Urban Development
The Potential Of Infill
In Toronto, two opportunities to breathe life into the forgotten corners of the city.
Booming Shanghai Struggles To Create Livability
As Shanghai becomes a new world-class business capital, the city struggles to keep up with its rapid growth.
Report: Measure 37-Two Years of Property Wrongs
A new analysis on Oregon's Measure 37 reveals that many voters see mainly negative impacts of the law.
Extending Charleston's Urban Corridor
Charleston, South Carolina's signature street, King Street, is undergoing a major revitalization in an attempt to provide continuity to the urbanity and pedestrian friendliness of Lower King northward.
In Iraq, Shiite Sadr City Recovers While Sunni Areas Crumble
Recovery and reconstruction have seen rapid success in Sadr City, Baghdad's largest predominantly Shiite area. Many have moved to this former slum, while violence tends to occur mainly in Sunni areas of Baghdad receiving few recovery resources.
Duany's 'No-Brainer' May Not Be So Simple
Improving Newburgh, New York's connectivity to Manhattan is being called a "no-brainer" planning goal by Andres Duany, as planners look to redevelop the city's Hudson riverfront. But city officials say many hurdles have kept that goal out of reach.
Planning Students Bring Fresh Eyes To Street Redesign
Planning students at the University of Oregon have partnered with consultants to examine and offer advice on plans to redevelop a Eugene street corridor as a mixed use development. The students have also held public hearings to gather resident input.
Central Austin Zones For Vertical Mixed Use
To encourage development that is consistent with the city's vision for sustainable development, planners have created a new zoning designation that looks like a win-win for developers and neighborhoods -- if they can stand the density.
NYC's Wall Street Becoming A Neighborhood
With the post 9/11 displacement of many financial firms, residents, along with restaurants and shops, have started to move into the area -- remaking the financial hub into a desirable place to live.
Boomtown Looks To Hire Lots Of New Planners
The Municipality of Wood Buffalo is looking to fill 49 new positions in its planning and development department to cope with the area's incredible growth -- a result of the tar sands boom in northern Alberta.
Scotland's Green City
Leaders in Edinburgh, Scotland have adopted a new green building code to lessen the environmental impact of development.
How Green Is Your Neighborhood?
The first-ever rating system for sustainable urban neighborhood development is seeking pilot projects.
Manhattan's West Side To See Burst Of Residential Construction
The first apartment buildings will soon begin rising on the former Hudson Yards, made possible by the rezoning of 300 acres two years ago.
City-Subsidized Tax Breaks Rise Higher For Downtown L.A. Project
Estimates of the tax breaks required by developers of a massive mixed use cultural and business center in downtown L.A. have risen more than 50%, according to a recent report. The city-subsidized tax breaks have upset some residents and officials.
Building Greener and Cheaper Than LEED
While many argue over the costs and benefits of requiring LEED-certification, some affordable housing developers have shown that building green doesn't require following the program's recommendations.
L.A.'s MTA CEO Says TOD
The CEO of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority recently told a crowd of L.A. city officials that increasing transit oriented development is high on his list of goals.
Rebuilding America's Cities
It's not just New Orleans: cities across America need help. What's needed is the political will to do it.
Planning Needed For Mall Boom In India
As shopping centers and malls boom in India, a recent seminar looks at how to plan their development in a sustainable way.
Washington D.C. Needs To Grow 'Up'
Some developers and land use experts have once again called for the city to reconsider its long time height limitations to allow for the development of office high rises.
Vermont Waterfront Plans Face Public Criticism
Three plans have been put forward to improve access and circulation around the waterfront in Burlington, Vermont. Many residents are concerned that all three plans place too much emphasis on providing parking.
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
