Urban Development
Team Approach Adopted for New Orleans' Recovery
The Greater New Orleans Foundation has approved the use of 16 "technical help teams" -- including one led by Duany Plater-Zyberk -- to help with recovery planning.
Redesigning Cities For Change
How do we redesign cities to meet the needs of a changing world? Anupam Saraph poses questions for Mumbai's planners.
Wal-Mart Looking To Serve New York City Shoppers
Wal-Mart has recently opened new multi-story stores in the New York City area, a market which the company has been working hard to penetrate.
L.A.'s Housing Authority Tackles Public Housing's Bad Image
HUD's Los Angeles Housing Authority is replacing its older, "oppressive", public housing stock with friendlier, mixed-income complexes to ease the city's housing crisis.
Minnesota Suburb Divided Over New Urban Plan
A suburban town just west of Minneapolis is debating a plan to bring a bit of New Urbanism into a proposed housing development that would otherwise just be houses. The planned mixed use development has enticed some residents and worried others.
25 Years Later, 'Cookie Cutter' Suburbia Gains Grudging Respect
Nation's fastest growing master-planned community is also one of its most insulted writes Stephanie Simon.
Hot L.A. Nights Caused By Urban Heat Island Effect
Climatologists blame the urban 'heat island' effect for a rise in Southern California's average evening temperatures, which have hit record highs in recent days.
When Town Officials Are Bribed To Approve Spawl
Large home builders are increasingly able and willing to bribe local governments to approve new greenfield developments.
Atlanta's Hot Real Estate Sale
An investor from Los Angeles grabs Atlanta's tallest tower for its biggest price.
Welcome to the 'Urban Century'
To coincide with the World Urban Forum, the Ottawa Citizen devotes most of their Sunday, June 18th newspaper to covering a host of urban issues, including slums, urban gardening, and the case for and against cities [links to 9 articles].
New Towers Designed To Become San Francisco Landmarks
Approved twin towers at the base of the San Francisco entrance to the Bay Bridge are designed to withstand earthquakes and hurricane gales.
Fort Collins Ranked Best Place To Live
Money Magazine's annual ranking of the best places to live highlights Americans' desire for big-city amenities, small-town charm, affordable housing, and green space.
New Life For An Old Providence Mill Complex
The opening of the Promenade at the Foundry, a 220-unit redeveloped rental complex in Providence's mill district, underscores Providence's continuing revitalization.
Baltimore Headed For A Housing Shortfall
The slow reaction to job growth in many Maryland counties jobs may lead to a critical housing shortage.
Duany In Edinburgh
While working on plans for a new town in Inverness, Scotland, famed architect and town planner Andres Duany has assured critics and supporters alike that whatever is planned for Moray Estates will not resemble Seaside.
Protecting Wildlife, One Yard At A Time
Some homeowners are using their backyards as habitat for wildlife, providing food, water, shelter and a place to rear offspring for a variety of creatures.
Planning For A Downtown Revitalization
The city of Everett, Washington, is still working on a new plan for its downtown, but private investment is already starting to transform the area.
Museum Plans National Suburban Studies Center
To counter the growing backlash against suburbia from urban dwellers and environmentalists, one Kansas museum wants to establish a center dedicated to the study of the 'burbs.
Vancouver To Get New Planning Director
The city, which has gained attention for its downtown development strategies, is getting a new planning boss.
The Greening Of Wal-Mart
A recent environmental strategy meeting at Wal-Mart headquarters was attended by a host of eco-celebrities, including Al Gore, and serves as another signal that the company is serious about improving its green credentials.
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
