Urban Development
Friday Funny: The Amazing Disappearing House
A woman in Russia returned home form vacation recently to an empty plot of land. Her home was mistakenly demolished as developers readied a site for new construction.
Lyon's Twin Sister City in Dubai
An investor from Dubai is looking to replicate -- in close detail -- the French city of Lyon in the Arab Emirate.
Facebook as a Community Planning Tool?
A Washington D.C. developer is seeking feedback about possible redevelopment options through the social netowrking website facebook.com.
Downtown Baltimore Banking on Bookstore
Construction of a new university bookstore in downtown Baltimore is seen as a critical piece of the downtown's rebirth. City officials are looking at offering tax incentives to ensure the bookstore deals comes through.
Tabula Rasa in the United Arab Emirates
Big-name architects have appropriately big plans for the rapidly developing United Arab Emirates. Creating a new cultural capital is appealing to them, but not as much as the fact that getting it done will be easier than anywhere else in the world.
Sky Bridge Gets Approval
The Salt Lake City Planning Commission has approved a controversial plan to build a sky bridge for pedestrians as part of a new mixed use development.
The Gentrification of Rural America
Rural communities being "discovered" by investors is turning out to be a mixed blessing for some small towns.
Bringing Flint Back to Life
Flint, Michigan, has undergone a significant depression in recent years, and the proof is in the hundreds of foreclosed and abandoned properties sprinkled throughout the city. But one man is leading the redevelopment of the struggling city.
100 Years of Salt Lake City History Now a Pile of Rubble
Hundred-year-old historic Sugar House buildings have been razed to make way for a controversial new development project in Salt Lake City.
An Intimate Look at the Streets of Detroit
This series from The Detroit Free Press looks at the state of the city that is both struggling and succeeding.
A Test for Walkability
The city of Pasadena, California has enlisted a groups of more than 100 volunteers to walks and evaluate its streets to rate the city's walkability.
Measuring the Carbon Footprint of New Development
A 2,300-unit development near a Maine lake is facing an environmental test to determine its carbon footprint. Environmentalists say the impact is too great, but developers dispute the analysis.
Controversial Sky Bridge Up For Vote In Salt Lake City
Controversial plans to include an elevated enclosed pedestrian bridge as part of a major development in downtown Salt Lake City will face a vote before the city's planning commission this week. The vote, however, is not expected to be the final word.
Baby Steps to Downtown Living
Downtown L.A. is redeveloping into a residential neighborhood. But is it baby-friendly?
Agreement Bans Development Along Mediterranean Coast
A coalition of 21 countries has signed an agreement that will prohibit any development within 100 yards of the Mediterranean coast -- a broad agreement that will affect more than 29,000 miles of coastline.
Proposal Would Save Marcel Breuer Building in Cleveland
As part of a mixed use development proposal, the 1971 Marcel Breuer-designed office tower in Cleveland would become a boutique hotel and residences. The adjacent Cleveland Trust rotunda, designed by G. B. Post & Sons, would become the hotel's lobby.
Eco-Villages Rising Slowly, But Steadily
Despite slow going at the eco-intentional community Arcosanti in Arizona, hundreds of similar "eco-villages" have popped up around the world.
Market Shift Brings More Change To Boston's Kenmore Square
A shift in the market has once again transformed the vision for developing Boston's One Kenmore, a Massachussetts Turnpike air rights development project in the heart of the city's Kenmore Square/Fenway Park neighborhood.
Projecting A Bleak Future For Washington D.C.
Design teams presented their visions for the future of Washington D.C. recently. Their outlook was overwhelmingly dire.
At The Helm of a Major Revitalization Project
Liverpool is currently undergoing a broad revitalization effort, including more than 40 buildings and a brand new city center. This article from Building talks with the man in charge of it all.
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.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
Tyler Technologies
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
