Urban Development
Film Review: "Radiant City" Fails To Shine
A new Canadian documentary tackling suburban sprawl is as generic as the subdivisions it criticizes, says the Globe & Mail's Trevor Boddy.
Downtown Waco Embraces New Urbanism
The long-dormant downtown in this central Texas city is poised for revitalization designed to take advantage of nearby Baylor University and other assets. New Urbanist designs are generating hope and excitement.
Is Sustainability Coming To A Neighborhood Near You?
Doug Farr, widely known as a leader in the United States green building movement, is shifting his focus from single buildings to entire neighborhoods.
Transforming An Indian Shantytown Into A Middle Class Neighborhood
India must eradicate its ubiquitous shantytowns if it is to become an economic success story. Just such an effort is underway in the Dharavi neighborhood outside Mumbai by Mukesh Mehta, an Indian architect and developer.
Property Wrongs: Lessons from Oregon
Report by Seattle-based Sightline Institute documents a growing backlash against "property rights" initiatives in Oregon communities deeply affected by Oregon's Measure 37 and implications for western states.
USC Joins LA's Downtown Rennaisance
Urban universities including the Univ. of Southern California are working to transform their tough neighborhoods.
Growth Presents Challenges To Communities, Planners
As the nation's population reaches 300 million, tackling explosive growth becomes a critical national priority.
Protecting Atlanta's Beltline
Did the city of Atlanta make a mistake by letting a deal with a mega-developer fall apart or did it have no choice?
Miami's Little Havana Gets Some 'Magic' Investment
Canyon-Johnson Urban Funds, headed by former NBA Star Magic Johnson, is investing millions of dollars into the biggest condominium development to date in the Miami working class neighborhood of Little Havana.
Study Shows Cost Savings Of Suburbs Are An Illusion
A new study suggests that the traditional wisdom that suburbs are more affordable places to live than cities may be wrong. Although housing costs may be lower in suburbs, the difference is often outweighed by drastically increased transportation.
Reinventing Greenwich Village...Again
After undergoing years of gentrification, New York City's Greenwich Village has become almost unrecognizable to its long time residents.
Atlanta's Intown Population Explosion Fueled By Suburbanites?
The head of Atlanta's most prominent development firm expects transplanted suburbanites to balloon the city's intown population to over 800,000 by 2020. These numbers far exceed Atlanta's regional planning agency forecasts of 650,000 residents.
Scottish Highlands Poised For Growth
As one of Europe's fastest growing regions, the burgeoning City of Inverness is grappling with its growth issues by contemplating the benefits of New Urbanism.
India's Special Economic Zones Plan Runs Into Opposition
Shenzhen and Pudong (near Hong Kong and Shanghai respectively) were developed as Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Now India's plans to fast-tract and focus such development into designated areas have run into opposition from diverse sectors like India's left.
Mixed-Use Development Heats Up In Miami
Miami residents and developers alike are discovering the advantage of mixed-use development.
The Omaha Model Of Urban Design
Omaha, Nebraska, may be leading the way for cities around the country to integrate urban design with their master plans. Omaha's far-reaching urban design standards could be law by the year's end.
Portland, Maine, To Develop New Neighborhood
Despite a cooling real estate market, developers and city officals are moving forward on plans to develop a new neighborhood along Portland's eastern waterfront.
Dubai Doles Out Dollars for W
A small New York hotel goes for a really big price.
Interview: New York City Planning Director Amanda Burden
Planetizen talks with city planning officials to get an insider's perspective on the planning issues facing cities. The first subject of this question-and-answer series is New York City Department of City Planning Director Amanda M. Burden.
Public Housing In Providence Improves
After decades of ill-designed public housing that kept a clear line between the low-income and everyone else, a new movement is collecting momentum for more accurately integrating public housing into neighborhoods while protecting their character.
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.
Caltrans
City of Fort Worth
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
City of Portland
City of Laramie
