Urban Development
Time To Change American Zoning
Washington Post columnist Roger K. Lewis argues that antiquated zoning laws, often written by lawyers instead of planners or designers, need an extensive makeover.
Bitter Development Conflicts Flare In Los Angeles
Property rights advocates clash with those who seek to preserve open space over some of Los Angeles last undeveloped land.
Urban Renaissance Continues In America's First Planned Industrial City
Since the 1970s, city officials in Lowell, Massachusetts, have been open minded to redevelopment strategies. Today, their patient efforts are paying off as condominium and apartment construction is helping to reinvent this former great textile city.
Infill Mansions -- Sprawl Control Or Compromised Community Character?
A suburban Rochester town halts demolitions of older homes to be replaced with large 'McMansions'.
Narrowly Developing In Boise
A developer finds an innovative space solution to create Boise's fourth tallest building.
Jakarta Looks To Buckle Down On Planning Laws
New legislation would more strictly enforce planning regulations governing public buildings and parks, regulations now often ignored by planners and developers.
Forcing Developers To Build Affordable
Two downtown housing plans in Seattle present different demands to developers; each calls for the creation of an affordable housing fund, yet the amount of funding and additional amenities required varies.
Atlantic Station Stirs The Stewpot
The Slatin Report takes a measured look at Atlantic Station, and how it's remaking the map of Atlanta.
NYC Mayor To Overhaul Pro-Condo Program
Citing an increased need for housing affordability, Bloomberg establishes a task force to examine an outdated pro-development city initiative.
Protecting Georgia's Coast
The Altamaha Riverkeeper could be all that stands between Georgia's endangered coastline and the steady pace of new development.
Seattle Developers Woo Preservationists
A stream of letters reminds property owners, 'Do you know that your property is worth more than its current use?'
Miami-Dade To Reject All Development On Fringe?
The Florida Department of Community Affairs recommends that Miami-Dade County reject all development projects on the county's fringes until the county identifies sufficient drinking water.
Ann Arbor Looks To Add Housing, Density
In downtown Ann Arbor, dense high rise development has traditionally been thought of negatively. However, a recent shift in political will has the City approving projects that will add greater density and housing to its commercial core.
Mayor Envisions A Tall, Dense, Green Los Angeles
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa imagines a future Los Angeles with transit-oriented development, high-rises, and scores of pocket parks. Critics say the vision is impractical.
Building A New ASU Campus From Scratch In Downtown Phoenix
Arizona State University's new urban campus will be built -- from scratch -- in downtown Phoenix. The effort is the first of its kind in the nation.
The McLoft: Urban Lofts Find Their Way To The Suburbs
Gritty lofts of the type that you'd find in downtown Manhattan, Los Angeles or Chicago are making their way to the suburbs. It's like having 'A Manhattan loft in the middle of the woods.'
300,000 Dissatisfied Orlando Citizens Look To Secede
Frustrated with government services and a lack of culture, Orlando residents in East Orange county are in the beginning stages of planning a new city. If successful, the new city would dwarf the current size of Orlando.
New York's First Suburbs
The New York Times focuses on the New York metro area; the region will seek federal legislation to assist these declining suburban communities.
New Urbanism In The City (And Edge City)
Atlanta's Atlantic Station introduces a new community to the 'trendy suburban antidote' of New Urbanism.
Energy Efficiency A Growing Trend In Home Building Industry
Home Builders name energy efficiency as the industry's biggest trend for 2006.
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.
Municipality of Princeton
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
City of Mt Shasta
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)
