Urban Development
Seven County Central Florida Region Initiates Long-Range Planning
With the seven-county Central Florida region projected to double its population by 2050, coordinated planning is critical. The think tank myregion.org will start a 15-month visioning process with a meeting May 17th.
A West Coast Voice Bids Farewell To Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs wrote little about Los Angeles, a city that might make her shudder, but she is still fondly remembered there. Sam Hall Kaplan presents his personal account of one of the 20th century's greatest urbanists.
Tower Planned For Chicago's South Shore
Proposed 20-story tower could be first new high-rise in three decades for Chicago's South Side area.
New Urbanism Coming To Scotland
Andres Duany has been contracted to work in Scotland for the first time.
Urban Pioneers Reviving Downtown Syracuse
Reinvestment begun in the 1970s is coming into bloom in this New York college town.
Miami's Most Ambitious Planning Project
With a focus on simplifying the development process and historic preservation, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, the lead consultant on the Miami 21 Project, unveiled the first quadrant of the City's most ambitious urban planning project to date.
Will Coastal Development Pressures In Florida Move Inland?
High coastal real estate prices and the threat of hurricanes may shift more demand to inland locations that feature higher elevations, which are hard to come by on the Florida coast. Owl's Head, a New Urbanist development, will test the market.
Kolkata's Comeback
Free enterprise and investment in infrastructure are turning Kolkata, formerly known as Calcutta, from a "dying city" to a "boomtown".
A Sustainable New Orleans Is Possible
Good planning can rebuild a sustainable New Orleans but politics is moving in the other direction observes Neal Peirce.
Riviera Beach Races State Law To Redevelop With Eminent Domain
The City Council of Riviera Beach, Florida, in an effort to outmaneuver the Florida Legislature, approved an agreement with a developer enabling a $2.4 billion waterfront redevelopment project that relies on eminent domain.
Federal, State Tax Credits Revitalize Downtown St. Louis
Reversing a steady decline in population since the 1950s, Census estimates show growth since 2003. People are moving back to St. Louis due to investment downtown and throughout the city.
Los Angeles Okays 1-Year Ban on Loft Conversions
Los Angeles City Council hopes to slow gentrification of downtown by approving a moratorium on conversion or demolition of low-cost hotels.
Jane Jacobs: Right Questions, Wrong Neighborhoods
Jane Jacobs brilliantly dissected the destruction of "inner areas" of "great cities," but she passed over the city districts that needed attention the most: less dense working and middle class neighborhoods, the ones that emptied out for the suburbs.
Should More Development Cost 'Mama' Her Home?
A developer wants to raze the old Buckingham Village apartments in Arlington County, to replace them with pricey new townhomes. Should "neighborhood guardian" Lillian Veney and her dog, who have lived in the complex for 12 years, be forced out?
Escaping The Ivory Tower
How a Montreal university has embraced the city around it.
Coming Soon: The World's Largest Airport And 'Logistics City'
Billing itself as the world's largest airport and logistics center, "Dubai World Central" would be twice the size of Hong Kong Island, with an airport, office and residential zones and a golf resort. A light rail system would link the city's zones.
Downtown Miami Condo Development Faces Opposition
A proposed condo development on one of downtown Miami's last vacant parcels faces opposition from nearby residents who believe that the loss of important viewsheds and an increase in traffic make the project undesirable.
Jane Jacobs Asked The Right Questions
Whitney Gould reminds us why Jane Jacobs was a visionary.
Los Angeles Finally Ready To Build Up, Not Out?
A number of well-known architecture firms are beginning to design more compact and vertical residential and commercial buildings, in line with Mayor Villaraigosa's vision of a denser, more transit-oriented L.A.
Tokyo Moves To Protect Skyline
The metro government has decided to restrict development around three historic buildings, in order to preserve views. Some developers object.
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
