United States
Housing Projects Get Aid For Bills
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Mel Martinez announced that HUD will earmark an additional $105 million to help pay the utility bills of public housing authorities and resident management corporations blind-sided by energy costs.
Immigration Fueling Big U.S. Cities
According to census figures, cities that attracted immigrants grew turning around decades of deterioration.
New Community Development Journal
Capital Ideas, a new web-based journal, premiers with an article discussing how civic intermediaries can alleviate poverty.
Downtown Revival Comes To The South
Southern cities discover the economic advantages of dynamic downtowns.
Finding Good Dirt
As buildable sites get harder to find and more expensive to develop, developers are becoming more creative and taking greater risks.
The Economic Case For New Urbanism
Executives are recognizing that the talent pool is richest in places that are livable, diverse, and have high concentrations of ammenities.
Nation's Most Racially Segregated Cities
Most of the nation's cities are still racially segregated.
The Citizen Planner's Fix-It Manual
This excerpted chapter is from a "fix-it manual" for citizen planners working on improving their towns or neighborhoods.
Consolidation In The Apartment Industry
How concentrated has the multifamily housing industry become?
Livability For The Elderly
Not much attention has been paid to how to make environments livable for older Americans. AARP aims to change that.
Bush Postpones Forest Rules Again
The Bush administration puts off a decision on Clinton administration rules to protect a third of national forests from development.
Midwestern Apartment Markets
The recent experiences of Midwestern apartment markets offer some lessons for investment strategies nationwide.
Grading The States 2001
In a special report all 50 states are graded on how well they manage the systems that deliver public services.
High Tech Meets Urban Landscape
How does a city lure high-tech companies into downtown areas and provide the necessary infrastructure while preserving the city's character? Vancouver has a plan.
Threats In The Home Mortgage Industry?
The home mortgage business gets ugly: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac threaten board members of a watchdog group.
The New Hybrid Mall
Shopping center developers are taking a new approach: "Hybrid malls" are perhaps the hottest concept in the industry.
Unsprawl Case Study: Prairie Crossing
A case study of a "conservation community" that successfully uses a set of ten guiding principles to balance growth and open space.
Shopping Malls: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
As many as on in five malls nationally will fail or face greyfield status if they can't be revitalized. Architects are trying to help.
Small Towns Make Hay While Snow Falls
Winter tourism is reviving small town economies but conservation groups warn of environmental damage.
The Great Lakes: Mixing Water And Oil
The energy crisis has ignited a debate over drilling for oil and natural gas under the Great Lakes, the world's largest source of fresh water.
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.
Borough of Carlisle
Smith Gee Studio
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
