Urban Development
Unique Open Space Sales Tax Measure Attempts To Be Renewed
A quarter cent sales tax measure, which has raised $200 million since 1990 and preserved 70,000 acres of open space, may be put before the voters of Santa Rosa, CA, in November for early re-authorization.
The Path To New Urbanism
Duany, Plater-Zyberk and Company's Director of Town Planning, Tom Low, wasn't always committed to designing walkable communities.
Sacramento Creates Infill Housing Council
The council will work with city officials and developers identify workable sites for infill housing as an alternative to sprawl.
Uses Mix As University Splits
Concordia University, in Austin, Texas, is gearing up to move to a new location. But the 22 acres it's leaving behind won't be empty for long. A large-scale and high-rising pedestrian-friendly development is slated for the site.
Will Mega Cities Usher In A New Era Of City-States?
With major world cities growing in size and economic power, could the next step be independence?
The Politics Of Planning In Hong Kong
Government officials are finding themselves at odds with an ever more vocal public over major urban development proposals.
Inmates Build Affordable Housing
Inmates of Minnesota's county jails have built 250 homes for rural families making up to 80 percent of the state median income.
Downtown Boise Tower Goes For Platinum Green Rating
The Banner Bank Building expected to join the handful of buildings worldwide that have received a Platinum LEED award from U.S. Green Building Council.
Changing Tracks: Rail Transit And Planning
Trains have played a large role in shaping America's past, and will have a big impact on her future as rail transit continues to change the way we think about urban growth.
Greenest American Roofs Are In Chicago
Filling empty Chicago rooftops with plants seemed a little strange six years ago when Mayor Richard Daley installed a garden on the roof of city hall. But now more than 200 buildings in Chicago boast rooftop gardens, and the trend is spreading.
As Beijing Modernizes, Historic Neighborhoods Are Under Seige
Visitors to Beijing during 2008 Olympic Games may never have a chance to explore some of the city's historic neighborhoods.
Worries Over The Success Of New Urbanist Town Center
Neighbors of a successful "downtown" project in a Minneapolis suburb voice concerns that its success may mean more density and parking nightmares for their community.
South Koreans Investing Heavily In U.S. Real Estate
Part of a world-wide boom in cross-border investment, investors from South Korea are pumping a flood of money into the real estate markets of many U.S. cities.
Seaside, New Zealand?
After touring Seaside, Florida, a New Zealand developer is taking inspiration back home and developing two master-planned communities with garden parks and communal areas. Plans are underway to bring New Urbanism to New Zealand.
The Younger Crowd Wants Transit
As the country's housing preferences shift from the widely spread to the urban and dense, the prevalence of transit-oriented development planning increases.
When Downtown Becomes Too 'Livable'
With residential development booming, Vancouver officials are concerned that the downtown is losing its commercial vitality.
How To Make Melbourne The Most Livable Again
Architects, artists, urban planners, developers, designers and historians comment on the world's formerly most livable city, why it's lost the title and how to can reclaim it.
Smart Growth Is Also Smart Investment
Current trends indicate that pedestrian- and transit-oriented developments are becoming more and more attractive, especially to younger people. This smart growth is also turning out to be a profitable investment.
Convention Center A Bad Investment For Taxpayer Dollars
Los Angeles' recent decision to provide over $300 million in public assistance for a new convention center hotel complex doesn't help the city or the taxpayer, says Joel Kotkin.
The Greening Of The U.S. Building Industry
National Public Radio's Chris Arnold tracks how the green building movement is sweeping the construction industry in the United States.
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
