Urban Development
Planning For Growth, A School Tries To Help Plan A Village
To help ease concerns about expansion -- a sore spot in town and gown relations across the country -- New York University is trying to engage its surrounding community through an open and inclusive planning process.
From Parking To Parks
The city of Chicago has leased four parking garages to generate more than $122 million for improvements to the city's parks.
Skyscrapers Invade San Francisco
Will new high-rise buildings ruin the city's landscape?
Once A Skyscraper, Soon To Be A Boutique Hotel?
Though Boston's historic Ames Building has lain fallow for 10 years, a new infusion of capital will turn this historic "skyscraper" into a four-star boutique hotel.
What Does The Blackstone/Hilton Deal Mean For the Hospitality Industry?
Announcing a deal that will further sharpen the fierce competition in the hotel industry, the seemingly insatiable Blackstone Group is set to acquire Hilton Hotels Corp. for more than $26 billion.
Rebuilding A Neighborhood, One Step At A Time
In New Orleans, some devastated neighborhoods are beginning to come back to life. But for those performing the revitalization, it is a long and often lonely path.
Report Calls For Changes In Development Patterns
A new report calls on planners in the metropolitan Boston area to significantly alter housing development patterns to avoid a severe loss of land and natural resources by 2030.
Phoenix From An Architect's Point Of View
The city may be notorious as one of the fastest-growing and car-dependent urban places in the nations, but as a long-time Phoenix architect points out, the city is rich with history and architecture.
Running Out Of Land, Some Suburbs Learning To Build Up
With little land left to develop and a declining population in recent years, suburban cities in Ohio are beginning to accept that the only way they can continue to grow is by building up.
The New Metropolitanism?
Good middle class suburbs aren't sustainable without a vibrant city, and vice versa, argues a recent article in the Houston Chronicle.
New, Grand & Costly Plans To Be Unveiled for Penn Station
Plans for the rebuilding of America's busiest rail station, Pennsylvania Station in midtown Manhattan, expand to include enormous investment in surrounding area.
How Poor Planning Creates Slums
By ignoring the "spinoff" effects of urban growth and sprawl, planners in Jamaica have unwittingly encouraged the creation of slums and overcrowded urban centers, according to experts.
The Redevelopment Of Coney Island
With the sale of the Astroland park, the once popular seaside amusement district is facing an uncertain future.
Five Questions With Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk discusses Miami 21, the City of Miami's effort to rezone the entire city using the principles of the new urbanism.
Cities Called On To Plan Ahead For Population Boom
A new report from the United Nations Population Fund argues that cities should be planning ahead to handle the expected population boom in urban areas.
New Development In Scenic West Creates Catastrophic Fire Risk
New wave of development in scenic areas adjacent to federal lands in the western United States ignore fire risks.
Who Pays The Cost Of Living In Paradise?
The cost of living in California keeps on rising. Who is paying for it?
Trouble In A Planning Paradise
A new United Nations report highlights the problems of prosperity and poverty in world's most livable city.
Infrastructure Capacity May Limit Smart Growth Plans
Ordinances in several Maryland counties that limit development were schools and sewers are in short supply may thwart the state's efforts to focus development in built-up areas.
Minneapolis Neighborhoods Wrestle With Mansionization
Several neighborhoods in the southwestern corner of the city are hoping that the city will clamp down on monster homes, but builders and Realtors aren't going down without a fight.
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.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
