Urban Development

Chicago's Metropolitan Planning Council has released a new toolbox full of interactive features intended to assist transit oriented development.

July 26, 2015 - Chi.Streetsblog

As it vies to host the 2024 Summer Games, Boston's plan envisions two new permanent neighborhoods built with a mix of public and private investment. The final decision will take place in September.

July 26, 2015 - Boston Globe

An interview with a leading academic on the subject of fair housing offers perspective on the new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule created by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

July 25, 2015 - Salon

A World Research Institute report offers seven prescriptions for designing safer cities. At the top of the list: avoid sprawl.

July 24, 2015 - Motherboard

Supporters of New Urbanism may live across the political spectrum, but they all want to live in traditional neighborhoods.

July 24, 2015 - Pacific Standard

The Northern California city of Arcata has long tolerated the production of California's most second-most-lucrative mood-altering crop. Now, the city is considering an official zoning designation to accommodate marijuana production.

July 24, 2015 - Next City

Could something as simple of the material selected for a residential tower prove the "antidote to suburban blandness"? A Parisian suburb thinks so.

July 23, 2015 - Frame

Into an active development environment, and the resulting heightened pitch of development controversies, comes a new app from the city of Seattle that allows the public to track development projects.

July 23, 2015 - Puget Sound Business Journal

A recent op-ed by ULI Foundation Governor and developer John McNellis argues that too many cities are forcing mixed-use developments into neighborhoods, enabling vacancies and blight in the process.

July 22, 2015 - Urban Land Magazine

Suburban office parks are achieving the status of ghost towns in the Washington, D.C. area.

July 22, 2015 - The Washington Post

Approval for a $250 million public funding package—split between state, county, and local authorities—is all but assured.

July 21, 2015 - Urban Milwaukee

The Denver Post reports on a growing backlash against urban renewal authority in Colorado.

July 21, 2015 - The Denver Post

The origin story of one of the definitively American typologies—the shopping mall—is one of unintended consequences run amok. Could the next chapter of this story come closer to the author's intention?

July 21, 2015 - Quartz

The recovery of Las Vegas, hit hard by the Great Recession, resembles the recovery of the rest of the country—uneven and innovative.

July 20, 2015 - The Economist

With backing from Mayor Greg Ballard, Indianapolis' new zoning ordinance has been "tweaked" to allow developers to lower parking minimums if options to reduce driving are provided. Also, EV rift between charging stations and parking spaces reported.

July 20, 2015 - The Indianapolis Star

Insightful designers continue to seek a better future for Los Angeles architecture by way of L.A. urbanism.

July 20, 2015 - Places Journal

Public hearings are underway in Raleigh to discuss the zoning changes necessary to implement the city's Unified Development ordinance. Heated rhetoric was inevitable.

July 18, 2015 - Indy Week

A traffic study evaluating the impact of proposed developments in Downtown Oklahoma City recommends removing a newly opened dedicated bike lane and parking spots to make room for another traffic lane.

July 18, 2015 - The Oklahoman

Since 2010, planners, designers, and community members have been actively transforming Seattle's alleys into beloved places within the city's urban fabric.

July 17, 2015 - The Seattle Times

The city of Edmonton’s comprehensive planning strategies aim for an "innovation ecosystem" that can compete with cities yet to be built.

July 17, 2015 - The Planning Report