New York
Reshaping Downtown New York
A planning coalition offers suggestion for reshaping downtown New York.
Proposals For Ground Zero
How do you both foster economic development and honor those lost in the terrorist attack?
Planning Lower Manhattan
With the cleanup of lower Manhattan progressing quickly, planners are working to develop a rebuilding process.
Stupid Ideas Cause Urban Disintegration
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani wasn't afraid to identify stupid ideas that were causing the disintegration of New York City.
Flashback: Are Cities Dead?
Atlantic Monthly flashes back to January, 1962, with an essay by Robert Moses on what was wrong (and right) with America's cities.
New York's Mass Transit Systems Under Severe Strain
Mass transit systems in New York are suffering after the Sept. 11 attacks.
NYC Officials Say New Skyscrapers At WTC Unlikely
New York City officials said that tall skyscrapers at the site of the World Trade Center are not "economically practical" and preferred a victims' memorial and smaller structures.
A New Sign Of Corporate Commitment?
Many in New York see the installation of huge signs advertising Citigroup as a sign of corporate commitment.
Architect Designs Map Of Ground Zero
Architects, designers, researchers, and students have created a map of the area around the site of the collapsed World Trade Center towers in New York.
New York's New Mayor Vows To Rebuild And Renew
Michael Bloomberg, the new mayor of New York, promised to rebuild and renew the city that has been hit by a recession and the nation's worst terrorist attacks.
HUD Deal To Make Abandoned Buildings Livable Again
A new deal between the Department of Housing and Urban Development and with the City of New York could make hundreds of abandoned buildings habitable.
Homelessness: New York's New Crisis
Homesslessness is on the rise nationwide and the problem is more severe in the Northeast.
Filling The Void: Rebuilding At Ground Zero
Herbert Muschamp provides an update on the debate over rebuilding at the site of World Trade Center towers in New York.
The Long Road To Rebuilding Lower Manhattan
Individuals from outside the usual government circles have taken the lead in charting Lower Manhattan's long-term rebuilding.
HUD Plan For Affordable Housing In NYC
Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez and New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani today announced a five-year plan to save affordable housing for 1,500 families.
An Aggressive School District Rebuilding Plan
The largest school building program ever proposed in New York State outside of Buffalo and New York City wins in Albany, the state capital, after nearly four years of ups and downs.
Expert Theories On Why WTC Collapsed
The head of the official inquiry explains his theories on why the World Trade Center Towers collapsed.
Minority Home Mortgage Lending In Greater New York
The paper illustrates that, while minority homeownership rates have increased, blacks and other minorities are often still denied mortgages at a higher rate than whites, face higher costs for credit, and are more vulnerable to foreclosure.
Taking Flight
An airport-related development plan is being proposed for downtown Jamaica, Queens.
EPA To Proceed With Upper Hudson River Cleanup
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will go ahead with the Hudson River cleanup project -- the largest environmental cleanup project in U.S. history.
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
