Urban Development

Prince Charles’ vigorous touting of sustainability and Smart Growth while he visited Washington, D.C., hurricane-stricken New Orleans, and other American cities last month came as no surprise.

December 5, 2005 - Michigan Land Use Institute

The free market tends to produce density and growth patterns similar to smart growth argues Jay Bookman.

December 5, 2005 - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Location may be key to New Urbanism-inspired developments.

December 5, 2005 - Richmond Times Dispatch

The Sierra Club endorses a variety of mixed-use residential, commercial and retail developments in cities around the country in the new "Guide to America's Best New Development Projects."

December 5, 2005 - The Wall Street Journal

Philadelphis is attempting to reduce concentrations of poverty and increase property values through the development of suburban style homes. But is following this national trend right for the city of brotherly love and its most needy residents?

December 5, 2005 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

New data suggest that condo converters are buying apartments with near-religious fervor. The Slatin Report rundowns the top 20 markets.

December 2, 2005 - The Slatin Report

In the wake of the deadly French Riots, many are now claiming that architects like Le Corbusier are at fault for fostering the high-rise, low-income apartment complexes.

December 2, 2005 - The New Republic Online

A proposed Walgreens Drugstore is the latest in a series of challenges to Syracuse's Eastwood Overlay District Guidelines.

December 1, 2005 - Syracuse Post Standard

With over $300 million of expected economic activity, Detroit metro real estate companies view the superbowl as a tremendous opportunity to boost sagging sales.

December 1, 2005 - The Detroit News

Marty Blank of the Coalition for Community Schools helps neighborhoods across the country realize the dream of smaller, better, community-focused schools.

December 1, 2005 - The Planning Report

The Cleveland Plain Dealer profiles hometown company Forest City Enterprises, highlighting its emergence as a big-name player in real estate development nationwide.

December 1, 2005 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Leonard Gilroy sees two problems with Virginia's proposed growth legislation and explains why he thinks it would steer the state in the wrong direction.

November 30, 2005 - Reason.org

The Kansas City Star newspaper used nearly two-dozen quality-of-life indicators to rate and rank some 40 suburbs around Kansas City.

November 29, 2005 - The Kansas City Star

Mississippi governor urges rebuilding in hurricane-hit areas to adopt traditional features. Opponents criticize "dominance of New Urbanism" and focus on "historicist designs" in official efforts.

November 29, 2005 - Abhijeet Chavan

Restrictions on eminent domain in the wake of the public furor over Kelo may restrict abilities of cities to practice redevelopment.

November 28, 2005 - National Public Radio - Morning Edition

Americans continue to flock to new single-family detached housing, according to new US Census Bureau figures through the third quarter of 2005, which indicate the share of new housing starts in single family detached housing rose 1.2 percentage points between 2004 and 2005.

November 28, 2005 - Demographia

In order to increase revenues Vancouver's mayor-elect proposes permitting higher towers and reducing social housing to 20 percent of South East False Creek redevelopment.

November 26, 2005 - The Vancouver Sun

Home builders can't build houses fast enought. The WSJ looks at ten long-term forces are reshaping the housing industry.

November 25, 2005 - The Wall Street Journal

Observers say an emerging style of residential development is the use eco-friendly features in new housing projects.

November 23, 2005 - MSNBC

The housing market in Central Florida appears to be cooling, as inventories jump by nearly a third from September to October.

November 23, 2005 - The Orlando Sentinel