.
The Anglo-American Special Relationship On Urban Policy
Senior researchers at the Centre for Cities discuss whether the UK should look towards Europe or the US when making urban policy.
A Green Grassy Lawn: Love It Or Leave It?
Researchers at Arizona State University investigate landscape design and human-landscape interaction.
NIMBY Meets Maxwell Smart
Tips on how to keep projects from getting 86'd by getting smarter than Maxwell Smart.
Cities Use New Technology For Property Tax Assesments
Cities are using cutting edge software combined with aerial photos to survey and assess property quickly and accurately.
Learning From Portland: Linking Land Use And Transportation
A film documenting Portland's success in moving people from cars to public transportation is airing on British television.
Brad Pitt And Green Roofs
The Hollywood actor lends his celebrity status to promote sustainable architecture.
Immigration Has Growing Impact On New York's Suburbs
Immigration and gentrification is changing the composition of New York and its suburbs in a trend that reverses long-standing patterns of white flight from the city replaced by immigrant infill.
Those Pesky Parking Meters
The public's reaction was mixed when the first parking meters in downtown Boise, Idaho, in 1940.
Major Economic And Demographic Shifts From Hurricane Katrina
The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina reveals significant population shifts, huge losses for insurance companies, and a collapse in real estate values.
Will Chicago's New Living Wage Law Hurt The City?
Recent announcements from big box retailers withdrawing or delaying plans to build stores in the city have given pause to supporters of controversial living wage ordinance, with some considering withdrawing their support.
Residents Revitalize Their Main Streets
Residents in Passaic County, New Jersey, have assumed the power of urban re-design, as community charrettes from early 2006 have resulted in county grants of $164,000 to revitalize numerous main streets in the county.
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.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
Journal of the American Planning Association
