New York
From the Earth, A Rare Mineral and Controversy
Proposed expansion of the Adirondack quarry operations worries opponents who fear loss of quality of life.
Niagra's Mall That Might Have Been
When a proven developer approached the downtrodden City of Niagara Falls with an impressive proposal, city leaders sent him packing.
Study Finds Little Benefit From Bonus Plazas
A study finds that "privately owned public spaces created in a tradeoff that was meant to give pedestrians a little extra breathing room as developers got extra-large buildings, have failed in some way,large or small."
New York's Wasted Wonder
As droves of tourists pass through Niagara Falls, NY -- many of them headed for Canada -- the city looks back on a torrent of costly mistakes.
Buffalo's Costliest Housing Revitalization
Hope VI housing is the largest and costliest public housing revitalization project in Buffalo's history and will change the landscape of the Lower West Side.
Amherst IDA Refuses Tax Breaks
A legal fight is looming over the Amherst Industrial Development Agency's refusal to consider tax breaks to two prominent developers.
Life Inside The Information Revolution
For those who work in the offices behind NASDAQ's New Times Square Sign, the future is dark (and noisy).
New York City #1 Among Telecom Hubs
New York City has been rated as the world's top telecom hub.
Remaking The Erie Canal As A Tourism Magnet
Buffalo, NY will use 'Heritage Development' to capitalize on the famous canal that propelled the city to greatness in the 19th century.
Optical Fiber Is Gold To Upstate New York
An usual partnership between Corning Inc. and upstate New York government has transformed its Southern Tier hometown into a boom town.
Rethinking Erie Canal
The $28.2 million state plan geared toward more active waterfront uses along Buffalo's Erie Canal has opponents bitterly devided.
World's Largest Casino In Manhattan?
Donald Trump has proposed the world's largest casino for Manhattan.
Sprawl A Growing Problem For WNY
Buffalo and other upstate cities are suffering from perhaps the nation's only case of urban sprawl that can't be blamed on a population boom.
Data Centers Migrate to NYC's Exurbs
There has been a lively trade in New York converting old industrial buildings to telecom hotels. Now they're moving far from the urban core.
The Gateway City
With forty percent of New Yorkers being foreign-born, the city faces major challenges even as it continues to be enriched by immigration.
NY's Unlikely Housing Hot Spot
A trendy new neighborhood has risen at the most unlikely place: Main-LaSalle in Buffalo, New York
Urban Web Deliveries Struggling
With a former Marine logistics officer at the helm, Kozmo.com struggles to make on-time deliveries in its 11 urban markets.
Mean Streets
Do Internet delivery services like Kozmo.com sap urban vitality?
Urban Renewal Through Private Communal Gardens
New York's Greenwich Village is an example of the potential for "secret gardens" as a community revitilization tool.
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
