Urban Development

Since the 1970s, city officials in Lowell, Massachusetts, have been open minded to redevelopment strategies. Today, their patient efforts are paying off as condominium and apartment construction is helping to reinvent this former great textile city.

March 7, 2006 - The Boston Globe

A suburban Rochester town halts demolitions of older homes to be replaced with large 'McMansions'.

March 7, 2006 - Rochester Democrat & Chronicle

A developer finds an innovative space solution to create Boise's fourth tallest building.

March 7, 2006 - The Idaho Statesman

New legislation would more strictly enforce planning regulations governing public buildings and parks, regulations now often ignored by planners and developers.

March 6, 2006 - David Gest

Two downtown housing plans in Seattle present different demands to developers; each calls for the creation of an affordable housing fund, yet the amount of funding and additional amenities required varies.

March 6, 2006 - The Seattle Stranger

The Slatin Report takes a measured look at Atlantic Station, and how it's remaking the map of Atlanta.

March 3, 2006 - The Slatin Report

Citing an increased need for housing affordability, Bloomberg establishes a task force to examine an outdated pro-development city initiative.

March 3, 2006 - The New York Observer

The Altamaha Riverkeeper could be all that stands between Georgia's endangered coastline and the steady pace of new development.

February 25, 2006 - Atlanta Creative Loafing

A stream of letters reminds property owners, 'Do you know that your property is worth more than its current use?'

February 25, 2006 - The Seattle Stranger

The Florida Department of Community Affairs recommends that Miami-Dade County reject all development projects on the county's fringes until the county identifies sufficient drinking water.

February 23, 2006 - The Miami Herald

In downtown Ann Arbor, dense high rise development has traditionally been thought of negatively. However, a recent shift in political will has the City approving projects that will add greater density and housing to its commercial core.

February 23, 2006 - Ann Arbor News

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa imagines a future Los Angeles with transit-oriented development, high-rises, and scores of pocket parks. Critics say the vision is impractical.

February 22, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Arizona State University's new urban campus will be built -- from scratch -- in downtown Phoenix. The effort is the first of its kind in the nation.

February 21, 2006 - The Arizona Republic

Gritty lofts of the type that you'd find in downtown Manhattan, Los Angeles or Chicago are making their way to the suburbs. It's like having 'A Manhattan loft in the middle of the woods.'

February 21, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

Frustrated with government services and a lack of culture, Orlando residents in East Orange county are in the beginning stages of planning a new city. If successful, the new city would dwarf the current size of Orlando.

February 20, 2006 - The Orlando Sentinel

The New York Times focuses on the New York metro area; the region will seek federal legislation to assist these declining suburban communities.

February 17, 2006 - The New York Times

Atlanta's Atlantic Station introduces a new community to the 'trendy suburban antidote' of New Urbanism.

February 17, 2006 - Business Week

Home Builders name energy efficiency as the industry's biggest trend for 2006.

February 16, 2006 - Greener Buildings

A new report shows that Boston's Big Dig has reduced commute times, improved access to Logan International Airport, and will continue to create thousands of jobs for the seven billion dollars worth of private investment expected to occur in its wake.

February 16, 2006 - The Boston Globe

Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin has called for a sweeping update of the city's zoning ordinance in the face of the 'McMansionization' of some of the city's intown neighborhoods.

February 16, 2006 - Atlanta Journal Constitution